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2023.07.25 – 0936 – Breaking News

Breaking News Stories

News readers need to be cool under pressure. There are occasions when a story breaks just before, or while you are on air and it has to be covered immediately. In such circumstances, a news presenter has to tread a difficult line between making the story sound urgent and important - without making it sound overly dramatic and possibly upsetting.

A steady slower, more precise pace and more authority and a hint of urgency in the voice is necessary. A pause after the previous item and this piece of breaking news will help draw the listener in.[1]

[1] BBC announces the death of Queen Elizabeth II https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2022/sep/08/bbc-huw-edwards-announces-death-queen-elizabeth-ii-video

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