Television Stations

At a big television station you would find the person responsible overall for news being the head of news. The head of news makes sure that news is gathered. She or he will check on production operations.

The chief executive producer assists the head of news in some ways. She or he also makes sure that the news is accurate and balanced.

The home desk receives news coming in, and decides what stories to go ahead with. The home desk will also tell journalists which stories to cover. The planning desk is responsible for planning ahead – like what stories should be followed up on and how. There are different editors who check that events are covered. The executive producer is responsible for what goes into the news bulletins.

The studio director is responsible for what goes on in the recording studio, for example, with cameras, lights and sound. The journalists go out and get their stories, along with the camera person. When the television journalist goes out for a story she or he will gather information, write notes and choose people to interview. The camera person gets the necessary visuals, including perhaps some on-site filming of the journalist telling part of the story.

The newsroom staff, together with the journalist, gets the stories ready for broadcasting. They would edit film footage and mix sound, for example.