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site |
| In-House Reporting Resources... | |
| Reporters: | 3
full-time writer/reporters 1 part-time |
| Specific beats: | All generalists |
| Telephone interviews: | “It's
done” From reporter's desk |
| Do you duplicate coverage of the wires? | Yes but “it's gotta be big” |
| Police info: | Off wire, then call |
| Bureaus: | None local |
| Stringers, freelancers? | None local, rely on colleagues outside NY |
| Versions of voicers: | 2
wraps Audio from the scene |
| Tape library: | Yes, save the “better stuff” |
| Long distance budget: | Yes, unlimted |
| Influenced by competitors? | “No” |
| Outside Sources... | |
| Subscription services: | UPI: Natl Br, Greater NY Br |
| Alternatives: | Newscript, but “not crazy about it” |
| Audio services: | WPIX TV |
| PR, politicians: | No |
| Daybooks: | Just as a tip sheet |
| Newspapers: | Yes, with attribution |
| Traffic/transit: | WOR
& WCBS Traffic desk |
| Facilities... | |
| Open reels: | 1
RCA 2 Ampex 440s |
| Cart machines: | 4 Gates |
| Timers: | Event timers |
| Phone: | Nearby |
| Cassette portables: | Sony
TC-110s Panasonic |
| Cassette decks: | No |
| On-street mikes: | EV 635a |
| Equalizers: | Yes |
| Broadcast lines to bureaus: | n/a |
| Cart machines at each desk? | Nearby |
| Separate news studio? | No |
| Writing Style... | |
| Stylebook? | No |
| Sound bite limits: | No “could range from :09 to 3:00” |
| Story line limits: | No |
| Grammar: | “Coloquial, informal” |
| Use of 'straight wire copy': | Sometimes |
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