Radio-TV Newswriting 2e: A Workbook (2nd Edition)

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Synopsis
Radio-TV news must be written in a simple, direct manner so a newscaster can read the copy easily and communicate effectively in a way that will help listeners and viewers understand complex issues and events the first time they hear about them. Radio - TV Newswriting: A Workbook, Second Edition gives students abundant opportunities to learn, practice and develop sound foundations for writing radio-TV news.

More than 100 pages of true-to-life writing exercises involve students in practicing techniques, skills and situations. Radio exercises include writing reader stories, actuality stories, wraparound stories, voicer stories, live reports and newscasts. TV exercises include writing reader stories, full-screen graphics stories, voice-overs, studio packages (VO/SOT), soundbites, reporter packages and live shots. Students will write stories from wire copy, news releases, fact sheets and reporters’ notes. New to this edition is a section devoted to writing for a station or network web site, including exercises in web writing.

Copyright:
2003

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
ISBN-13:
9780813829098
Publisher:
Blackwell Publishing Company
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Iowa State University Press
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Communication
Submitted By:
170
Proofread By:
170
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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