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| In-House Reporting Resources... | |
| Reporters: | 8
reporters 21 writers/producers |
| Specific beats: | All generalists |
| Telephone interviews: | Yes, through engineers |
| Do you duplicate coverage of the wires? | Yes |
| Police info: | No
regular rounds. Check police wire, then call |
| Bureaus: | Long
Island, New Jersey, Westchester |
| Stringers, freelancers? | One part-time anchor |
| Versions of voicers: | Up to 7, plus raw tape |
| Tape library: | Informal. Obit file, plus top 10 stories of '78 |
| Long distance budget: | Yes |
| Influenced by competitors? | “No” |
| Outside Sources... | |
| Subscription services: | 2 weather wires Police wire UPI: A, C, Br AP: A, C, Br Sports ticker Reuters |
| Alternatives: | None |
| Audio services: | UPI CBS Line 1000 |
| PR, politicians: | “No outside edited material” |
| Daybooks: | “Quite a bit” |
| Newspapers: | “Absolutely
critical” Will attribute a story if one paper has it exclusively, otherwise it's considered public domain |
| Traffic/transit: | WCBS
Helicopter Office worker traffic “tipsters” MTA tunnel Transit phone |
| Facilities... | |
| Open reels: | 25 or 30 Ampex 300s & Ampex 440s |
| Cart machines: | 25
or 30 Different makes |
| Timers: | Digital
clock Event timer Stop watch |
| Phone: | From desk to engineers |
| Cassette portables: | Sony
TC-110s Sony TC-150s |
| Cassette decks: | No. |
| On-street mikes: | EV
635a Others |
| Equalizers: | Yes |
| Broadcast lines to bureaus: | |
| Cart machines at each desk? | Yes |
| Separate news studio? | Yes |
| Writing Style... | |
| Stylebook? | No, use memos |
| Sound bite limits: | Informal: Actuality: :30 Wrap: :60 Voicer: :45 |
| Story line limits: | Informal, 15 lines |
| Grammar: | “Conservative enough” |
| Use of 'straight wire copy': | A lot – edited while reading live |
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