Internet news will usually have a link in the story itself which will draw you on to something else.
Radio news must be packaged so the audience does Not turn away or turn it off.
Two basic radio news format packages
- short and sweet (ie. BBC world service 5 min summary)
- only a few stories in a 5-7 min presentation
- anchor reads introductions and why audience cares
- correspondent explains most important details
- often a hook at the END of the story (plant that eats insects goes last)
- long and winding (ie. BBC world briefing, NPR all things considered)
- news report 'in depth' over a 22-35 min span with more stories and greater investigation/explanation
- anchor presents deck intro, how, why audience cares
- correspondent gives important details
- anchor asks questions to bring out more details, highlight key point, make it seem more conversational
Interestingly, the two are starting to bleed into each other as radio versions of each story are often attached to the written stories on web news sites (particularly if it is a multi-platform news organization)
