Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook
eBook - ePub

Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook

  1. 346 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook

About this book

Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook is the go-to resource for writing broadcast news, offering a concise introduction to writing engaging stories for television, radio, podcasts and online media.

Covering the nuances of reporting, grammar, style and usage, readers will learn how to craft stories on government, crime, weather, education, health, sports and more. This eighth edition is updated to include:

  • New sections on industry challenges and opportunities from artificial intelligence, deepfakes and streaming.
  • Fully updated examples, exercises and glossary.
  • An expanded focus on ethics with ethical issues discussed in virtually every chapter.

Drawing on over a quarter of a century of broadcast news and industry research experience, authors Papper and Kolodzy once again ensure this vital text contains all the information necessary for being a successful news writer today.

Whether you're a journalism student or a working broadcast professional, Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook is a definitive reference for your bookshelf.

This book also features an accompanying Instructor Manual, found at www.routledge.com/9781032519845

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 News Now, News Next
  9. 2 Challenges in News Today
  10. 3 Challenges Bring Opportunities
  11. 4 Research, Collecting Information and Bites
  12. 5 Readability
  13. 6 Words
  14. 7 Phrases and Phrasing
  15. 8 Sentences
  16. 9 Leads and Endings
  17. 10 Stories
  18. 11 Working With Bites, Actualities and Natural Sound
  19. 12 TV: Story Forms
  20. 13 TV: Working With Pictures
  21. 14 Producing News on TV
  22. 15 Producing News on Social Media
  23. 16 Producing News on Websites and Mobile
  24. 17 Radio, Audio, Podcasts: Story Forms and Working With Sound
  25. 18 News, Weather and Sports
  26. 19 Reporting: Seasonal Coverage and the Calendar
  27. 20 Reporting: The GA and Specialized Coverage
  28. 21 Ethics, Legality and the RTDNA and SPJ Codes of Ethics
  29. 22 TV Script Form, Supers and Glossary
  30. Index