Writing For Broadcast Journalists

Author : Rick Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134369140

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Writing for Broadcast Journalists is the essential guide to writing news for television and radio, guiding readers through the significant differences between writing text to be read, and writing spoken English that will be heard. This book helps broadcast journalists at every stage of their careers to avoid newspaper-style ‘journalese’, clichés, jargon, and inaccurate grammar or pronunciation, while capturing the immediacy of the spoken word in creative broadcast news scripts. It also gives advice on providing concise online material for broadcasters’ websites. Sections include: • Practical advice on how to write accurately but conversationally • How to cope with a dynamic English language, with new expressions and words changing their meanings • Writing scripts that match the TV pictures, and use real sound on radio • Detailed guidance on correct terminology and the need for sensitive language • An appendix of ‘dangerous’ words and phrases to be avoided in scripts. Written in a lively and accessible style by a former BBC news editor, Writing for Broadcast Journalists is an invaluable guide to the techniques of writing news for television, radio and online audiences.

Author : Frank Barnas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315462202

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Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing by Frank Barnas Pdf

Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, 7th Edition is the leading book covering all aspects of writing and reporting the news. It identifies the key concepts and terms readers need to know in the news gathering and dissemination process, and provides practical, real-world advice for operating in the modern day newsroom. New to the seventh Edition are profiles of working journalists who give readers a glimpse into the working life of modern reporters, producers, and directors. This new edition also covers important aspects of the use of social media, drone journalism, and digital technology. A new chapter on portfolio development will assist readers in developing the skills to advance in their careers. The text has also been updated to reflect new industry standards in modes of information gathering and delivery, writing style, and technology. Additional features include: Key words at the start of every chapter, identifying important terms and definitions; End of chapter summaries, which allows readers to review the chapter’s main points; "Text Your Knowledge", which helps readers quiz themselves on important concepts; Chapter-by-chapter exercises, which readers can apply to a chapter’s themes; A companion website featuring video tutorials of necessary skills for journalists, including how to arrange lighting structures, how to hold a microphone, and how to properly conduct an interview.

Author : Rick Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136929632

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'This is a superb book which combines the rare mixture of high quality information with humour. The style of writing engages the reader from the introduction and the experience and insight of the author occasionally makes it difficult to put down, a rare feature of a textbook. I would unreservedly recommend this book not only to those studying journalism but to students of language and all who use the spoken and written word as the ‘materials’ of their work.' Barry Turner, Nottingham Trent University 'Rick Thompson's guidance manual is packed with advice to would-be writers for this medium. He's someone with years of experience at the top level of the national and international profession, and he's smack up to date with his references. The book is aimed at journalists, but anyone with a serious interest in developing their literacy will learn a lot about professional writing skills from what he has to say.' Roy Johnson, www.mantex.co.uk Writing for Broadcast Journalists guides readers through the significant differences between the written and the spoken versions of journalistic English. It will help broadcast journalists at every stage of their careers to avoid such pitfalls as the use of newspaper-English, common linguistic errors, and Americanised phrases, and gives practical advice on accurate terminology and pronunciation, while encouraging writers to capture the immediacy of the spoken word in their scripts. Writing for Broadcast Journalists includes: practical tips on how to avoid ‘journalese’, clichés and jargon guidance on tailoring your writing style to suit a particular audience advice on converting agency copy into spoken English writing to television pictures examples of scripts from some of the best in the business an appendix of ‘dangerous’ words and phrases to be avoided in scripts.

Author : Edward Bliss,James L. Hoyt
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0231079737

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Writing News for Broadcast by Edward Bliss,James L. Hoyt Pdf

The authoritative guide to writing for the broadcast medium.

Author : Frank Barnas,Ted White
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136025143

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Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing by Frank Barnas,Ted White Pdf

Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing presents a solid foundation for any student learning how to become a broadcast journalist€in today's world of convergent journalism. The broadcast industry continues to morph as newer and more advanced content platforms are hatched and developed, and broadcast journalists must understand how to writer, report, and produce for multiple platforms simultaneously. Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing is completely overhauled to reflect the trends of convergent journalism on every page. New co-author Frank Barnas brings a multi-face.

Author : Ted White
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136025211

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Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing by Ted White Pdf

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Faith M Sidlow,Kim Stephens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000518603

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Broadcast News in the Digital Age by Faith M Sidlow,Kim Stephens Pdf

Written by two award-winning broadcast journalists, this book offers a practical, hands-on guide to the modern digital TV newsroom. Pulling from extensive industry experience, the authors provide a comprehensive look at the key journalistic skills needed to excel in broadcast news today, including storytelling, writing, story pitching, video production, interviewing and managing social media. The textbook is organized into five sections: building a foundation, storytelling and writing, producing, live performance, and ethics and career progression. The authors also provide step-by-step instructions on how to efficiently multitask while staying true to journalist ethics. Each chapter includes clear learning objectives, review questions and practical assignments, making it ideal for classroom use. QR codes integrated in the text allow students to easily see and hear examples of the stories they are learning to write. Broadcast News in the Digital Age is an engaging, student-friendly guide for those seeking to become successful writers, producers, anchors and journalists in today’s newsrooms, both on-air and online.

Author : Jeff Rowe
Publisher : Marion Street Press, Inc.
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0966517628

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Broadcast News Writing for Professionals by Jeff Rowe Pdf

Covers topics such as how to find memorable stories, localize national stories, interview effectively, create professional live shots, develop a broadcast voice, and write leads.

Author : Ian Pickering
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317222484

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Writing for News Media by Ian Pickering Pdf

Writing for News Media is a down-to-earth guide on how to write news stories for online, print and broadcast audiences. It celebrates the craft of storytelling, arguing for its continued importance in a modern newsroom. With dynamism and humour, Ian Pickering, a journalist with 30 years’ experience, offers readers practical advice on being a news journalist, with step-by-step guidance on creating a great story and writing the perfect news copy. Chapters include: extracts from published news articles to help illustrate the dos and don’ts of storytelling; the ten golden rules for structuring and putting together a successful news article, including ‘Nail the intro’, ‘Let it flow’ and ‘Keep it simple’; instruction on writing stories for different specialist subjects, including politics, court cases, economics, funnies and celebrity; help for readers on how to write for broadcast news; tips on how to write headlines, how to use pictures, how to make the most of quotations and how to avoid common style and grammar mistakes; glossaries covering a range of different aspects of news journalism, including types of news story, online and data journalism, typesetting and broadcasting. This is an instructive and insightful manual which champions brilliant storytelling and writing with flair. It introduces a set of key creative and analytical techniques that will help students of journalism and young professionals hone and refi ne their story-writing skills.

Author : Greg Dobbs
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317349914

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Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News by Greg Dobbs Pdf

Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News teaches students how to write with the conversational simplicity required for radio and TV. This text draws on the Emmy Award-winning author's decades of professional experience in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, the text also discusses the other elements that make up a good story--producing, reporting, shooting, editing, and ethics. The author's real-world perspective conveys the excitement of a career in journalism.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138365343

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Writing for Broadcast Journalists by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

Author : Andrew Boyd,Peter Stewart,Ray Alexander
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136025860

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Broadcast Journalism by Andrew Boyd,Peter Stewart,Ray Alexander Pdf

This newest edition of Broadcast Journalism continues its long tradition of covering the basics of broadcasting from gathering news sources, interviewing, putting together a programme, news writing, reporting, editing, working in the studio, conducting live reports, and more. Two new authors have joined forces in this new edition to present behind the scenes perspectives on multimedia broadcast news, where it is heading, and how you get there. Technology is meshing global and local news. Constant interactivity between on-the-scene reporting and nearly instantaneous broadcasting to the world has changed the very nature of how broadcast journalists must think, act, write and report on a 24/7 basis. This new edition takes up this digital workflow and convergence. Students of broadcast journalism and professors alike will find that the sixth edition of Broadcast Journalism is completely up-to-date. Includes new photos, quotations, and coverage of convergent journalism, podcasting, multimedia journalism, citizen journalism, and more!

Author : Wynford Hicks,Sally Adams,Harriett Gilbert
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Journalilsm - Authorship
ISBN : 9780415184458

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Writing for Journalists by Wynford Hicks,Sally Adams,Harriett Gilbert Pdf

Contains chapters on writing news; writing features; writing reviews; style and a glossary of terms used by journalists.

Author : Charles Raiteri
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0742540278

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Writing for Broadcast News by Charles Raiteri Pdf

Describes the storytelling elements of a broadcast news story. It shows students and professionals of radio and TV journalism how to apply structure to stories. Use cases of news reports and evaluation checklists are presented.

Author : C. A. Tuggle,Forrest Carr,Suzanne Huffman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Television broadcasting of news
ISBN : 0071218408

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Broadcast News Handbook by C. A. Tuggle,Forrest Carr,Suzanne Huffman Pdf