Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook

Papper, Robert A.

ISBN 10: 0205449743 ISBN 13: 9780205449743

Verlag: Pearson, 2005

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Updated in its 5^th edition, Papper’s Broadcast News and Writing Stylebookis the first and most widely used handbook in broadcast news. This book clearly and concisely outlines the rules of broadcast news writing, reporting, grammar, style, and usage. With chapter-by-chapter coverage of story types, from business stories to crime and legal reporting, education, government, health, the environment, weather, and sports, theBroadcast News and Writing Stylebook lays out the particular demands of composition, form, style, and usage in all the diverse areas of broadcast news. Because the news business has changed -- and continues to evolve -- so has this text. Written by the person who has overseen the major industry research for the past 18 years, the latest edition looks into the future of news by exploring the business of news. Citing the latest data and trends, the book takes a hard look at where the industry stands and where it appears to be headed.

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The first and most widely used handbook in broadcast news, Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook clearly and concisely outlines the rules of broadcast news writing, grammar, style, and usage. This book is the everyday resource for both beginning and advanced writers of broadcast news. With chapter-by-chapter coverage of story types, from business stories to crime and legal reporting, education, government, health, the environment, weather, and sports, the Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook lays out the particular demands of composition, form, style, and usage in all the diverse areas of broadcast news. This book is a complete reference text for both aspiring and experienced journalists.

New to Third Edition

• A new, extensive chapter on convergence and the Web includes detailed explanations about constructing online stories as well as online research, preparing students for today’s Internet-connected newsrooms.
• A new opening chapter lays down an extensive explanation of what news is and news judgment, providing context for later chapters.
• A new chapter on producing news for TV includes examples of newscast lineups, helping students to understand how a newscast is put together.
• A new chapter on story ideas and the assignment desk explains how TV stations determine what stories to cover and how students and professionals can come up with better story ideas.
• A new chapter on education provides information on how school systems operate and defines important terms.
• An expanded chapter on the calendar includes more of the world’s major religious holidays and state holidays.

Praise for Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook

“This is an excellent text for beginning, intermediate, and advanced news writing and reporting classes. Comprehensive and practical, the text is an easy-to-understand read that addresses news writing and reporting. . . .”
Camilla V. Gant, State University of West Georgia

“Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook takes the best parts of my current textbooks and synthesizes them into one. . . . I give this book a very high recommendation.”
Jeff Porche, Sam Houston State University

“This text communicates in a way that offers practical advice without being haughty. Since the text is addressing the importance of readable copy for electronic media, it is paramount that the text be readable, and it is.”
Kymberly Fox, Texas State University

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0205449743
• ISBN 13: 9780205449743
• Einband: Spiralbindung
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
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