Category: News – This Explainer

A reporter standup is an on-camera segment in which the journalist speaks directly to viewers from a relevant location.

B-roll is supporting video that shows the people, places, actions, and details described in a news story.

A lower third is an on-screen graphic that identifies people, places, topics, or developing information without covering the main picture.

A television technical director operates the production switcher, translating the director’s cues into the pictures viewers see.

A broadcast news line producer builds, writes, times, and continuously adjusts the rundown that guides a live newscast.

A television news executive producer supervises newscasts and producers while protecting editorial quality, timing, and consistency.

A news director leads the newsroom, setting editorial priorities and overseeing people, standards, resources, and daily coverage.

The assignment desk is the newsroom’s coordination hub, tracking developing stories, checking details, and directing reporting teams.

A reporter standup is the part of a television news story where the journalist appears on camera to deliver information directly to viewers.

A kicker is the ending of a news or feature story, often using a revealing fact, strong quote, future development, or return to the opening scene.

A news crawl is a scrolling or rotating strip of short updates that runs across a television screen while other programming continues.

A chyron is an on-screen television graphic that identifies a person, location, topic, or developing headline during a broadcast.