Broadcast news : writing, reporting, and producing
Frank Barnas and Ted White
- 6th ed.
- New York : Focal Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2013.
- xvi, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Previous edition: 2010.
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.
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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