Ad-libbing by on-the-scene reporters
See "On-the-scene reporting."
"At the top of the news" / "Our top story"
See "Breaking news."
Banter
No.
"Begs the question"
First: no. Second: do you know what this phrase means? Really? Hint: it's not "raises the question."
"Breaking news"
No.
"Controversial"
No.
"Correspondent"
See "Journalist."
Crime/accident/fire
Why?
Editorializing
See "Opinion."
Feel-good tidbits to end the news
See "Fun facts."
"For more information, check our website"
No.
Fun facts
No.
"Has prepared this report"
See "Named reporters."
"I"
No. No. No. Just no.
"Journalist"
Reporter.
Named reporters
No.
Number-verb agreement
Did you study journalism? See "They."
On-the-scene reporting
No.
Opinion
No. No. No.
"Police"
Careful. Is this a story about the police, or is it about the crime?
Prepositions and conjunctions
No emphasis, ever. See "Radiospeak."
Radiospeak
WTF?! Speak like normal people, please.
Segues
No.
Sirens
See "Sound bites."
Sound bites
No.
Teasing the NEWS
No.
"The CBC has learned"
No.
"The Liberal Government"
The Government.
The RCMP
Singular. See "Number-verb agreement."
"The Trudeau Government"
See "The Liberal Government."
"They"
He, or she; or "he or she," as appropriate; unless you actually mean they, in which case, they.
RCMP officers
Plural. See "Number-verb agreement."
"Unprecedented"
No.
What, Who, When, Where, and Why
Yes. Nothing more, please.