ABSTRACT
There are some very special characteristics of working on a news program. The directing and producing functions in the news operation differ from most other formats in that in news they are almost always separate: the people who direct the news usually do not produce the program. In smaller markets, the news operation may indeed be a “one-person show,” but world news and major national stories will be lead-ins and lead-outs for syndicated packages or satellite feeds. Almost all of the people involved with news broadcasting assume that they are on call 24 hours a day, and when an emergency happens, they expect to be called and asked to pitch in.
