 Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting, 5th Edition
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6042-1
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104 pages
February 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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From the back cover of the 4/e:
Every prospective radio-TV journalist must start somewhere, and the best place to start is at the beginning ... Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting. This newly revised edition of a bestselling text is truly a self-instructional learning experience, familiarizing students with the basic styles, principles, and techniques of radio-TV newswriting. Through clear instruction, examples and exercises, beginning students learn correct radio-TV news style and learn how to:
* Understand and use basic radio-TV news terms.
* Write radio and television news "reader" stories.
* Place attribution in its proper place in a sentence.
* Place a person's title in its proper place in a sentence.
* Place a person's age in its proper place in a sentence.
* Place a person's address in its proper place in a sentence.
* Write direct and indirect quotations.
* Place time elements in their proper place in a sentence.
* Write numbers.
* Write individually voiced numbers and letters.
* Write copy to match pictures and graphics.
* Write copy to match video.
* Write introductions to reporter packages.
* Edit copy.
New to this edition are a list of radio-TV news terms and summary writing assignments for radio and television newswriting, which test student mastery of basic skills. Fully updated and with even more examples, exercises and tests, Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting is the ideal supplement to basic newswriting texts or basic radio-TV industry texts for beginning students.
Every prospective radio-TV journalist must start somewhere, and the best place to start is at the beginning ... Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting. This newly revised edition of a bestselling text is truly a self-instructional learning experience, familiarizing students with the basic styles, principles, and techniques of radio-TV newswriting. Through clear instruction, examples and exercises, beginning students learn correct radio-TV news style and learn how to:
* Understand and use basic radio-TV news terms.
* Write radio and television news "reader" stories.
* Place attribution in its proper place in a sentence.
* Place a person's title in its proper place in a sentence.
* Place a person's age in its proper place in a sentence.
* Place a person's address in its proper place in a sentence.
* Write direct and indirect quotations.
* Place time elements in their proper place in a sentence.
* Write numbers.
* Write individually voiced numbers and letters.
* Write copy to match pictures and graphics.
* Write copy to match video.
* Write introductions to reporter packages.
* Edit copy.
New to this edition are a list of radio-TV news terms and summary writing assignments for radio and television newswriting, which test student mastery of basic skills. Fully updated and with even more examples, exercises and tests, Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting is the ideal supplement to basic newswriting texts or basic radio-TV industry texts for beginning students.
