NZQA registered unit standard
27653 version 1
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Title
Produce news stories, and produce and present live crosses, for
broadcast on television
Level
6
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of requirements for producing television news for
broadcast; prepare briefs, direct the news gathering team on
site and produce news stories; write scripts and edit news
stories; and produce and present live crosses for broadcast on
television.
Classification
Journalism > Applied Journalism
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 25364, Write news stories and prepare for broadcast on
television.
Explanatory notes
1
Evidence for award of credit must be in accordance with the required standards for
applied journalism and the Codes of the New Zealand Radio Code of Broadcasting
Practice (Wellington: New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority, 2008)
available at http://bsa.govt.nz/radio-code/. These Codes encompass – the Radio
Code, the Free-to-Air Television Code, the Pay Television Code.
2
Industry texts include but are not limited to:
Burrows, John, A Journalist's Guide to the Law, 5th ed (Wellington: New Zealand
Journalists Training Organisation, 2006);
Price, Steven, Media Minefield: A journalist’s guide to media regulation in New
Zealand (Wellington: New Zealand Journalists Training Organisation, 2007).
3
This unit standard has been designed for learning and assessment in the workplace.
4
Definitions
appropriate person refers to the person within the news media outlet who ensures
that news stories meet the industry standards. This person may be the senior
producer, chief reporter, bulletin editor, or editor;
briefs refer to plans that give the main purpose of the proposed news stories and
contain the who, why, what, where, and when elements of the news stories;
Approval for the briefs will be given by the appropriate person in accordance with
industry standards;
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graphics refer to photographs, diagrams, info-graphics, and audio or visual
requirements;
industry standards refer to the required standards for applied journalism, the industry
texts and sources cited in the explanatory notes, industry conventions, and
documented policies and procedures set down by the workplace;
news stories are timely and succinct accounts of unfolding events of public interest,
usually unfolding within any 24 hour time frame.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of requirements for producing television news for broadcast.
Range
evidence is in accordance with industry standards.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Requirements for producing a pre-recorded news segment for broadcast on
television are explained.
1.2
Requirements for transmitting audio and vision from remote locations are
explained and the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods are
analysed.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – quick linking, satellite news
gathering, line feeding, cellphone.
Requirements for lighting and camera use for producing vision are explained.
Range
includes – white balance, camera angle, sound collection,
continuity, left-right; composition.
Outcome 2
Prepare briefs, direct the news gathering team on site and produce news stories.
Range
evidence is required for six news stories.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Briefs outlining the structure of the news stories are prepared in advance and
shooting plans are produced.
2.2
Requirements for the production of the news stories are communicated to the
news team to ensure the broadcast runs smoothly.
2.3
Interviews are arranged and shot as appropriate for the news stories and in
accordance with workplace practices.
Range
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includes but is not limited to – location, informative, appropriate
questions, liaison with camera operator and subject or talent.
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2.4
Transitions from one subject or element in a story to another are planned and
appropriate shots are taken.
2.5
News stories are produced in accordance with industry standards.
2.6
Time is managed efficiently in the field to ensure the broadcast meets the
required deadlines.
Outcome 3
Write scripts and edit news stories.
Range
evidence is required for one script for each of the news stories produced in
outcome 2.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Rough or paper edits are compiled in accordance with industry standards.
Range
3.2
Scripts are written in accordance with industry standards and are
approved/subbed by the appropriate person.
Range
3.3
includes but is not limited to – opening shots, interview grabs, best
vision highlighted or organised.
includes but is not limited to – introduction, structure, factually
correct, pictures.
Final news stories meet industry standards and programme requirements.
Outcome 4
Produce and present live crosses for broadcast on television.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Requirements for producing and delivering a live cross for broadcast on
television are explained.
Range
4.2
includes but is not limited to – different kinds of live crosses, Q and
A, studio interview, Donuts, duration, throw words, split screen
graphics, soundbites (grabs).
Live crosses are produced and presented in accordance with industry standards
to meet programme requirements.
Range
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evidence is required for three live crosses.
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Planned review date
27653 version 1
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31 December 2013
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
8 December 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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.
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