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Writing broadcast news: shorter, sharper, stronger : a professional handbook/ Mervin Block.

By: Block, MervinMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2011Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 257 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781608714179 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Broadcast journalism -- Authorship | Broadcast journalism | Report writingDDC classification: 070.4

Contents:

PART I: RULES 1. Dozen Deadly Don'ts Mistakes that mar scripts 2. Venial Sins Words that hurt copy 3. Top Tips of the Trade 40 pointers that lead to better scripts PART II: STYLE 4. Writing Well with Orwell What style is—and isn't 5. Lead-ins, Lead-Outs, Tags, Teases, Voice-Overs How to get a handle on them 6. Attribution: Says Who? How to quote people and attribute facts 7. Words, Part I: Put in a Good Word Find the right word at the write time 8. Words, Part II: No Journalese, Please How to write plainly and clearly for stronger scripts 9. After Math How to deal with numbers 10. Bad News Characterizing news is bad—and tips for sports and weather scripts 11. Noosepapers (and When They Eat Their Words) On the dangers of fishing for a fast fact in a print story PART III: BEST PRACTICES 12. Rewriting If you find time, rewrite 13. My Least Worst Scripts written by the author 14. Your Turn Test your skills by writing scripts about the stories in this chapter 15. All Else The author discusses writing in Q-and-A with the author

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	070.4 MER/W (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	04/02/2021	P17056

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Originally published: Chicago : Bonus Books, 1987.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: RULES
1. Dozen Deadly Don'ts
Mistakes that mar scripts
2. Venial Sins
Words that hurt copy
3. Top Tips of the Trade
40 pointers that lead to better scripts
PART II: STYLE
4. Writing Well with Orwell
What style is—and isn't
5. Lead-ins, Lead-Outs, Tags, Teases, Voice-Overs
How to get a handle on them
6. Attribution: Says Who?
How to quote people and attribute facts
7. Words, Part I: Put in a Good Word
Find the right word at the write time
8. Words, Part II: No Journalese, Please
How to write plainly and clearly for stronger scripts
9. After Math
How to deal with numbers
10. Bad News
Characterizing news is bad—and tips for sports and
weather scripts
11. Noosepapers (and When They Eat Their Words)
On the dangers of fishing for a fast fact in a print story
PART III: BEST PRACTICES
12. Rewriting
If you find time, rewrite
13. My Least Worst
Scripts written by the author
14. Your Turn
Test your skills by writing scripts about the stories
in this chapter
15. All Else
The author discusses writing in Q-and-A with the author

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