Newsroom Production Guide

Every bulletin runs on a clear plan.

newscruxly is the United Kingdom's practical guide to newsroom production — editorial planning, studio reports, camera coordination and the workflows that get a story to air on time.

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Production plans

Choose your production plan

Every plan is built around the same guide: clear editorial planning, dependable studio reports and camera coordination that holds up on deadline.

Newsroom Starter

The core guide for small teams building their first daily workflow.

£0
  • Digital production guide
  • Editorial planning templates
  • Community briefing notes
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25% off first term

Studio Professional

Full coordination toolkit for studios running daily bulletins.

£149/month
  • Everything in Starter
  • Camera coordination playbooks
  • Studio run-sheet library
  • Monthly workflow review call
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Broadcast Enterprise

Dedicated support for multi-desk newsrooms and regional broadcasters.

£399/month
  • Everything in Professional
  • On-site production audit
  • Custom workflow documentation
  • Priority editorial support
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Join newsrooms streamlining production with newscruxly

  • Editorial planning that survives a breaking story
  • Studio report checklists your team will actually use
  • Camera coordination notes for single and multi-camera shoots
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newscruxly Guide

FAQ

How quickly can a small team adopt the guide?

Most editorial teams move to the newscruxly workflow within a single production cycle. The templates and run-sheets are built to slot into an existing daily schedule rather than replace it.

Does the guide cover multi-camera studio setups?

Yes. Camera coordination chapters cover single-camera field reports through to multi-camera studio floors, including handover notes between the gallery and the floor manager.

Can regional broadcasters use this at scale?

Broadcast Enterprise plans include a production audit and custom documentation, so regional and multi-desk newsrooms can apply the same workflow across every bulletin they run.

The newscruxly Production Framework

A single framework carries a story from the morning conference to the moment it airs.

Benefits

Structured Rundowns

Every segment timed and owned before the desk goes live.

Studio Readiness

Camera, sound and autocue checks confirmed ahead of air.

Clear Ownership

Every role on the floor knows exactly what they cover.

Deadline Discipline

Editorial cut-offs that hold even on a breaking story.

Consistent Standards

The same production checklist for every bulletin.

Editorial Support

Direct access to our production advisors when it matters.

Our workflow

The framework is designed so every desk understands what happens before and after their part of the process.

  1. 01Editorial planning
  2. 02Studio & camera brief
  3. 03Rehearsal & run-through
  4. 04Delivery & debrief

Coverage desks

Editorial Desk

Planning

Studio Floor

Production

Camera Team

Production

Field Reporting

Coverage

Autocue & Graphics

Studio

Delivery Desk

Workflow

340+

Newsrooms supported

12,600

Bulletins produced weekly

4.5 hrs

Planning time saved per week

96%

Guide satisfaction rate

Visibility

Plan every bulletin with total visibility

With integrated rundowns, studio checklists and camera notes in one guide, your editorial team can see exactly how a story moves from conference to broadcast.

Newsroom producer reviewing footage on multiple monitors

Editorial Planning

Run conference notes into a rundown your whole desk can follow without confusion.

Camera Coordination

Shot lists and floor cues that keep single and multi-camera setups in sync.

Delivery Workflows

Handover checklists that carry a story cleanly from studio to transmission.