engaging stories... ...told economically

Why you shouldn't just copy what you see:

From the Frost Report, a very long time ago there was a desire to add visuals for almost every syllable of a report. A very long time ago? You can still spot this today:



Charlie Brooker demonstrates just how much of what we see is lazy cliché and not telling stories properly at all.



Another piece to demonstrate how formulaic so much of what we see has become:



And to prove that radio also has its fair share of manufactured formats:

How to Create a Radio News Bulletin. by gremlinsaudio