ABC News’ John Quinones talks about ABC News Live’s “Crisis of Command,” which breaks down the 77 crucial minutes of inaction during the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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A breaking news story is an event that warrants interruption of programming in order to report its details. This can include a local incident such as a fire or earthquake or national event such as a terrorist attack, political crisis or war.
Typically, a news anchor introduces the event and announces that the station is “breaking the news” (within their identification) as a pre-recorded or live broadcast, while also providing a link to additional information about the event on their website or on a social media platform. This announcement may be preceded by a graphic, a lower third or an in-studio interview with a local reporter, which conveys the importance of the breaking news story, and a promise to provide more details later.
The most important aspect of a breaking news story is its impact on viewers. If the news is significant enough, the coverage can last several hours or even days at a time.
A break-in or interrupter is a feature of broadcast television that allows network stations to share information with their affiliates about a breaking news story that has occurred or is in the works. The process starts with an opening graphic and voiceover announcing that the feed is paused for a brief amount of time to allow affiliated stations to join in on the coverage, with information being distributed from an internal alert/message service used by each broadcaster’s master control.
Depending on the magnitude of the story, local stations may break away from the network feed to begin their own evening newscasts; or, if an event is particularly notable, they may start their morning show, which would have a more prominent open and closing graphic with music to match the importance of the breaking news event. In most cases, this is a shortened version of the original network program with a re-rolling of the opening graphic as a way to communicate the most significant news item of the day.
