Field Reporters:
Field reporters are those who deliver to the audience usually from a content specific location in which the subject or event has occurred or which is relevant to the story for example If a demonstration or march has occurred, the Field reporter may deliver the story from the location in which the march is taking place. In addition, Field reporters may be required to report on aspects within their area of expertise in order to enable them to grasp more of an understanding for the audience due to the fact that they will be more likely to know what they are talking about. This is also linked with that fact that their tone, clothing, pitch etc. may vary according to the field which they are reporting in at the given time and this is key because it enables the reporter to be able to interact with the audience in a much more convenient and effective way and therefore making the story much more believable.
An example of this is shown in the here of a field reporter in action.
Link to the Studio
A Link to the Studio is where the reporter may invite another member to the show through an in-house link from Studio to Studio and usually ranges from one shot to another going back and fourth. Link's to the studio tend to be abroad or in a different location as this is usually much more interesting to the viewer and is often used in most mainstream news programmes such as the BBC, ITV, SKY News and etc. The person who is usually linked into the studio(the one whom is invited to the show through link) often tends to focus on their language and how they feedback information as they are usually prime assets when explaining a situation and how a situation is.
This is an important element of a news package because it provides the ability to ask questions so that the audience is able to gain a better understanding of the story and a much clearer vision of things.
Below is an example which should be watched from 5:00.
Mode of address to the viewer:
Mode of address to the viewer refers to the way in which the reporter will present the information to the viewer given which involves techniques such as informal and formal speech which may differ amongst different audiences for instance usually BBC And SKY News tend to have much older audiences there more may use much more formal tones and solid facts compared to News platforms such as Newsround which may be less informative and contain less solid, factual, hard core information, as well as less content specific language.
Interviewing experts and witnesses:
Interviewing experts and witnesses is a way in which people are used in news shows in order to give a non-biased opinion which allows the audience to develop a greater sense of trust as to what is being reported as it helps to show both sides of the story as well as deeper understanding through the use of experts. This in itself really helps us to increase the realism in a news story as well as enabling questions to be answered and reasoning to occur which keeps the audience much more engaged.
Report structure:
Report Structures is how the news report is displayed and ordered in a particular structure, For instance; Firstly you would see a sign in and sign out this is when the field reporter introduces him/herself and what story he/she is covering, at this point they may give quick facts and predictions of what could be the possible outcome of the story however this is very brief.
Actual Footage:
Actual footage is the raw, unedited material as it had been originally filmed by phone or recorded by a video camera which usually is unedited and taken by people throughout their actually experiences of a situation for instance, Live footage of a fire which was recorded by someone in the given scene.
The rawness of the footage therefore allows the News report to be much more realistic for the audience because they are seeing everything through the eyes of the people that are there and understand the experience much more from a firsthand experience.
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