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| In-House Reporting Resources... | |
| Reporters: | 6
reporter/writers 2 editors |
| Specific beats: | All generalists |
| Telephone interviews: | “Very
few” Must be recorded by engineer |
| Do you duplicate coverage of the wires? | Yes, depends |
| Police info: | Check police wire, then call |
| Bureaus: | No |
| Stringers, freelancers? | No |
| Versions of voicers: | Depends, sometimes will do different versions |
| Tape library: | Yes, very limited |
| Long distance budget: | “Not much” |
| Influenced by competitors? | “No” |
| Outside Sources... | |
| Subscription services: | AP:
National Br, Metro Br UPI: Greater NY Access to weather Access to NBC network |
| Alternatives: | None |
| Audio services: | NBC Network |
| PR, politicians: | No pre-edited material |
| Daybooks: | Yes |
| Newspapers: | Yes, but with attribution |
| Traffic/transit: | Traffic
desk Transit phone “Not above taking items from WOR & WCBS” |
| Facilities... | |
| Open reels: | 12 |
| Cart machines: | 4 |
| Timers: | Circular
clock Circular event timer |
| Phone: | To nearby recorders |
| Cassette portables: | Sony
TC-142, TC-150, TC-110s |
| Cassette decks: | No |
| On-street mikes: | EV 635a |
| Equalizers: | Yes |
| Broadcast lines to bureaus: | n/a |
| Cart machines at each desk? | “there used to be” |
| Separate news studio? | No |
| Writing Style... | |
| Stylebook? | Basic book, seldom used |
| Sound bite limits: | Generally... Actuality: :20 Voicer: :30 Wrap: :40 |
| Story line limits: | General
15-18 |
| Grammar: | “No gum-chewing image” |
| Use of 'straight wire copy': | Sometimes |
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