AMRAP IS NO LONGER TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEWSROOM
NEWSROOM CONTENT MUST FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC ARTISTS - NOT INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ARTISTS.
Any broadcaster, producer, staff or volunteer from an Australian community radio station (“Community Radio Personnel”) is eligible to apply to produce Content for the Newsroom. Successful applicants will be known as ‘Music Correspondents’ (MCs).
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What Types Of Content Will The Newsroom Commission?
The aim of the Newsroom is to create Content that a number of community stations will broadcast (not just one or two stations). MCs should pitch Content ideas that they believe will be:
- Of National significance and/OR,
- Of clear interest to a number of stations within a specific region (e.g. QLD, TAS, Stations in the desert etc) and/OR
- Of interest to a specific community of interest (e.g. classical music fans, music festival goers, touring musicians etc).
1) News Pieces
Provide the latest information on specific music issues, genres, communities, culture or sectors. The MC must commit to producing at least three News Pieces, delivered to Amrap either weekly, fortnightly or monthly. News pieces need to delivered in one of these formats, and will be paid accordingly:
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Formats |
Description |
Minimum Duration (minutes) |
MC Gets Paid (Per Piece) |
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News Updates |
Report on at least four music news items. A straight read of the news items with music bed under the read. If specific artists are referred to in the Bulletin, extracts of their music should be used in the music bed. |
1 min |
$70 |
|
News Bulletins |
Report on at least four music news items. At least two of the news items must contain audio 'grabs' a spokesperson ('Talent') relevant to the news item. Bulletin produced as a straight read with a music bed. If specific artists are referred to in the Bulletin, extracts of their music should be used in the music bed. |
2 mins |
$100 |
Examples of appropriate News Pieces for the Newsroom:
(Don’t be limited by these ideas... if you join the Newsroom you can pitch other concepts!)
- An MC may pitch to provide a fortnightly News Update focusing on a specific genre (E.g. Hip Hop, Jazz, Folk), covering charts, awards and notable achievements of Australian artists in the specific genre.
- An MC may pitch to provide a weekly ‘National Touring News’ update, providing information on Artists that are touring at least 3 States (and are therefore of some national significance).
- An MC may pitch to produce a fortnightly News Bulletin focusing on the latest news from a specific State or Territory provided that the Content is of some national interest.
2) Documentaries
MCs may pitch ‘one-off’ Documentaries as subjects or issues arise, or pitch a Documentary ‘series’ that explores a subject or issue over a number of episodes. Documentaries need to delivered in one of these formats, and will be paid accordingly:
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Content Type
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Description
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Minimum Duration (minutes)
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MC Gets Paid Per Piece
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Documentaries
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Narration with music bed and audio grabs form at least two Talent interviews relevant to the documentary topic.
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4 mins
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$200
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Documentaries
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Narration with music bed and audio grabs form at least two Talent interviews relevant to the documentary topic. Cut into two pieces (min three mins each).
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6 mins
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$300
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Documentaries should primarily focus on one of the following:
- National Issues of national significance
- Local issues of national significance
- Genre based issues of national significance
- General national music issues
- Developments in music business or culture of national interest: e.g. ‘the rise of music festivals in Australia’, ‘file sharing and its effects on Australian artists’
- Regular music events or activities of national significance: e.g. ‘Spotlight on Australian Music Prize Nominees and follow up on the winners’.
