Television news screen layout

Okay, so you know how when you watch TV news, there are pictures and words on the screen? Well, the people who make the TV news want to make sure you can see everything that's important, so they have a special way of arranging everything on the screen.

First, there's something called the "lower third." That's the area at the bottom of the screen where you see the news anchor's name and any important information, like the date and the location of the story they're talking about.

There's also a big picture or video behind the news anchor, and that's called the "background." Usually, it shows something related to the story they're talking about, like a fire if they're talking about a fire, or a picture of a politician if they're talking about politics.

Then there are other pictures and videos that they show on the side of the screen. These are called "graphics," and they usually have more information about the story, like numbers or maps or pictures of people involved.

Finally, when there's a person being interviewed on the news, they show their picture on the screen too. This is called the "split screen," because there are two pictures on the screen at the same time.

So basically, the TV news screen layout is like a puzzle, with different pieces arranged in specific places so you can see everything that's important and not miss anything.