SCRIPTWRITING

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RADIO
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5 MINUTES
 NEWSHOLE
5-minute news program
05:00 (5 minute Radio
Broadcast)
-01:00 Infomercial
-00:10 Station ID
-00:30 Bumper, Teaser
-00:50 Editorial or Billboard(if
required)
02:30 Remaining Time for News
Common terms in radio broadcasting

Station ID- Example: RXPN 75.2

News on Five
Bumper - brief statement spoken by the
anchor before a spot or
commercial break
Examples: 1. This radio program will be back
after a few moments.
2. Stay tuned at RXPN 75.2,
News on Five
Common terms in radio broadcasting

Teaser - spoken by the anchor before playing a

spot. It tells the listener about a story
coming up later; it should intrigue the
listener without either
misrepresenting the story or revealing
it entirely.
Example: Life without parole for child-killer
Walt Thomas . The details next on
News on Five.
 Common terms in radio broadcasting

Billboard -It is said after the news story.

(the product that sponsored the news)
Example: This is brought to you by Nutri
Tuna. Nutrition at its best.
Lockout - final words of a report spoken by a journalist in
which the journalist's name and station call letters
or frequency are given, such as “Mavic Tan, 990
News"; often a location is given as well: "In
Middleville, Mavic Tan, News on Five.”
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 Broadcasting team
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 Guidelines for scriptwriting & radio
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Contest Proper

Scriptwriting
1. Ranking of news items
2. Distribution of news items
3. Writing (5 news items, 1 infomercial)
4. Editing of news articles
5. Scriptwriting (assigned scriptwriter)
 Writing news (radio format)

1. FOLLOW THE BROADCAST

SENTENCE--STRUCTURE
WRITING HEADLINES
Journalism instructors often state that
broadcast newswriting is supposed to
sound just like everyday speech. In
essence, however, writing broadcast
news is more akin to writing song
lyrics.
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 Writing news (radio format)

2. BE ACTIVE
Avoid the overuse both of
the passive voice and of the
existential "there is," "there
are" sentence construction.
 Writing news (radio format)
3. AVOID RELATIVES.

Relative clauses, which

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Writing news (radio format)
 Writing news (radio format)
Clauses beginning with "who" or "which" are
acceptable when placed at the end of a sentence,
but sometimes it may be preferable to write two
simple sentences instead.
SIMMONS IS SUING FOR RETURN OF THE
"BARBIE"DOLL COLLECTION, WHICH HE
SAYS IS WORTH ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

SIMMONS IS SUING FOR RETURN OF THE

"BARBIE"DOLL COLLECTION. HE SAYS
THE COLLECTION IS WORTH ONE
MILLION DOLLARS.
 Writing news (radio format)
4. ABSENT ANTECEDENT ALERT!
Ex. HE WANTED TO DIE BUT THEY
SAID NO. THE STORY NEXT ON NEWS
ON FIVE.
Who is "he"? Who are "they"? (The story
concerns a convicted murderer who asked
the jury to sentence him to death, but the
jury decided instead on a sentence of life in
prison without
parole)
 Writing news (radio format)

Correct teaser

LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

FOR CHILD-KILLER WALT
THOMAS. THE DETAILS
NEXT ON NEWS ON FIVE.
 Writing news (radio format)
TWO MEN ARE UNDER ARREST FOR ROBBING A
5. Avoid
JEWELRY “cop talk.”
STORE. POLICE SAY THE MEN
ENTERED THE VILLAGE PAWN SHOP AT 1407
MAIN STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE MEN WERE
IDENTIFIED AS 34-YEAR-OLD MILES STANDISH
OF MIDDLEVILLE AND 28-YEAR-OLD JOHN
ALDEN OF SMALLTOWN. THE MEN WILL FACE A
VARIETY OF CHARGES.
AFTER WAITING INSIDE THE STORE FOR A FEW
MINUTES, ONE OF THE MEN DISPLAYED A GUN
AND ORDERED TWO EMPLOYEES TO PLACE
INTO A DUFFEL BAG ALL THE CASH FROM THE
REGISTER.
 Writing news (radio format)

TWO MEN ARE BEHIND BARS THIS MORNING AFTER AN

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ARMED ROBBERY
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. POLICE
SAY 34-YEAR-OLD MILES STANDISH OF MIDDLEVILLE AND
28-YEAR-OLD JOHN ALDEN OF SMALLTOWN ROBBED THE
VILLAGE PAWN SHOP ON MAIN STREET YESTERDAY,
FORCING TWO WORKERS AT GUNPOINT TO STUFF A
DUFFEL BAG WITH MONEY AND JEWELRY. THE SUSPECTS
WERE LATER ARRESTED IN A HOUSE ON WILLOW STREET
AFTER POLICE SPOTTED THE GETAWAY CAR BEHIND THE
HOME AND ITEMS TAKEN WERE FOUND INSIDE THE
HOUSE.
 Time management
News writing & script writing

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 SAMPLE SCRIPT (radio format)
RXPN 75.2
News on five
February 08, 2010

NEWS ON FIVE MUSIC: PLUG IN…5 SECONDS…

FADE OUT
STATION ID VOICE OVER
NEWS ON FIVE MUSIC: PLUG IN…5 SECONDS…
FADE OUT
ANCHORS Hello Philippines!
You’re listening to the leading radio
program, RXPN seventy-five point two, News on Five
 SAMPLE SCRIPT (radio format)
Anchor 1: I’m Jet Vargas
Anchor 2: And I’m Jillian Mojica
Anchors: We’re here to bring you the
hottest news around the world.
Anchor 1: On top of todays news…
Penaflorida becomes first Filipino
CNN Hero of the Year.
Anchor 2: WHO donates nine million
doses of AH1N1 vaccine.
Anchor 1: Mobile patrol team arrests two rob
suspects.
 SAMPLE SCRIPT (radio format)

Anchor 2: US Survey says: Unemployment is

more practical to some Americans
Anchor 1: Alcantara advances to quarterfinal round
but four RP bets lose
Anchor 2: For the National news,
Penaflorida becomes first Filipino
CNN Hero of the Year
Here’s Summer Afable to report.
News Presenter: (Summer Afable)
Anchor 1: Another National news,
WHO donates nine million doses of AH1N1
vaccine.
 SAMPLE SCRIPT (radio format)

Here’s Justin Sacil for the report.

News Presenter: (Justin Sacil)
Anchor 2: Thanks Justin!
Anchor 1: This radio program will be back
after a few moments.
Infomercial: (Jillian Mojica)
Anchor 2: Time check: It’s ___ in the ____
Anchors: We’re back in News on Five!
Anchor 1: For the local news,
Mobile patrol team arrests two rob suspects.
Here’s Kate Gado to report.
 SAMPLE SCRIPT (radio format)

News Presenter: (Kate Gado)

Anchor 2: For the foreign news,
US Survey says: Unemployment is more practical
to some Americans.
Here’s Arizza Sosa for the update.
News Presenter: (Arizza Sosa)
Anchor 1: Sports news…
Alcantara advances to quarter final round but four
RP bets lose.
Here’s Cathlyn David for the news update.
 SAMPLE SCRIPT (radio format)

News Presenter: (Cathlyn David)

Anchor 1: Those are the latest news and
updates.
I’m Jet Vargas.
Anchor 2: And I’m Jillian Mojica
Anchors:You’re listening to the ultimate
source of news
in equilibrium.
This is News on Five.
Good afternoon!
 WANTED:
RADIO BROADCASTERS
They must have…
GOOD VOICE QUALITY

CONFIDENCE

SELF-DISCIPLINE

TEAM WORK

NEWS WRITING SKILL

 RADIO BROADCAST CONTEST

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 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

CONTENT 30 %

TIME
30 %
MANAGEMENT

DELIVERY 30 %

IMPACT 10 %

TOTAL 100 %
 Radio broadcasting
Awards

1st – 3rd place (Best Team)

Best Anchor Best News Presenter

Best Script Best News Script

Best Infomercial

Best Technical Application

 ACTIVITY

1. Form a group composed of 7

members.

2. Prepare a 5-minute radio news

program.

GOODLUCK !
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