Voicer

How it is used

Radio newsroom jargon; distinguish a reporter's voicer from a report containing recorded interview clips.

Example sentences

1. She filed a forty-second voicer from the courthouse before the full interview was available.

   A reporter can deliver the essential account without inserting other voices.

2. The voicer ended with a reminder that the hearing would resume on Monday.

   The reporter's continuous narration carries both the update and its context.

Common collocations

• file a voicer
• record a voicer
• radio voicer

Related terms

• reporterA journalist whose main job is to find out what is happening, talk to people, collect facts and write or broadcast news stories about it.
• news bulletinA short programme on radio or television that gives the latest news at a regular time, such as every hour or in the evening.

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