MY NIS4 JOURNALIST WORKFLOW

As a journalist it is my responsibility to ensure that the news is brought to our channel’s audience in a timely, accurate and interesting way—whether this is for television, radio, web site, text TV or teletext. I need a computer system that can help me know what stories I’ve been assigned to, review the associated researchers notes and prepare the story for taking to air—with (if for television) prompter text, media and other information as required NIS4 provides all this, and much more...

GETTING STARTED
If I wasn’t present at the editorial meeting, my first task is to log into NIS4 and check today’s news Rundown to see what stories have been assigned to me. Once identified I can click on that story and see the documents attached to it as part of the Project the News Editor created. I can open the Event Card created by the researcher and read their notes. I can open a Call Sheet, if one was created, getting information on any additional actions required, such as who to go and interview with which crew. I can also go and search more line (emails, faxes and wires) to get further information. I’m ready to start.

PREPARING THE NEWS STORY
When I have all the source material, I’m ready to prepare the story to be taken to air. I open the TV Script and enter the anchor prompter text. If not already assigned, I select the anchor person and NIS4 automatically applies that anchor’s previously entered reading speed. Each line of my prompter text is now associated with the timing of the news story going to air, and I can monitor the total time to ensure that I don’t over-run my slot. Using the powerful NIS4 content management tools I then locate and assign media to be played during part of the story, previewing it at my desktop and adding metadata as required. If required I can add further information, such as CG template and text.

HANDING OVER THE STORY
With the prompter text complete, the media selected and other information such as CG text all entered, the story is ready to go to air— subject to review and approval by the News Director. I change the status of the TV Script from “Temporary” to “Final”., and on the Rundown an icon appears clearly illustrating this status to the News Director.

With NIS4, I can focus on developing the story and not on driving technology. I have all the tools to efficiently prepare my news stories and get them ready to air on time. From easy access to researcher’s notes, to media search and preview, to prompter text timing according to the anchor reading speed.