What makes a good radio/tv news story? How is it different than print?

What makes a good radio or tv news story is setup in a certain criteria, and differs from print stories. The first and most important of these criterias is timeliness. Newswriters emphasize timeliness above all other news values. When something happens often determines whether a news story will be used in a newscast. For example, a breaking news story receives top priority. Timeliness has a large effect on the next criteria, information. Timeliness determines why a news item is broadcast, while time/lack of it determines how it is reported. Because airtime is so limited, reporters are most concerned with getting all the information in rather than getting an explanation in. However, doing the math, a half-hour newscast equals out to about one-half of hte front page of hte newspaper. The third criteria is the audio or visual impact. Radio reporters often use a report based solely off the fact that they have a live audio report from the scene. TV, on the other hand, uses many of its stories based highly off visual appeal. Sometimes, a video alone will tell the whole story by itself. The final criteria used is people. Tv and radio tell their stories through people. They show people who were directly affected, how they feel, and truly catch their emotions better than printnews can. Overall, what makes a good tv or radio story differs highly from what makes a good print story.