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9780072396829

Broadcast News Handbook : Writing, Reporting, and Producing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780072396829

  • ISBN10:

    0072396822

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-07-12
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

Broadcast News Writing Handbook will make students and professionals better writers and better broadcast journalists. With 50 years of combined broadcast journalism experience, the authors discuss how to write, how to craft language, and how to be effective story tellers. Some of the topics covered: Deadly Copy Sins and How to Avoid Them, Interviewing: Getting the Facts and the Feelings, Producing TV News, and Writing Sports Copy.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Characteristics of Broadcast News Writing

Chapter 2: Selecting Stories and Starting to Write

Chapter 3: Writing Great Leads and Other Helpful Tips

Chapter 4: Deadly Copy Sins and How to Avoid Them

Chapter 5: Interviewing: Getting the Facts and the Feelings

Chapter 6: Writing Radio News

Chapter 7: Television News Story Forms - The VO

Chapter 8: Television Story Forms - The VO/SOT

Chapter 9: Television Story Forms - The Package

Chapter 10: Producing TV News

Chapter 11: Writing Sports Copy

Chapter 12: Why We Fight

Chapter 13: The 21st Century

Chapter 14: So You Want A Job? The Art of the Resume

Appendix A: How To Make Your Tape Impressive-The First Time

Appendix B: Word Usage and Grammar Guide

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