Broadcast news writing, reporting, and producing
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, Fourth Edition examines the skills, techniques, and challenges of writing and reporting for broadcast journalism. Along with complete coverage of the fundamentals, the text presents up-to-date examples and issues through actual scripts and interviews...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Focal Press/Elsevier
2005.
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| Edición: | 4th ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626902806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A Changing Industry; Is Journalism for You?; What Role to Play?; Your College Education; Internships; Your First Job; Responsibility and Accuracy; 1 Broadcast News Writing Mechanics; Some Basics; Correcting Copy; Slugs; The Split Page; Avoiding Abbreviations; Avoiding Split Words and Sentences; Punctuation; Names and Titles; Middle Names and Initials; Foreign Names; Ages; Marital Status; Race; Numbers; Timing Stories; Review Questions; Exercises
- 2 Broadcast News Writing StyleRewriting Wire Copy; Conversational Style; Contractions; Reading Your Copy Aloud; Avoiding Information Overload; Avoiding Relative Clauses; Eliminating Long Words; Conjunctions; Prepositions; Pronouns; Modifying Phrases; Avoiding Clichés; Writing What You Mean; Good Grammar and Some Exceptions; Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; 3 More Style Rules; Verbs; Present Tense; Present Perfect Tense; Mixing Tenses; Active Verbs; Says Is a Good Verb; Strong Verbs; Limiting Use of Adverbs and Adjectives; Attribution; Using Quotes; Expressing Time; Looking Ahead
- TransitionsPeople, Not Persons; Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; 4 Writing Broadcast Copy; Leads; The "Five W's and H Rule"; Hard and Soft Leads; The "Right" Emotion; The Quote Lead; The Shotgun Lead; The Suspense Lead; The Delayed Lead; Negative Leads; Updating and Reworking the Lead; Constructing the Rest of the Story; Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; 5 Color: The Key to Good Writing; Color Should Be Natural; Emulate the Best; Kuralt On the Road; "A Postcard from Nebraska"; Crisp and Clear; Use Your Senses; Color Comes in Many Shades; Colorful Obituaries
- Frederick, Ellerbee, and AaronMurrow and His "Boys"; "This Is London"; "Permit Me to Tell You"; "The Fault, Dear Brutus"; Eric Sevareid: Writing with Class; Good Things from Local Stations; Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; 6 Radio News; You Need A Scorecard; All News Radio Stations; Good News Teams Are Also Found in Small Places; Your Audience; Organizing Material; Writing from the Back; The Lead Story; The Rest of the Newscast; Localizing the News; Story Length; Actualities; Wraparounds; Lead-Ins; Teases; Headlines; Pad Copy; Back Timing; Summary; Review Questions; Exercises
- 7 Writing for the Television NewscastCombining Words and Pictures; Sound Bites; The Television Newswriter; Read Stories; Voice-overs; The Split Page; Video Instructions; Sound on Tape; Lead-Ins; Headlines and Teases; A Team Effort; Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; 8 Delivering the News; Credibility; One-Way Communication; Getting Help with Your Delivery; Dialects; Listening to Yourself; Getting Pronunciation Help; Pacing; Marking Copy; Characteristics of Successful Anchors; Ratings Wars; Cosmetics; Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; 9 Finding the News; The Wires
- Television Satellite Feeds
