{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/64241bb599a4dd00115b0d31?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"0936 – Breaking News","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/1640517727663-c9732320b1dc90956152d18c807b99bc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>2023.07.25 – 0936 – Breaking News</strong></p><p><strong><em>Breaking News Stories</em></strong></p><p>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. &nbsp;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.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>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.<a href=\"about:blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[1]</a></p><p><br></p><p>  <a href=\"about:blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[1]</a> BBC announces the death of Queen Elizabeth II <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2022/sep/08/bbc-huw-edwards-announces-death-queen-elizabeth-ii-video\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2022/sep/08/bbc-huw-edwards-announces-death-queen-elizabeth-ii-video</a> </p>","author_name":"Peter Stewart"}