This is usually followed by three or four longer news segments, typically running 6-12 minutes each.

It was the news segment of the Today show.

But just what the news segments would offer remains unclear.

Of 838 news segments, 21 percent were reported by women, up from 14 percent in 1992 and 1993.

The trial was covered in 2,237 news segments from 1994 through 1997.

The news segment, cut to around five minutes, features interviews with members of the local community.

While doing a news segment on television, she was attacked by a lion.

This season, "60 Minutes" produced about 100 original news segments.

But it would be reported, and shown again in news segments, over the next 24 hours.

Exactly how does an idea, especially from someone with no journalism experience, evolve into a successful news segment?