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    A news bulletin has a coherent structure and order, not just a collection of separate stories. Bulletins on All India Radio are broadcast in morning, afternoon, and evening cycles of 15 minutes each. They also broadcast hourly bulletins around the clock that are 5 minutes long. A radio bulletin has four main parts: headlines, the body of various news items, a midway break to identify the station, and a repetition of the headlines at the end. The break divides the stories into sections like international vs. domestic news. Arranging the items requires skill to integrate related stories and avoid repetition in a logical, interesting manner.

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    A news bulletin has a coherent structure and order, not just a collection of separate stories. Bulletins on All India Radio are broadcast in morning, afternoon, and evening cycles of 15 minutes each. They also broadcast hourly bulletins around the clock that are 5 minutes long. A radio bulletin has four main parts: headlines, the body of various news items, a midway break to identify the station, and a repetition of the headlines at the end. The break divides the stories into sections like international vs. domestic news. Arranging the items requires skill to integrate related stories and avoid repetition in a logical, interesting manner.

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    A news bulletin has a coherent structure and order, not just a collection of separate stories. Bulletins on All India Radio are broadcast in morning, afternoon, and evening cycles of 15 minutes each. They also broadcast hourly bulletins around the clock that are 5 minutes long. A radio bulletin has four main parts: headlines, the body of various news items, a midway break to identify the station, and a repetition of the headlines at the end. The break divides the stories into sections like international vs. domestic news. Arranging the items requires skill to integrate related stories and avoid repetition in a logical, interesting manner.

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    News Bulletin:

    A number of news items put together makes a news bulletin.


    Bulletin is not just sum total of number of stories. Bulletin is a collective form in which the
    separate news items are brought into a coherent order and some relationship.
    Bulletins are generally put out in a series or cycles like in All India Radio has Morning, afternoon
    and Evening Bulletins of 15 Min duration. (English)- 8:15am, 2:00 pm and 9:00pm and (Hindi)-
    8:00am, 2:15 pm and 8:45pm. AIR also broadcasts hourly bulletins round the clock. The
    duration of hourly bulletins is 05 Min each.

    Structure of Radio Bulletin:

    A radio Bulletin is essentially divided into four parts

    1) Headlines: Also referred to as the main points.


    2) The Body of the Bulletin: Which consists of different news items
    3) The Break: which occurs midway roughly after the first half or bunch of the news items
    or the first 5 minutes of a 10min bulletin. This enables the newsreader to identify the
    broadcasting station which is a requirement since several stations are on air on
    frequencies close to one another. For example, “This is All India Radio giving you the
    news”. It also makes it possible for the news reader to take a deep breath.
    4) The headlines being repeated at the end of the bulletin: after which comes the closing
    announcement for example, “That is the end of the new.” Or “That is the end of this
    bulletin.”
    The announcer of the station steps in and tells you, “You have been listening to a bulletin
    relayed from Delhi. This is Jalandhar Station of AIR.”

    The repeating of headlines towards the end of the bulletin is intended to help the listener who
    may tune in while the broadcast is already on air and may thus miss the headlines at the start.
    It also helps to recapitulate and sum up important stories and also indicate that the bulletin is
    nearing end

    The Break at mid-way is a good device to divide the stories into two recognizable sections like
    International/ foreign stories and Home stories. However, there is no hard and fast rule. The
    arrangement of items in a bulletin require considerable skills and editorial ability. The stories
    have to be integrated to the extend this is possible. For Example, all the stories about a major
    national or international development have to be taken together. They have to be brought into
    a compact form and repetition is avoided. This is to be done in such a way that after the main
    news in the story, the repercussions, comments and reactions along with any off shoot or
    sequel, are arranged in logical and interesting manner.

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