3.3

Overview of iNEWS
An iNEWS newsroom computer system provides:
• News gathering from text sources
• News production, including:
- Story creation and script editing
- Association of machine control items to script
- Show planning and creation
- Show archiving
- Contact organization and scheduling
• News to air, including:
- On-air playback control
- File exporting
- Internet publishing
Some primary components of iNEWS include:
• Linux-based computers running the iNEWS Server software. In this guide, these host
computers are referred to as the iNEWS Servers, or individually as server A, server B,
and so forth.
• A Windows-based computer running the iNEWS console multiplexor program. This
computer is known as the console.
• Windows- or Vista-based computers running the iNEWS client software. These
computers are known as iNEWS Workstations.
• Windows-based computers running the iNEWS Data Receiver software, which is used
to ingest wires and other text-based research material
• Other peripherals, such as printers and teleprompters.
Additionally, the iNEWS system is capable of interfacing with a wide variety of production
devices. Avid iNEWS Command provides a central point of control for numerous video
servers and graphics devices, or MOS protocol may be used to send playlists to
MOS-compatible playout controllers.