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Broadcast news : writing, reporting, and producing

By: Barnas, Frank
Title By: White, Ted
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Focal Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2013.Edition: 6th ed.Description: xvi, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780240823713Subject(s): Broadcast journalism | Reporters and reporting | Report writingDDC classification: 808/.066607
Summary:
This text examines the skills, techniques and challenges of writing and reporting for broadcast. It covers the fundamentals and presents examples and issues through actual scripts and interviews with people who bring us the news.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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808.066607 BA BR (Browse shelf) Available T0054278
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Previous edition: 2010.

This text examines the skills, techniques and challenges of writing and reporting for broadcast. It covers the fundamentals and presents examples and issues through actual scripts and interviews with people who bring us the news.

PART 1 ACQUIRING THE NEWS: Locating the News; Developing Sources; Collecting Information from Documents; Reporting Assignments; Specialty Reporting. PART 2: WRITING THE NEWS: News Writing Mechanics; News Writing Style; Writing Compelling Leads. PART 3: REPORTING THE NEWS: Fieldwork; Interviewing; Covering Planned Events; Reporting Live; Voiceovers, Packages, and Story Formats. PART 4: PRODUCING THE NEWS: Producing the Television Newscast; Producing the Radio Newscast; Delivering the News.

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