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| In-House Reporting Resources... | |
| Reporters: | 2
reporters 2 editors 3 writers |
| Specific beats: | General, with some specialties |
| Telephone interviews: | “Fair
amount” From reporter's desk |
| Do you duplicate coverage of the wires? | Yes |
| Police info: | Pull off the wire |
| Bureaus: | No |
| Stringers, freelancers? | No |
| Versions of voicers: | Not
many. Reporters send raw tape |
| Tape library: | Yes |
| Long distance budget: | Yes, unlimited |
| Influenced by competitors? | “No” |
| Outside Sources... | |
| Subscription services: | UPI:
Greater NY, Natl Br Reuters: Cana-Carib |
| Alternatives: | None |
| Audio services: | UPI
Audio Pacifica National Black Network (very limited use) |
| PR, politicians: | Rarely |
| Daybooks: | Yes |
| Newspapers: | All the time |
| Traffic/transit: | Off
wire WCBS |
| Facilities... | |
| Open reels: | 2
Ampex 440 1 Scully 280 |
| Cart machines: | 4
Gates 1 Tapecaster |
| Timers: | Circular clock |
| Phone: | Nearby recorders |
| Cassette portables: | Sony TC-110s |
| Cassette decks: | No |
| On-street mikes: | EV 635a |
| Equalizers: | Yes |
| Broadcast lines to bureaus: | n/a |
| Cart machines at each desk? | Nearby |
| Separate news studio? | Yes |
| Writing Style... | |
| Stylebook? | No |
| Sound bite limits: | AM:
No FM: :40 |
| Story line limits: | General
15 lines |
| Grammar: | “Not cutesy” |
| Use of 'straight wire copy': | Rarely |
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