ENG, or “electronic news gathering,” is a broadcast news industry term for producers, reporters, and editors that use electronic video and audio technologies for gathering and presenting news. The term originates from the television news industry in the 1980s and 1990s when ENG was first becoming commonplace.
Electronic news gathering encompasses everything from a single reporter shooting a story on a video camera, to an entire crew taking a production or satellite truck on location to conduct a live news report for an outside newscast. For sending ENG reports back to a central station, the Federal Communications Commission in the USA has reserved ten ENG video channels in each area for satellite truck communications. These days, more and more journalists use smartphones and small field recorders, and upload reports directly.