Conventions Found within News Bulletins

Having listened to lots of new bulletins from many different radio stations, I've noticed that often stories presentational devices that help illustrate an elaborate upon points made in the stories and help bring bring the stories to like for the listeners

Different devices I have heard include:

Voxpops:
A member of the public commenting on the story - often a story will include a number of voxpops which have been chosen because they offer an alternative viewpoint.

I found and example on this on Magic FM from the 6th February. The news presenter is speaking about the tube strike and then cuts to a clip of a member of the public complaining about how difficult it has been to get home in the car, when it is a lot easier on the tube.

Correspondent:
Often, the news presenter will cut to a specialist correspondent (either live or pre-recorded) who is in a different location (possibly at the scene where the story is taking place). The correspondent will deliver extra information about the story.

I found an example of this on Radio 2 from the 4th February where the news presenter is speaking about a man who was jailed for leading a kidnapping and then cuts to a clip of correspondent, Jim Reid, who reports even more information on the story.

Soundbite:
An audio clip (usually pre recorded) from somebody who has involvement with the story, usually in a professional capacity. The soundbite could come from the person who the story is about.

An example of this is a clip that was played on Radio 2 on February 4th of Bob Crow who is the head of the RMT talking about the 48 hour tube strike.

Outside Broadcast:
The presenter will cut to a correspondent or reporter who is broadcasting from the scene where the story has occurred. This can be live or prerecorded.

I found an example of this on Magic FM from 3rd February where the news presenter is speaking about  the death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and then says 'Rachel Jewel reports' where it then cuts to whats sounds like a prerecorded voice of a reporter who is delivering further information about the story.

Experts/Guests:
Often a story will include the opinion of an expert in the field the story relates to. They may be a guest in the studio, or, their soundbite will be recorded at the scene, or, we may here it in the form of a phone call.

I found an example of this on BBC 2 from 4th February where the news presenter is speaking about cancer and then cuts to a clip of Dr Christopher Wild, who is an expert on cancer, speaking.

Now when I come to right my news stories I know to include these things. I'm going to think carefully about which presentational devices would be most appropriate for which stories.