2025 Blacksnake NIETOC
2025 — Pocatello, ID/US
Radio Broadcast Journalism
Event Description:
Radio/Broadcast Journalism - 5:30-6:00 minutes, no “grace
period.” No time signals provided.
1. Performance: This speech must include a minimum of three
pieces of news. The speech shall be a news broadcast with an
original commercial of no fewer than 30 seconds and an
editorial commentary about a news item covered in the
provided material. The editorial commentary, which shall be
an original extemporaneous editorial reflecting the opinion of
the contestant on a news story used in the presentation shall
consume between 1-2 minutes of the total speech and shall
be presented in the last half of the broadcast.
2. Procedure: Students shall enter the room one at a time. They
should not watch others prior to speaking, but they may stay
in the room to observe once they have spoken. Contestants
shall sit with their back toward the judge. Contestants must
give the judge the news article that they use for their
commentary after completing their speech.
3. Expectations: Emphasis should be placed on presentation
of the news stories, commercial and editorial commentary.
Note this is not an interpretation event.
4. Time: Contestants may time themselves but may not have
another person assist with timing. This event has a 5:30
minimum-6:00 maximum with no grace period. After which
a timing violation will result in being dropped one rank by
the judge. Time signals are not provided. Students may time
themselves for reference, but the judge is the official
timekeeper of the round.