Which type of pre-produced package has no reporter track and uses only the natural sound from the video?

• A. NAT Package
• B. NAT Sound
• C. Open-Ended Question
• D. Outcue

Answer: (A)

A NAT Package is a completed news piece that relies entirely on the sounds captured in the scene, with no narration from a reporter. The story unfolds through what you see on video and the natural sound—people talking in the background, environmental noises, and other ambient audio—without a reporter’s voiceover. That’s why this type fits: it uses only the natural sound from the video and has no reporter track, delivering the story purely through visuals and ambient audio.

NAT Sound, by contrast, refers to the natural audio clips themselves, which can be used within a package or stand alone, but it isn’t by itself a full pre-produced package.

Open-Ended Question and Outcue are unrelated terms in broadcast practice—the former is a type of interview prompt, the latter a cue to close a segment.