Full Description
Broadcast News HandbookSocial Media enables students and professionals to become better writers and better journalists. Backed by 50 years of combined broadcast journalism experience, the authors provide helpful discussions and expert knowledge on crafting language, packaging stories, and overcoming the fundamental challenges of being a young broadcast journalist in the digital era. A new focus on social media brings students full force into the world of cutting-edge reporting.
Contents
Foreword ixPreface xAcknowledgments Chapter 1Broadcast News Writing Chapter 2: Selecting Stories and Starting to Write Chapter 3: Writing Great Leads and Other Helpful Tips Chapter 4: Deadly Copy Sins and How to Avoid Them Chapter 5: Interviewing: Getting the Facts and the Feelings Chapter 6: Writing Radio News Chapter 7: Television News Story Forms--The VO Chapter 8: Television Story Forms--The VO/SOT Chapter 9: Television Story Forms--The Package Chapter 10: Writing Sports CopyChapter 11: Producing TV NewsChapter 12: The Care and Feeding of Television Live ShotsChapter 13: Why We FightChapter 14: Writing for the WebChapter 15: Effectively Utilizing Social MediaChapter 16: So You Want a Job? The Art of the ResumeAppendix A: Word Usage and Grammar Guide Appendix B: Legal and Privacy FAQsAppendix C: Producing a Student Newscast from Beginning to EndNER(01): WOW
