Title:
Broadcast journalism : a guide for the presentation of radio and television news
Author:
Cohler, David Keith.
ISBN:
9780130886590
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1994.
Physical Description:
xviii, 315 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. Basic Newswriting. 1. Introduction to Broadcast Style. 2. Training, Reference Materials, and Copy Appearance. 3. Story Structure, Leads, Language. 4. "Who" and "What" 5. "When" and "Where" 6. Libel, Attribution, Quotation, and Ethics. 7. Special Segments -- Pt. 2. Radio News. 8. Is Anyone Listening? 9. Sources of Radio News. 10. Audiotape I: Actualities. 11. Audiotape II: Reports. 12. Audiotape III: Interviewing, Editing, Field Reporting. 13. Radio Newscasting -- Pt. 3. Television News. 14. Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? 15. Picture and Script Components. 16. Videotape I: Components, Sources, and Editing. 17. Videotape II: Writing and Scripting. 18. Reporting I: The Assignment. 19. Reporting II: Shooting the Story. 20. Reporting III: Basic Story Coverage. 21. Performing.
Abstract:
Completely revised and updated to reflect electronic journalism in the 1990s, this comprehensive volume introduces students to the essentials of broadcast newswriting, reporting, radio and television news production, and professional ethics. The author, a former news editor and correspondent, thoroughly covers broadcast-style language, scripting, audio- and video- recording, editing, field reporting, interviewing, producing, and performing. Contemporary photographs show professionals at work. Guides to punctuation, pronunciation, and phonetics facilitate the preparation of scripts, whether typed or computer-generated.
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