Which acronym describes a news script format that includes video, voiceover, and sound on tape?

• A. VOSOT
• B. VO
• C. SOT
• D. VOT

Answer: (A)

In broadcast news scripts, the letters describe how the visuals and audio will come together on air. VOSOT means you’ll have video on screen with a voiceover narration, followed by a sound bite on tape. The voiceover provides the narration over the video to guide the story, and the sound on tape adds a direct quote or reaction from a source, enhancing credibility and impact. This combination uses all three elements—video, voiceover, and a taped sound bite—so it’s the format that explicitly describes including video, narration, and a clip from someone else. If you only had narration with video, that would be a VO; if you only had a clip without narration, that would be SOT; and other variants don’t capture all three together.