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Q&A News shot in screenwriting

I think you want an INSERT. From https://screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/ An insert is a shot — often a close-up — that focuses on a specific detail. If necessary, these shots can be writte...

posted 5y ago by April Salutes Monica C.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-02-10T14:22:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:31:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
I think you want an INSERT.

From [https://screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/](https://screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/)

> An insert is a shot — often a close-up — that focuses on a specific detail. If necessary, these shots can be written into a screenplay, but most inserts will be called for by the director.

    Patton smiles as he flips slowly through the stack. 
    
    He stops on one in particular.
    
    INSERT – PHOTO
    
    of a 12-year-old Patton and his father in upper deck seats at the 1997 World Series, hot dogs in hand.
    
                PATTON
    
    Go Marlins.

I think if it's a newsroom or other "live" scene, you write it just as it is, with a clear location indicating it, whether "living room/podcast studio" or "generic evening news desk"

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-27T14:15:31Z (over 5 years ago)
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