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Writing broadcast news : shorter, sharper, stronger : a professional handbook / Mervin Block.
Publication details: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 257 p. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781608714179 :
- 1608714179 :
- PN4784.B75 B56 2011
Contents:
Rules-- Dozen deadly don'ts -- Mistakes that mar scripts -- Venial sins -- Words that hurt copy -- Top tips of the trade -- 40 pointers that lead to better scripts -- Style-- Writing well with Orwell -- What style is- and isn't -- Lead-ins, lead-outs, tags, teases, voice-overs -- How to get a handle on them -- Attribution : Says who? -- How to quote people and attribute facts -- Words, Part I : Put in a good word -- Find the right word at the write time -- Words, Part II : No Journalese, please -- How to write plainly and clearly for stronger scripts -- After Math -- How to deal with numbers -- Bad news -- Characterizing news is bad- and tips for sports and weather scripts -- Noosepapers (and when they eat their words)-- On the dangers of fishing for a fast fact in a print story -- Best practices. Rewriting -- If you find time, rewrite -- My least worst -- Scripts written by the author -- Your turn -- Test your skills by writing scripts about the stories in this chapter -- All else -- The author discusses writing in Q-and-A with the author.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | PN 4784 .B75 B56 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5087023 |
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| PN 4784 .B75 A38 2012 Advancing the story : broadcast journalism in a multimedia world / | PN4784.B75 A453 2014 The future of news media in the Arab world / | PN 4784 .B75 A88 2003 Writing right for broadcast and internet news / | PN 4784 .B75 B56 2011 Writing broadcast news : shorter, sharper, stronger : a professional handbook / | PN 4784 .B75 B69 1997 Broadcast journalism : techniques of radio and TV news / | PN 4784 .B75 D63 2005 Better broadcast writing, better broadcast news / | PN 4784 .B75 P36 2006 Broadcast news and writing stylebook / |
Rules-- Dozen deadly don'ts -- Mistakes that mar scripts -- Venial sins -- Words that hurt copy -- Top tips of the trade -- 40 pointers that lead to better scripts -- Style-- Writing well with Orwell -- What style is- and isn't -- Lead-ins, lead-outs, tags, teases, voice-overs -- How to get a handle on them -- Attribution : Says who? -- How to quote people and attribute facts -- Words, Part I : Put in a good word -- Find the right word at the write time -- Words, Part II : No Journalese, please -- How to write plainly and clearly for stronger scripts -- After Math -- How to deal with numbers -- Bad news -- Characterizing news is bad- and tips for sports and weather scripts -- Noosepapers (and when they eat their words)-- On the dangers of fishing for a fast fact in a print story -- Best practices. Rewriting -- If you find time, rewrite -- My least worst -- Scripts written by the author -- Your turn -- Test your skills by writing scripts about the stories in this chapter -- All else -- The author discusses writing in Q-and-A with the author.
Originally published: Chicago : Bonus Books, 1987.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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