What speed in wpm is The News read out at.?

Question

A shorthand writer needs to know the speed of the news being read. Is it 160 wpm?

Answer 1

The following is from the web site shown below. Since each newscaster has his/her own rate, I'd expect that most fall in the 120 to 180 WPM rate.

The speaking rate in words per minute.

x-slow 80 words per minute.

slow 120 words per minute.

medium 120-200 words per minute.

fast 300 words per minute.