Broadcast News Writing, Reporting and Production
2nd Edition
Published on 29. February 1996
Book
Hardback
408 pages
978-0-240-80245-9 (ISBN)
Description
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting and Production examines the skills, techniques, and challenges of writing and reporting for broadcast. Along with complete coverage of the fundamentals, the text presents up-to-date examples and issues through actual scripts and interviews with the people who bring us the news. This edition includes such timely topics as the OJ Simpson trial and the Oklahoma City Bombing.
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting and Production contains the most complete treatment of reporting techniques and scripts by outstanding correspondents available in a broadcast news text. Famous journalists such as Betsy Aaron, Bob Dotson, Charles Osgood, Susan Stamberg, and Richard Threlkeld not only provided scripts for the book; they also discuss how they write and report. In addition there is an emphasis throughout on real-life situations. The problems that reporters, writers, assignment editors and producers face every day are discussed in detail.
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting and Production contains the most complete treatment of reporting techniques and scripts by outstanding correspondents available in a broadcast news text. Famous journalists such as Betsy Aaron, Bob Dotson, Charles Osgood, Susan Stamberg, and Richard Threlkeld not only provided scripts for the book; they also discuss how they write and report. In addition there is an emphasis throughout on real-life situations. The problems that reporters, writers, assignment editors and producers face every day are discussed in detail.
Reviews / Votes
Book is extremely readable but still intelligent. Really like the use of recent news stories.Some chapters need to be moved, e.g. why is "using the hardware" after "putting the TV story together"? Producing chapter needs beefing up. Needs more emphasis on use of internet for research.
Very user friendly - good practical guide to writing like the author.
Rises to the top in a poor field. Needs to be more critical. I'll be teaching both with and against it.
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-240-80245-9 (9780240802459)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ted White had been a broadcast journalism since starting his career as a copy boy for The Voice of America while in college as a journalism student. He worked for CBS, ABC, and CNN, as well as other major radio and TV stations in NYC, where he was a writer, reporter, editor, and producer before becoming a college professor at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA.
Content
Introduction; Broadcast news writing mechanics; Broadcast news writing style; More style rules; Writing broadcast copy; Color: The key to good writing; Writing for the radio newscast; Writing for the television newscast; Delivering the news;
Finding the news; Broadcast news reporting; Reporting assignments; Covering planned events; Reporting live; Putting the television story together; The interview; Collecting information from documents; Developing sources; Ethics and the law; More legal and ethical issues; Speciality reporting; Producing; Using the hardware; The job search in a changing industry; Index.
Finding the news; Broadcast news reporting; Reporting assignments; Covering planned events; Reporting live; Putting the television story together; The interview; Collecting information from documents; Developing sources; Ethics and the law; More legal and ethical issues; Speciality reporting; Producing; Using the hardware; The job search in a changing industry; Index.