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How many news segments are there in a normal news show? (Sports, traffic,etc.) And what are they called?
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Great question. It varies depending on the station or network and the format. It also depends on the news of the day; a station manager or news director might shift stuff around if there's a lot of breaking news.
Typically, in a national newscast (CBS, NBC or ABC), there might be eight stories or segments spread over 21 or 22 minutes (a half-hour news show is only about 22 minutes long because of commercials).
At a local station, there might be MORE stories, but they're only a few SECONDS long. And there will be more time left for weather and sports. The segments are really simple; there's really only three -- news, weather, sports. We used to have a weather tease at the beginning, go right into news (which might have a national story that we threw a local spin on), then back to weather and finished up with sports. We usually didn't do "traffic" unless there was a lot of construction and we tied it into news. In radio, of course, traffic is more important because listeners are IN THEIR CARS. So add traffic to news, weather, sports . . . and the answer is: TV -- 3, Radio -- 4.
I was a TV news director and editor as well as a former newspaper editor.
Hope this helps you out. Good luck.
Great question. It varies depending on the station or network and the format. It also depends on the news of the day; a station manager or news director might shift stuff around if there's a lot of breaking news.
Typically, in a national newscast (CBS, NBC or ABC), there might be eight stories or segments spread over 21 or 22 minutes (a half-hour news show is only about 22 minutes long because of commercials).
At a local station, there might be MORE stories, but they're only a few SECONDS long. And there will be more time left for weather and sports. The segments are really simple; there's really only three -- news, weather, sports. We used to have a weather tease at the beginning, go right into news (which might have a national story that we threw a local spin on), then back to weather and finished up with sports. We usually didn't do "traffic" unless there was a lot of construction and we tied it into news. In radio, of course, traffic is more important because listeners are IN THEIR CARS. So add traffic to news, weather, sports . . . and the answer is: TV -- 3, Radio -- 4.
I was a TV news director and editor as well as a former newspaper editor.
Hope this helps you out. Good luck.
What car should I buy that's large enough for 5 with good mpg?
Q. I'm looking to trade in my 2006 Chrysler Town & Country for a smaller, cheapter vehicle that gets better gas mileage (the T&C gets about 18 city, 25 hwy). The car has to fit my family of 5 (with 3 kids: two in car seats and one in a booster). We don't need to be comfortable; we just want something we can afford. Thanks.
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I have some news: My Civic is rated for 5 passenger. So if you say that "it doesn't need to be comfortable", you are talking about lot of subcompacts. I'm guessing but I would think you want to limit yourself to at least 4 door cars.
Whatever you get you can stretch your gas money. There are few thing you can do to save (or maximize) gas MPG. First get a tune-up.
(1) spark plugs
(2) spark plug wires
(3) distributors, coil, rotors (if you have them).
(4) new air filter
(5) PCV
(6) correct tire pressure
(7) clear the trunk of useless heavy items
(8) spray clean MAF sensor.
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And forget all those "SAVE GAS" scams. This was on NBC morning TV show. The difference is as much as 38% (their claim). There are very simple rules to save gas:
(1) drive slow - not too much past 55
(2) accelerate slowly
(3) don't brake unnecessarily
(4) use cruise control - whenever it is safe to do so.
Don't coast - it is NOT safe and it does NOT save gas.
The above really works. Using those simple rules I was able to drive from Boston to NYC (210.5 miles) on just 5.112 gallon (94 Civic). That's 41 MPG (94 Civic 187K miles). Actually I was speeding at 72 MPH so I could do even better at 55.
WOW !!
Good Luck...
I have some news: My Civic is rated for 5 passenger. So if you say that "it doesn't need to be comfortable", you are talking about lot of subcompacts. I'm guessing but I would think you want to limit yourself to at least 4 door cars.
Whatever you get you can stretch your gas money. There are few thing you can do to save (or maximize) gas MPG. First get a tune-up.
(1) spark plugs
(2) spark plug wires
(3) distributors, coil, rotors (if you have them).
(4) new air filter
(5) PCV
(6) correct tire pressure
(7) clear the trunk of useless heavy items
(8) spray clean MAF sensor.
===
And forget all those "SAVE GAS" scams. This was on NBC morning TV show. The difference is as much as 38% (their claim). There are very simple rules to save gas:
(1) drive slow - not too much past 55
(2) accelerate slowly
(3) don't brake unnecessarily
(4) use cruise control - whenever it is safe to do so.
Don't coast - it is NOT safe and it does NOT save gas.
The above really works. Using those simple rules I was able to drive from Boston to NYC (210.5 miles) on just 5.112 gallon (94 Civic). That's 41 MPG (94 Civic 187K miles). Actually I was speeding at 72 MPH so I could do even better at 55.
WOW !!
Good Luck...
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