There is a variety of forms of radio news, these are:
Bulletins
This is a short offical statement or broadcast summary of news, they can be any type of news for example: Hard News, celebrity News and etc... They can be on television or radio or in a newspaper.
Here is a Bulletin I created for the college radio (E6 Radio).
I researched to find some interesting news, Once I chose what I was going to write a bulletin on I read the story on a few different sites on the internet. I took out the important information which was-
'Who was involved'
'Where did it happen'
'When did it happen'
'How did it happen'
'How did it end'
Once I finished writing about the news story I came up with a short and snappy headline for the news story.
Headline
Headlines are usually short and snappy, they're the heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper and magazine, they're usually eye catching. Here is an example of a News headline I found on youtube, it's a radio headline but has been videod in the studio.
He reads the news but not in detail, it's short and snappy which includes a few facs about the news story which will be discussed in the full news bulletin. This can catch the listerners attention with it being short and snappy they may want to know the full story.
News Programme
This is a program devoated to current events, it often uses interviews and commentary. It is regularly scheduled on radio and televsion programmes. The news is usually reported in a series of individual stories. News programme's can include live or recorded interviews by field reporters, experts opinions and occasional ediorial content. Here is an example of a news programme.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kpyx7
It is a schedueld programme where the presenter talks about issues relating to a witness event. They get witnesses in to interview, the news topic changes on each programme.
Copy Only
This is a written material for publication, also known as a script, the broadcaster can only read from the script . It doesn't cross to anyone and doesn't have any interviews.
Here is an example of copy only I found on the BBC Website-http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jg63d
The news the presenter reads is about the issues in the news in detail, it's spoken clearly and is easy to understand.
With Audio Clips
When something is recorded for the radio show and is used on the show.
Here is some Audio clips I found on the internet, there is a variety of different ones from this website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/history/victorians/street-life/maddy
Voicers
Also known as a voice report, this is an audio report from a radio report. These are often done at the scene of an event. Here is an example of a voicers-
The news reporter is talking about students loans, it's obvious it's live with the background and the background noises.
Wraps
In broadcasting this is a summarty of an evolving issue or the events of a day, these are ofte drawing on material in reports which have already gone on air. They're also known as a collection of news in briefs NIBs.
Here is an example of a wrap-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03cp1mv/5_live_Breakfast_Your_Call_16_10_2013/
The presenter says a few main points of the day for a few seconds, it gives a lot of points,
Live Cross
When the broadcaster is speaking about something and then cross over to some one else who either has a story about it or is live at the scene.
I couldn't find a news radio on the internet but TV live cross is similar.
It's obvious it's a live cross because the presenters/ news reporter crosses over to another news reporter who is on the scene and talking/ showing exactly what has happened, in this exampl there is a flood.
Two Way (Live And 'As-Live')- This is something that is recorded earlier then put onto a 'live' show.
The styles of news programming can relate to a variety different factors, they can relate to the target audience of a radio station or show. Here are some examples of styles of news programming-
Related to audience; This is when news is related to a certain audience for example 'New A-Levels announced by Michael Gove' This news would be aimed at students, parents and teachers. This type of news would be played on Salford City Radio, Key 103 and BBC Radio 1 because their target audience is teens and Young adults. Also a lot of parents would listen to this radio show in the car when their son/daughter is there.
http://www.salfordcityradio.org/
http://www.key103.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/
Public Service; This refers to broadcasting aimed at the public and will benefit rather than for purely commerical concerns. For example if their was a 'car crash on the M60 ' or 'Trains have stopped running over the weekend' it would be related to the public services. The language used would be formal because they'd most likely be informing adults about the crash and to avoid the M60 or people who travel by train to work by train to find a different way to travel for the weekend,. This news would be on radios such as Salford City College, BBC Manchester and BBC Radio
http://www.salfordcityradio.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiomanchester
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Commercial; This is when the radio is advertising a product which relates to their target audience. For example- 'Sony's new PlayStation outsells xbox' This would be aimed at teenagers and young adults, promoting Sony PlayStation's. The presenter might use some slang when announcing this news because of the target audience it is aimed at This type of news would be aired on radios like Salford City Radio, Key 103 and BBC Radio 1.
http://www.salfordcityradio.org/
http://www.key103.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/
Community; This is news only aimed at a specific community for example Salford. They often broadcast local news and stories and the news will be delivered in a local dialect or often a regional accent which can help it's listeners. For example 'Salford elect new mayor' This would only concern one community and it would be aired on a radio show specifically for this community for example Salford City Radio.
http://www.salfordcityradio.org/
Small-Scale; This is when the news would only concern/ be aimed at a small audience. For example Salford City Radio is only for the Salford area and is aimed at a small- scale audience. The radio would only air news which relates to the Salford area. Although'Salford elect a new mayor' is a community piece of news it can also be a Small-Scale because it only concerns the Salford area but only a small amount of listeners would be interested in this pieces of news. This news woul be aired on Salford City Radio.
http://www.salfordcityradio.org/
Local; This is when news would only be aimed at the audience who lives locally and will include events which have happen locally. 'Probe launched ino Salford council chieg's £50l Pay off' The language would be formal and aimed at adults and OAP's because their age group would probaly find this information interesting, because it is a local piece of news it would be played on radio stations like Salford City Radio and BBC Manchester.
http://www.salfordcityradio.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiomanchester
Regional; This is news that is related to a certain region of the country for example ' Unemployment hits record high in the North East' This news is only aimed at the North East, it wouldn't relate to any other regional. The target audience would be adults and it'd be played on radio stations such as BBC Radio 4.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
National; National news would relate to the whole nation for example ' UK Credit rating down to AA' This would be aired for the whole of UK to listen to. The target audience would be adults/ OAP's, Teenager and young adults would most likely not understand what it means. The type of radio show this would be on would be BBC Radio 4 because it's all talk and news and is a National radio show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Internet, Satellite and Cable; What ever the news it's always related to the audience, the audience choose to listen to internet radio and radio stations on TV because it's what they enjoy. Here's some examples to some different internet radio stations-
Talk/News Radio: http://www.shoutcast.com/radio/Talk
All Music/Hits:- http://www.jango.com/
