News presenter

The term newscaster came into common use to distinguish presenters of straight news broadcasts from commentators. In the UK, ITN s news presenters (especially those on ITV News) are referred to as newscasters (and have been since the 1950s), whilst those working at the BBC are called newsreaders. In the United States and Canada, news anchors (also known as anchorpersons , anchormen , or anchorwomen ) present material prepared for a news program and, at times, must improvise commentary for live presentation. This person may be working journalist and news gatherer as well as a participant in compiling the script to be delivered in a news bulletin. Prior to the television era, radio-news broadcasts often mixed news with opinion and each presenter strove for a distinctive style.

For example, in the original format of Meet The Press. Many anchors are also involved in writing and/or editing the news for their programs. The term anchor man was used to describe Walter Cronkite s role at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

Spivak, who served as the only permanent member of a panel of four reporters, anchored the panel. News • Writing style • Ethics • Objectivity • Values • Attribution • Defamation • Editorial independence • Education • Other topics Advocacy • Churnalism • Citizen • Civic • Collaborative • Community • Conspiracy • Database • Gonzo • Investigative • Literary • Muckraker • Narrative • New • Opinion • Special Interest • Peace • Visual • Watchdog Fourth Estate • Fifth Estate • Freedom of the press • Infotainment • Media bias • Public relations • Yellow journalism Newspapers • Magazines • News agencies • Broadcast • Online • Photojournalism • Alternative media  This box: view • talk • edit  A news presenter (also known as newsreader, newscaster, anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply anchor) is a person who presents a news show on television, radio or the Internet. A newscaster (short for news broadcaster) is a presenter of a news bulletins.

Zimmer (and others) also note that the term anchor was in common use in 1952 to describe the most prominent member of a panel of reporters or experts. The last major figure to present commentary in a news broadcast format in the US was Paul Harvey.

Lawrence E. Later, the term was applied to hosts of special events coverage and, still later, news presenters. .

Today, commentary is generally presented in the longer-form talk show format. These presenters were referred to as commentators.