Broadcast news writing, reporting, and producing
Jargon buster: convergent journalism: ?Media convergence is the most significant development in the news industry in the last century. The ability to interchange text, audio, and visual communication over the Internet has fundamentally transformed the way news organizations operate. Convergence has...
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Focal Press/Elsevier
2010.
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| Edición: | 5th ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628430706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Part 1 Acquiring the News; CHAPTER 1 Ethical Considerations; Introduction; Accuracy; Libel; Defenses; False Light; Boundaries; Hidden Cameras and Microphones; Ambush Interviews; Gratuities; Conflict of Interest; Reenactments and Staging; "Unnatural" Sound; Video Deception; Improper Editing; Jump Cuts; Inflating the News; Wil the Real Reporter Please Stand Up?; Cameras in the Courtroom; The Fairness Doctrine; Invasion of Privacy; CHAPTER 2 Locating the News; Introduction
- Spontaneous, Planed, and Enterprised StoriesAssignment Desk; Follow-Ups on Previous Newscasts; The Wires; Local Experts; Monitoring the Competition; Beat Checks, Cop Shops, and Police Scaners; News Releases and Futures Files; Info Cals; The Calendar; Internet Bookmarks; Production Meetings; CHAPTER 3 Developing Stories; Introduction; Advancing the Story; Avoiding the Pack; Internet; Localization; Tips; Confidentiality; Accuracy of Sources; Gaining Confidence; Leaks; Trial Balloons; Authoritative or Informed Sources; Background Briefings; Keeping in Touch
- CHAPTER 4 Collecting Information from Real and Virtual DocumentsIntroduction; Open records; Public Records and "Sunshine Laws"; Filing an FOIA Request; The Privacy Act; Collecting governmental information; Government; Businesses and Individuals; Business Publications and Indexes; Trade Publications; Police Records; Court Records; Law Enforcement Databases; Birth and Death Records; Licenses; Land Records; Financial Records; Tax Records; Public Records; Additional Real and Virtual Documents; Database Services; City Directories; Creating Contact Lists
- CHAPTER 5 Beats, Spot News, and Reporting AssignmentsIntroduction; Beats; Business/consumer; Crime; Education; Entertainment/community; Environment; Health; Local government; Military; Science/technology; Sports; Weather; Spot News; Accidents; Crime; Demonstrations; Disasters; Fires; Rape; Riots; Tragedies; Guidelines for covering violent stories; Part 2 Writing the News; CHAPTER 6 Newswriting Mechanics; Introduction; Slugs; The Split Page; Avoiding Split Words and Sentences; Punctuation; Rewriting Wire Copy; Conversational Style; Reading Your Copy Aloud; Avoiding Information Overload
- Looking AheadTiming Stories; CHAPTER 7 Newswriting Style; Introduction; Descriptors and Identifiers; Names and titles; Middle names, initials, and maiden names; Foreign names; Ages; Marital status and children; Race; Numbers, Capital Numbers, Punctuation Marks, and Web Sites; Numbers; Capital numbers; Punctuation marks; Web sites; Language-Using the Best Words; Avoiding abbreviations; Contractions; Eliminating long words; Conjunctions; Prepositions; Pronouns; Adjectives and adverbs; Avoiding clichés; Good grammar and some exceptions; Language-Using the Best Phrasing; Active and passive voices
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