Broadcast Journalism Vocabulary

noun A person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

• The reporter arrived at the scene of the accident to gather information for the news story.
• The reporter is always chasing after the latest gossip for their column.
• That reporter is always snooping around for a juicy story.
• The reporter's pen is mightier than the sword when it comes to exposing the truth.

noun a graphic overlay displayed at the bottom of a television screen, typically containing news headlines or other information

• The chyron displayed the breaking news updates during the live broadcast.
• Did you see the chyron at the bottom of the screen during the news report?
• The chyron was lit with all the latest gossip on the celebrity scandal.
• Her thoughts were like a chyron scrolling endlessly in her mind.