SkillsUSA Broadcast News Practice Test

Dateline is the term for the location tag placed at the start of a story to show where it's coming from. It establishes the report’s origin and helps viewers understand the context and relevance of the news, especially if the reporter is on location rather than in the studio. In practice, you might hear or see something like “Dateline: NEW YORK” at the top, signaling that the footage or lead is from that place and often indicating the date as well. Chroma key refers to the green-screen technique used to insert backgrounds, B-Roll is additional footage that supports the story, and a Cold Open is the opening scene before the standard program intro. So the location tag at the start is called the dateline.