Forms of Radio News

The forms of radio news are:

Bulletin
A bulletin is news stories broadcast on radio or television at set times. It also can have elements such as sports, stock market information, weather reports, etc...

An example of a bulletin is Sky News. They have different stories covering footballers, talking about a murder, a farmer who has been jailed, a stalker who searched one woman's name forty thousand times in one year, Fourth round of the FA Cup starting and Danny Boyle deciding on the theme of the Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Example one:


Headline
A headline is a word or short phrase in large font at the top of an article to grab the audience's attention and make them want to read it. However, in broadcasting there will be short segments of stories that will follow in full in the bulletin.

This is an example of a headline, the news reporter reads the news but not in full detail. It is short and snappy including a few points about the story which will then be discussed in the full news bulletin.

Example two:


News Programme
A news programme is a regularly scheduled show, typically containing news of recent events, as well as updates about ongoing stories in the media.

This example is a news programme because it is a scheduled programme that discusses issues relating to a witness event. In this example, it is an interview and therefore you hear someone's points of view on this topic. This topic will change on each programme.

Example three:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01j9ghn

Copy Only
When the newsreader reads only the news and nothing else. There are no interviews, witness statements or anybody else speaking.

This is an example of copy only because the news person reads about the issues in the news and nothing else is included. She talks quite clearly and it is quite easy to understand even though there is lots of information.

Example four:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01j7zbm

With Audio Clips
Instead of an news reader reading a quote out, an audio clip of the original quote is often played.

In example one, an audio clip is used for eleven seconds, it is from Mark Hughes QPR manager who talks about how he wants the game to go well.

Voicers
An audio report from a radio reporter, often from the scene of an event.

In this example of voicers, the  news reporter is at the festival talking about the headline act called Offlicence. You can tell she is live because she talks about what is happening and you can hear the background noise.

Example five:


Wraps
In broadcasting, a summary of an evolving issue or the events of a day, often drawing on material in reports which have already gone to air.

An example of a wrap is from BBC Radio 5 Live in the morning programme where there is about 30 seconds (2:48:05 - 2:48:33) of the presenter summarising a few of the main points of the day. This is different from the headline as it gives more detail of the event.

Example six:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03cp1l8/5_live_Breakfast_16_10_2013/

Live Cross
This is when during the live news, the reader passes over to their correspondent that will be broadcasting live from another location, to continue the story, possibly at the scene of an event.

Unfortunately I couldn't find an example of a live cross from the radio however I have found an example of a live cross from Seven News which is from TV news. A presenter was in his TV studio and the reporter was in a different location and broadcasted live so you got an experience of being at the scene. It is similar to radio live cross however the presenter won't be able to see what is happening.

Example seven:

Two Way (live and 'as-live')
Two Way is similar to a Live Cross because the presenter speaks to someone who is at the field, however this may have been recorded few minutes earlier and then played back to sound live.

It is difficult to find an example because they don't show it on the radio or TV very often.