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'''News broadcasting''' (also known as '''newscast''' or '''newsbreak''') is the [[broadcasting]] of various [[News|news events]] and other [[information]] via [[television]] or [[radio]]. The content is usually either produced locally in a [[newsroom]], or by a [[broadcast network]]. It may also include such additional material as [[sports]] coverage, [[Weather forecasting|weather forecasts]], [[Traffic reporting|traffic reports]], [[commentary]] and other material that the [[Broadcasting|broadcaster]] feels is relevant to their [[audience]]. |
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| publisher = [[DC Comics]] ([[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]]) |
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| debut = ''[[Preacher (comics)|Preacher]]'' #1 |
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| creators = [[Garth Ennis]] & [[Steve Dillon]] |
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| powers = [[divinity|divine]] [[Walker Colt|Colts]], [[immortality]],<br> Total Invulnerability, Super Strength |
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==Television news== |
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The '''Saint of Killers''' is a [[fictional character]] appearing in the ''[[Preacher (comics)|Preacher]]'' [[comic book]] by [[Garth Ennis]] and [[Steve Dillon]] and published by [[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]]. He was also the subject of his own four-issue miniseries, [[Preacher: Saint of Killers]], which was later collected in ''Preacher Vol. 4: Ancient History''. According to Ennis, the Saint's look was based on [[Lee Marvin]]'s, with the speech and mannerisms of [[Clint Eastwood]]. |
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'''Television news''' refers to disseminating [[current events]] via the medium of television. "News bulletins" or "newscasts" are programs lasting from seconds to hours that provide updates on world, national, regional or local news events. Television news is very image-based, showing video of many of the events that are reported. Television channels may provide news bulletins as part of a regularly scheduled news program. Less often, television shows may be interrupted or replaced by "news flashes" to provide news updates on current events of great importance or sudden events of great importance. |
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==History== |
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The Saint of all Killers was at one time a soldier serving in the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He was simultaneously respected and feared for being absolutely merciless on the battlefield — his bloodlust verged on that of a berserker frenzy. |
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'''Cable news''' refers to channels which are devoted to [[24-hour news cycle|current events 24-hours a day]]. The originator of this format from which the name derives is [[CNN]] (as well as [[CNN International]]), which originally stood for '''c'''able '''n'''ews '''n'''etwork in reference to the then-new phenomenon of [[cable television]]. As satellite and other forms have evolved, the term ''cable news'' has become something of an [[anachronism]] but is still in common use; many other channels have since been established, such as [[BBC World News]], [[BBC News Channel|BBC News]], [[Sky News]], [[Al Jazeera]], [[France 24]], [[STAR News]], [[Fox News Channel]], [[MSNBC]] and [[ABC News Now]]. Some news channels specialize even further, such as [[ESPNEWS]] (sports from [[ESPN]]), [[CNBC]], [[Bloomberg Television]] and [[Fox Business Network]] (financial). |
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A term which has entered common parlance to differentiate cable news from traditional news broadcasts is '''network news''', in reference to the traditional television networks on which such broadcasts air. A classic example is the cable news channel [[MSNBC]], which overlaps with (and, in the case of breaking world-changing events, pre-empts) its network counterpart [[NBC News]]. |
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After the war, he made his living in the American West by [[Scalping|collecting Native scalps]] and [[bounty hunting]]. His life changed when he found a young woman whom he had inadvertently rescued when he killed her Indian captors. As they were far from civilization when they met, the woman pleaded to be taken with him and, in spite of himself, her plea made it through his bitter and hardened exterior, to whatever tiny core of goodness rested within. |
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They fell in love and soon were married. They had a daughter, and the killer became a farmer. |
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'''Television news channels''' are [[television]] [[specialty channel]]s which focus on presenting [[news]] content. |
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The world's first dedicated 24-hour news channels were [[CNN]] and [[BBC World News]]. |
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However, his family fell ill and he left them to fetch a doctor from the nearest town. When he got there, his mission was delayed by a freak storm and a gang of outlaws who were preying on passers-by, killing them and selling their scalps as though they had belonged to Natives. Due to this delay, he found his family had died during his absence. Fueled by hatred and thinking only of vengeance, he tracked the gang of outlaws to the border-town of Ratwater, Texas and began to slaughter them. When he confronted the leader of the outlaws, he killed the innocent hostage the man had taken and damned himself to [[Hell]]. Before he could kill the outlaw, he ran out of bullets and was struck in the back of the head with a shovel. The leader then proceeded to impale his chest with the shovel. |
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{{see also|List of news channels}} |
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Death took him, and, because of the innocent life he had taken, his soul was consigned to perdition. However, his hatred could not be contained and it caused Hell to literally freeze over. The weary [[Death (personification)#Death (angels) in religion|Angel of Death]], playing poker with the [[Devil]], suggested a solution to this little problem: they could allow the man to return to Earth to seek revenge against the remaining outlaws. In exchange, he would become the Patron Saint of Slaughter and Assassination who would assume the Angel of Death's role of collecting the souls of those who died by violence, with whoever sat on the throne of heaven being the only one he would answer to. Accepting the offer, the man was dubbed the 'Saint of Killers' and took up the Angel's sword, (refashioned into a pair of [[Walker Colt]] revolvers). |
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'''Radio news''' is the same as television news but is transmitted through the medium of the [[radio]]. It is more based on the audio aspect rather than the visual aspect. Sound bites are captured through various reporters and played back through the radio. News updates occur more often on the radio than on the television - usually about once or twice an hour. |
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As the Saint made his way out of Hell, the fires started to reignite. The Devil then made the mistake of slinging an insult at the Saint, whereupon the Saint angrily killed the Devil and returned to the land of the living. He proceeded to slaughter the men who had killed him along with everyone else in Ratwater simply because his hate ran too deep for two murders to satisfy. Afterwards, the Saint went to rest at a specially prepared tomb at [[Boot Hill]] but his spirit walked the Earth to gather the souls of those who died violent deaths. |
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At most news/talk radio stations, newscasts run from :00-:06 minutes after the top of each hour. Some stations produce the entire six minutes on their own. Others begin with a [[network]] newscast, which covers national and world news, followed by a 2- or 3-minute local newscast. Most of the time, time is taken out of the news "window" for [[commercials]] and a [[weather]] forecast. In larger cities, [[traffic]] reports are also included. Some stations do traffic only during [[rush hour]] while others cover traffic around the clock. |
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Over a century later, the half-angel/half-demon entity known as 'Genesis' was born and escaped its prison in heaven to earth where it merged with the Preacher [[Jesse Custer]]. In order to retrieve Genesis, the Saint was awakened and sent after Custer. Upon reaching him however, Custer used the power granted to him by Genesis, the Word of God, to prevent the Saint from shooting him or his companions. After learning that God had disappeared from heaven, the Saint left to reconsider his role in the grand scheme of things. Eventually deciding that it wasn't God who he answered to but the one who sat on the throne of heaven-and being the throne was vacant-The Saint decided to continue hunting Custer down not because he had been ordered to, but because Custer had scorned him. Finally tracking his quarry to France where Custer was in the midst of rescuing his friend Cassidy from the Grail, The Saint halted in his plans to kill Custer when Herr Starr revealed that Genesis knew the truth regarding the death of the Saint's family whereupon he offered to spare Custer's life in exchange for the information. Later rendevousing with Custer in the deserts of the American Southwest, the Saint learned that the deaths were not accidental; they had been preordained. [[God]] had arranged them in order to obtain the services of an efficient killer. Enraged beyond measure, the Saint embarked on his own quest for revenge against the Almighty. |
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Sometime later, Custer contacted the Saint by digging up the remains of his human body and convinced him to join forces in order to bring justice against God for the crimes he had committed against Earth and Humanity. Custer arranged to die at the Hands of [[Herr Starr]] and the Grail, thereby killing Genesis along with him so that God would feel safe to return to his throne in heaven. When he arrived however, he found that the Saint had slaughtered every last Angel in Heaven and was waiting for him. Despite God's attempts to intimidate the Saint with his wrath and then offering to restore his family to life, the Saint gunned him down to his demise. With no one left to kill anymore, the Saint sat upon Heaven's Throne and returned to sleep — presumably forever. |
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Local TV news stations normally broadcast 3-4 times a day: 5:00 & 6:00 in the morning, Noon, 5:00 & 6:00 in the evening, and 10:00 or 11:00 at night. Many stations title their newscasts with catchy names like "Daybreak," "Good Morning (insert city here)," "Live at Five," "[[Eleven @ 11:00]]," or "Nightcast." These names are intended to set one station apart from the rest, especially for viewers who are chosen for [[audience measurement]] surveys. If the respondent was unable to provide a channel number or [[call letters]], the newscast title is often enough for the appropriate station to receive [[Nielsen ratings]] credit. |
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were hanging off his arms the Saint could shoot true and find his mark. |
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*The Saint has demonstrated a degree of super strength. When hit by Cassidy in a speeding truck the Saint did not budge and the truck was flipped. When Jesse Custer tried to put his hand on the Saint's shoulder the Saint of Killers flung him several feet like a rag doll. |
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* He apparently has the power to enter and leave Heaven at will. It is not known if he could similarly travel to Hell. He also threatened to "Kill his way across half Creation", implying other travel abilities. On the other hand, he had to commandeer a ship to travel from America to France. |
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Radio station newscasts can range from as little as a minute to as much as the station's entire schedule, such as the case of [[all-news radio]]. |
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==Weapons== |
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The Saint of Killers possesses a pair of [[Walker Colt]] [[revolvers]], which were made from the Angel of Death's [[sword]]. Because of this, the guns are of divine nature: |
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*They possess unlimited [[ammunition]], and never need to be reloaded. |
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*They never jam. |
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*Any shot fired from these guns will always hit their mark, even piercing modern tank armor to reach the intended target. |
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*Any wound inflicted is always fatal regardless of circumstance or nature of the victim. Even angels and demons weren't immune to the power of the Saint's guns. Neither was God, nor the Devil, as they were also killed by the Saint. However, the vampire [[Cassidy (DC Comics)|Cassidy]] "survived" being shot presumably because as a vampire he was technically already dead. (Although, Garth Ennis has stated that at the time of Cassidy's encounter with the Saint, the full extent of the Saint's powers had yet to be determined. In retrospect, Ennis wished Cassidy had been killed by some other method.) |
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*More often, [[amplitude modulation|AM]] stations will air a 6 1/2 minute newscast on the top of the hour, which can be either a local report, a national report from a [[radio network]] such as [[CBS Radio]] or [[ABC Radio]], or a mix of both local and national content, including weather and traffic reports. Some stations also air a two minute report at the bottom of the hour. |
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==Other appearances== |
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*[[frequency modulation|FM]] stations, unless they feature a [[talk radio]] format, usually only air minute-long news capsules featuring a quick review of events and an abbreviated weather forecast, and usually only in [[drive time]] periods or in critical emergencies, since FM stations usually focus more on playing music. Traffic reports also air on FM stations, depending on the market |
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In [[Garth Ennis|Ennis']] ''[[Hitman (comics)|Hitman]]'' series, the Saint has been spotted on the street just outside of Noonan's Pub, a bar notorious in [[Gotham City]] for being the hangout of many contract killers. |
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In some parts of the world there are 'rolling news' TV channels that broadcast news 24 hours a day, such as [[CNN]] in the United States or [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]] in the United Kingdom. Many news reports presented on the Internet are updated 24 hours a day. |
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There's also an El Cerrito, CA band called Saint of Killers who play “Free metal destructo jazz”. Their album is from 2002, post-Preacher conclusion, so we can assume that the name may come from there. |
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Newscasts consist of several different elements, introduced by a news presenter or presenters. The presenters read 'links' and do interviews. |
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Most news stories come in the form of short 'packages'. These are pre-recorded reports usually lasting from one to five minutes. News reporters gather and edit together interview clips, pictures and their own 'pieces to camera' to tell a story. They script and record a 'voice-over' to explain the pictures and link the elements together. |
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Some stories are done as live reports. This can be a reporter on the scene of a story either being interviewed by a studio presenter (sometimes known as a 'two-way'), a reporter interviewing one or more other people, or simply live pictures and sound of an event. The sound and pictures are sent back to the TV station via fixed cable links, bounced off a [[satellite]] through a [[satellite truck]], or sent through [[microwave]] [[radio]] transmissions from a vehicle carrying a microwave transmitter. With the growth of "rolling news" channels the use of live material has increased enormously and TV reporters are now often judged as much on their ability to perform live in front of a camera as on their package-making or writing skills. |
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TV news programs are put together by producers, who decide what goes in and what gets left out, and how long and in what form each story is presented. They put together 'running orders' - a list of the stories in what they decide is the right order. |
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A separate news editor or assignment editor is often responsible for co-ordinating the gathering of material. |
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A [[Television director|director]] puts the show together, with help of the [[technical director]], [[floor director]] and a crew of people running audio, graphics, telepromptor, and cameras. Most news shows are broadcast live. |
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==Effects on society== |
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The invention of telecommunications and broadcasting has resulted in "the uncoupling of space and time." Spatial distanciation no longer required temporal distanciation. Information can be transmitted over long distances with hardly any delay. <ref> Thompson, John. The Media and Modernity. Cambridge, Polity Press, 1995. Pg. 19 </ref> |
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Broadcasting, especially news programs, have changed the way we perceive many people, ideas, jobs, etc. At one time, the leadership and authority of politicians were in awe with everybody {{Fact|date=August 2008}}. Now that their speeches, actions and decisions are all recorded and broadcast on news programs, people realized they make mistakes too, and are just like any other person. Not only does TV decrease our awe, it also increases the politician's self-doubt and lowers self-esteem. When giving a speech, we can see the speech-givers nerves and anxiety up close. <ref> Meyrowitz, Joshua. Mediating Communication: What Happens? Ch. 3. </ref> |
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News broadcasting (also known as newscast or newsbreak) is the broadcasting of various news events and other information via television or radio. The content is usually either produced locally in a newsroom, or by a broadcast network. It may also include such additional material as sports coverage, weather forecasts, traffic reports, commentary and other material that the broadcaster feels is relevant to their audience.
Television news
Television news refers to disseminating current events via the medium of television. "News bulletins" or "newscasts" are programs lasting from seconds to hours that provide updates on world, national, regional or local news events. Television news is very image-based, showing video of many of the events that are reported. Television channels may provide news bulletins as part of a regularly scheduled news program. Less often, television shows may be interrupted or replaced by "news flashes" to provide news updates on current events of great importance or sudden events of great importance.
Cable news
Cable news refers to channels which are devoted to current events 24-hours a day. The originator of this format from which the name derives is CNN (as well as CNN International), which originally stood for cable news network in reference to the then-new phenomenon of cable television. As satellite and other forms have evolved, the term cable news has become something of an anachronism but is still in common use; many other channels have since been established, such as BBC World News, BBC News, Sky News, Al Jazeera, France 24, STAR News, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and ABC News Now. Some news channels specialize even further, such as ESPNEWS (sports from ESPN), CNBC, Bloomberg Television and Fox Business Network (financial).
A term which has entered common parlance to differentiate cable news from traditional news broadcasts is network news, in reference to the traditional television networks on which such broadcasts air. A classic example is the cable news channel MSNBC, which overlaps with (and, in the case of breaking world-changing events, pre-empts) its network counterpart NBC News.
Television news channel
Television news channels are television specialty channels which focus on presenting news content.
The world's first dedicated 24-hour news channels were CNN and BBC World News.
Radio News
Radio news is the same as television news but is transmitted through the medium of the radio. It is more based on the audio aspect rather than the visual aspect. Sound bites are captured through various reporters and played back through the radio. News updates occur more often on the radio than on the television - usually about once or twice an hour.
At most news/talk radio stations, newscasts run from :00-:06 minutes after the top of each hour. Some stations produce the entire six minutes on their own. Others begin with a network newscast, which covers national and world news, followed by a 2- or 3-minute local newscast. Most of the time, time is taken out of the news "window" for commercials and a weather forecast. In larger cities, traffic reports are also included. Some stations do traffic only during rush hour while others cover traffic around the clock.
Newscasts
Local TV news stations normally broadcast 3-4 times a day: 5:00 & 6:00 in the morning, Noon, 5:00 & 6:00 in the evening, and 10:00 or 11:00 at night. Many stations title their newscasts with catchy names like "Daybreak," "Good Morning (insert city here)," "Live at Five," "Eleven @ 11:00," or "Nightcast." These names are intended to set one station apart from the rest, especially for viewers who are chosen for audience measurement surveys. If the respondent was unable to provide a channel number or call letters, the newscast title is often enough for the appropriate station to receive Nielsen ratings credit.
Radio station newscasts can range from as little as a minute to as much as the station's entire schedule, such as the case of all-news radio.
- More often, AM stations will air a 6 1/2 minute newscast on the top of the hour, which can be either a local report, a national report from a radio network such as CBS Radio or ABC Radio, or a mix of both local and national content, including weather and traffic reports. Some stations also air a two minute report at the bottom of the hour.
- FM stations, unless they feature a talk radio format, usually only air minute-long news capsules featuring a quick review of events and an abbreviated weather forecast, and usually only in drive time periods or in critical emergencies, since FM stations usually focus more on playing music. Traffic reports also air on FM stations, depending on the market
In some parts of the world there are 'rolling news' TV channels that broadcast news 24 hours a day, such as CNN in the United States or BBC News in the United Kingdom. Many news reports presented on the Internet are updated 24 hours a day.
Newscasts consist of several different elements, introduced by a news presenter or presenters. The presenters read 'links' and do interviews.
Most news stories come in the form of short 'packages'. These are pre-recorded reports usually lasting from one to five minutes. News reporters gather and edit together interview clips, pictures and their own 'pieces to camera' to tell a story. They script and record a 'voice-over' to explain the pictures and link the elements together.
Some stories are done as live reports. This can be a reporter on the scene of a story either being interviewed by a studio presenter (sometimes known as a 'two-way'), a reporter interviewing one or more other people, or simply live pictures and sound of an event. The sound and pictures are sent back to the TV station via fixed cable links, bounced off a satellite through a satellite truck, or sent through microwave radio transmissions from a vehicle carrying a microwave transmitter. With the growth of "rolling news" channels the use of live material has increased enormously and TV reporters are now often judged as much on their ability to perform live in front of a camera as on their package-making or writing skills.
TV news programs are put together by producers, who decide what goes in and what gets left out, and how long and in what form each story is presented. They put together 'running orders' - a list of the stories in what they decide is the right order.
A separate news editor or assignment editor is often responsible for co-ordinating the gathering of material.
A director puts the show together, with help of the technical director, floor director and a crew of people running audio, graphics, telepromptor, and cameras. Most news shows are broadcast live.
Effects on society
The invention of telecommunications and broadcasting has resulted in "the uncoupling of space and time." Spatial distanciation no longer required temporal distanciation. Information can be transmitted over long distances with hardly any delay. [1]
Broadcasting, especially news programs, have changed the way we perceive many people, ideas, jobs, etc. At one time, the leadership and authority of politicians were in awe with everybody [citation needed]. Now that their speeches, actions and decisions are all recorded and broadcast on news programs, people realized they make mistakes too, and are just like any other person. Not only does TV decrease our awe, it also increases the politician's self-doubt and lowers self-esteem. When giving a speech, we can see the speech-givers nerves and anxiety up close. [2]
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