When an urgent story breaks during a newscast, a producer should
A) halt the anchor mid‐script and dictate story through IFB.
B) write a quick script and place story in rundown at next convenient spot.
C) immediately go to commercial and come back with breaking news animation.
D) ask anchors to start ad‐libbing from the wires

Question

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Halting the anchor mid-script or asking them to ad-lib can be jarring for the audience and may cause confusion. Going to commercial may not be necessary if the story can be covered quickly. Writing a quick script and placing the story in the next available spot allows for the story to be covered in a timely manner without disrupting the flow of the newscast too much.

When an Urgent Story Breaks During a Newscast, a Producer