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Video News Script Template: T/C Vision Audio
Video News Script Template: T/C Vision Audio
10 secs Describe the images in the next Insert the next audio here.
grab here. Again, this could be:
- a transcribed interview,
It should continue to build the story - a voice-over,
from the previous section. - a short piece to camera or natural sound that
goes with the video as described on the left hand
side.
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15 secs This video should continue to build This could be:
the picture story from the previous - a voice-over,
section. - a short piece to camera or sound like that
from an interview, which goes with the video as
The story should be established at described in the left hand column.
this point.
Continue to build the story from the previous
This section elaborates by giving section.
more visual information, which in
turn sets up the next section. The audio-based story should be established at
this point and telling the story, elaborating and
setting up the conclusion.
About 15 seconds.
About 15 seconds.
10 secs Begin to set up the picture-based Begin to set up the audio conclusion in this
conclusion in this section. section.
About 10 seconds.
About 10 seconds.
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What is the angle? Is it appropriate does it make the story worthy to run?
Is it important or interesting?
Is the story timely?
Are the news-values relevant to the community of interest?
What might be the extent of the impact or effect on the community?
Is the story being told creatively?
Ethical
Have the relevant points of the MEAA Code of Ethics been considered?
Legal
Aesthetics
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o set up the ‘angle’ of the story?
o summarise the key elements of the event or issue?
o focus on what is most newsworthy?
o maximise impact?
Other Considerations
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Code of Ethics
As recommended to the Australian Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) in
1997.
Journalists describe society to itself. They seek truth. They convey information, ideas and
opinions, a privileged role. They search, disclose, record, question, entertain, suggest and
remember. They inform citizens and animate democracy. They give a practical form to
freedom of expression. Many journalists work in private enterprise, but all have these public
responsibilities. They scrutinise power, but also exercise it, and should be accountable.
Accountability engenders trust. Without trust, journalists do not fulfill their public responsibilities.
● honesty
● fairness
● independence
● respect for the rights of others
1. Report and interpret honestly, striving for accuracy, fairness and disclosure of all essential facts. Do not
suppress relevant available facts, nor give distorting emphasis.
2. Make efforts to give the subject of any damaging report an opportunity to comment, preferably in that same
report.
3. Urge the fair correction of errors.
4. Use fair and honest means to obtain material. Avoid misrepresentation and use of concealed equipment or
surveillance devices.
5. Pictures and sound should be true and accurate. Any manipulation likely to mislead should be disclosed.
6. Plagiarism is stealing. Always attribute fairly.
7. Only quote directly what is actually said or written. Otherwise paraphrase. Meaning and context should be
accurately reflected.
8. Disclose any direct or indirect payment made for interviews, pictures or information.
9. Do not allow personal beliefs or commitments to undermine accuracy, fairness and independence. Where
relevant, disclose.
10. Do not allow any payment, gift or other advantage to undermine accuracy, fairness and independence. Where
relevant, disclose.
11. Do not improperly use a journalistic position for personal gain.
12. Guard against advertising or commercial considerations improperly influencing journalism. Where it occurs,
disclose.
13. Accept the right to privacy of every person. Public figures' privacy may be reduced by their public role.
Relatives and friends of those in the public eye retain their own right to privacy.
14. At times of grief or trauma, always act with sensitivity and discretion. Never harass. Never exploit a person's
vulnerability or ignorance of media practice. Interview only with informed consent.
15. Do not place unnecessary emphasis on personal characteristics including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender,
age, sexual orientation, family relationships, religious belief or physical or mental disability.
16. Never knowingly endanger the life or safety of a person without informed consent.
17. Exercise particular care for the welfare of children in reports involving them.
18. Respect every person's right to a fair trial.
19. Aim to attribute as precisely as possible all information to its source. When a source seeks anonymity, do not
agree without first considering the source's motive and any alternative attributable sources. Keep confidences
given in good faith.
20. Educate yourself about ethics and help to enforce this code.
Guidance clause
Basic values often need interpretation and sometimes can come into conflict. Ethics requires
conscientious decision-making in context. Only substantial considerations of public interest, or
substantial harm to people, allows any standard to be overridden.
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