In this way it is hoped that the story will be buried, or at least greatly overshadowed, by the other events. In the United States, as elsewhere, reporters have been killed before their stories could be aired. Such is the level of fear of being exposed by the media. Suffice it to say truth is measured by not only by what the media reports, but, just as importantly, what it doesn't report . Although responsibilities vary among stations, generally the news producer is the person who is directly in charge of the newscast.
Larger stations have segment producers in charge of specific stories or newscast segments.
Two types of directors are involved in putting the newscast on the air. The first, the news director is the top person in the News Department. This person controls the budget, hires and fires personnel, and has ultimate responsibility for the station's news. Much further down the ladder of responsibility is the on-air director for the newscast. ENG coordinators must not only thoroughly know their studio and location equipment, but also understand news.