News scriptwriting

So honestly, I never noticed how much conversational writing went into newscasts. It is interesting and really makes sense now after studying and even writing it myself. I always had the idea that news was so intellectual and a lot of it was important sounding and what not, but it really is just something that is as simple as talking to a friend in person but still getting all the main ideas across, making it recognizable and understandable to everyday people.
The assignments that we have done this week have interested me a little more than the assignments such as commercial scripting because I am a journalism major and have always had an interest in the news. But like I said before, it always seemed like what should be said should sound "smart" just because writing the news in a newspaper is not exactly the same as writing the news to be broadcast on national television. I really am continuously learning so much more that I really feel will be beneficial to my future career and to simply being able to recognize things in everyday life.