I will be looking at the following:
1. News correspondents - someone being live at the scene of the story who works for the radio station
2. Vox pops - members of the public commenting on the story. It could be 2 or 3 people after one after the other or in a group e.g. if they are friends all expressing different opinions
3. Sound bites - a piece of dialogue about a story from either an elite person or somebody prominently involved in the story - usually from a press conference or an interview that has been given, not just a passer-by
4. Outside broadcasts - usually used for a sports event whereby the location of the 'studio' is close to the scene of the event
5. Expert guests - one type of sound bite which will give credence to the story e.g. if the story is about a new treatment for cancer then a scienist or doctor would be a suitable guest
6. Archive clip - something pre-recorded from the past. Could be from somebody who has died or from previous interviews
I listened to 3 different national radio news bulletins and found that:
- Magic included a correspondent who was at the scene of one of the where the incident had taken place
- BBC Radio 2 included an archive clip from expert, they also included correspondents for many of their stories
- talkSport didn't use any of the above conventions
As demonstrated by talkSPORT some radio stations don't always use these conventions, however when they are used it allows listeners to hear different opinions regarding the news stories which makes the news stories more interesting to listen to, rather than just hearing stories being red by a presenter. This task has made me see the importance of using such conventions and I will try to incorporate various different ones in my own stories where appropriate.
