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Title
Write news stories with audio suitable for broadcast on radio
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
15
This unit standard is intended for people studying journalism in
an off-job situation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: write news
stories, write and record voice reports, and put together news
stories with audio suitable for broadcast on radio.
Classification
Journalism > Journalism Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 27619, Demonstrate understanding of news writing and
write news stories suitable for community newspapers, internet
and radio.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard has been designed for learning and assessment off-job where
scenarios may be used to gather evidence. This standard should not be used as part
of a professional journalism course or qualification.
2
Industry text
– Tully, Jim (ed), Intro: A Beginner's Guide to Professional News Journalism
(Wellington: New Zealand Journalists Training Organisation, 4th edition, 2008).
3
Definitions
– audio refers to recorded sound in the form of an interview, background sound,
sound effects and/or music;
– audio bite refers to a short piece of a speech taken from a longer speech or an
interview;
– news stories refer to timely and succinct accounts of unfolding events of public
interest;
– news journalism style refers to the standard required in a simulated scenario for
news media outlets to consider publishing or broadcasting the material. It will
recognise in general terms standards described in the industry text and may
include but is not limited to newsworthiness; platforms; reliability, validity and
usefulness; news values; introductions (impact, succinctness); structure
(appropriate for story type and platform; arranged logically); grammar; spelling;
punctuation; word selection (jargon and clichés avoided); attribution (mix of direct
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and indirect quotes including paraphrasing); understanding (issues in context, key
questions answered); balance; fairness; language used in news media
publications and broadcasting;
newsworthiness refers to events of sufficient interest or importance to the public to
warrant reporting in the media;
reliability, validity and usefulness when referring to a news source mean that the
bona fides of the person, organisation or reference are established as a credible,
knowledgeable, accurate and authoritative source;
voice report refers to the reporter recording his/her own voice, as part of the news
story;
writing for ear refers to the conversation style used in radio news reports.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Write news stories suitable for broadcast on radio.
Range
evidence is required for ten news stories. Each story must include at least one
interview;
evidence must be in accordance with news journalism style and the industry
text.
Evidence requirements
1.1
News stories are written for the ear in a conversational style.
1.2
Relevant sources of information are used and attributed.
1.3
Intros are concise and suit story structure.
1.4
Paragraphs contain supporting information and follow logical sequence.
1.5
Common style conventions are complied with.
Range
formality of language, punctuation, abbreviations, honorifics, no
clichés.
1.6
Stories are fair, accurate, and balanced.
1.7
Sources are quoted to authenticate the story.
1.8
News stories are corrected and filed in accordance with training establishment
practices.
Outcome 2
Write and record voice reports suitable for news stories for broadcast on radio.
Range
evidence is required for two voice reports written in news journalism style.
Evidence requirements
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2.1
Voice reports are written and recorded for the ear in a conversational style.
2.2
Voice reports provide additional information to develop stories further.
2.3
Summarised information contains essential points.
2.4
Voice reports are fair, accurate, balanced and in accordance with news
journalism style.
Outcome 3
Put together news stories with audio suitable for broadcast on radio.
Range
evidence is required for – one news story with audio (not including a voice
report) that is used to enhance a story and one news story with at least one
voice report from outcome 2;
evidence must be in accordance with the industry text.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Flow from written script to audio bite shows continuity and logic.
3.2
Intro material is not duplicated in the audio.
3.3
Choice of audio facilitates understanding of the story.
3.4
News story with audio is produced to required duration and deadline in
accordance with news journalism style.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 January 2012
N/A
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
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of study leading to that assessment.
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NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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