Broadcast news and writing stylebook. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert A. Papper.
• Authors: Papper, Robert A, 1947-
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; New to This Edition; Acknowledgments; 1 The Business of News; Ratings; The Scope of Media Use; Media Use Is More Complex Than It Used to Be; It's Hard to Measure Media Use; What We Think We Know About Media Use; What We Don't Know About Media Use; So Where Are We Going?; Summary; Key Words & Phrases; Exercises; 2 News; What Is News?; Balancing News Values; Types of Stories; Breaking News; Planned Event Reporting; Enterprise Reporting; Investigative Reporting; Special Segment Reporting; Features; Where Story Ideas Come From The Assignment DeskThe Morning and Afternoon Meetings; Summary; Key Words & Phrases; Exercises; 3 Readability; Broadcast News Writing; Writing for the Ear v. Writing for the Eye; Rules of Readability; Newsroom Computer System; The Slug; The Printed Word; Hyphenation; Abbreviation; Symbols; Initials and Acronyms; Names; Numbers; Ages; Emphasis; Pronouncers; Spelling; Summary; Key Words & Phrases; Exercises; 4 Words; Keep It Simple; Keep It Conversational; Informal Words; Contractions; Formal Terminology; People . . . Not Persons; Keep It Clear; Common Usage; Technical Terms Definite and Indefinite ArticlesKeep It Tight; Make It Powerful; Use Strong Nouns and Verbs; Avoid Weak Qualifiers; Get It Right; Says; Saying Too Much; Think; Common Problems; Summary; Key Words & Phrases; Exercises; 5 Phrases and Phrasing; How to Say It; Voice; Tense; Clarity; Conciseness; Clauses and Phrases; Positive Phrasing; Pronouns; That; Time and Space Problems; What to Say; Titles and Identifiers; Attribution; Quotations; Numbers; Race; What You Didn't Mean to Say; Dates; Unintended Meanings; Editorials; Clichés; Sexism; Personalization; Last Note; Summary; Key Words & Phrases Exercises6 Sentences; Keep It Short; One Important Idea; Put People First; Keep It Simple: Subject-Verb-Object; Use Some Variety for Interest; Split Up Complex Sentences; Make It Clean, Clear and Concise; Make Every Sentence Count; Avoid Repetition; Stay Positive; Make Sense; End Strong; Last Note; Summary; Key Words & Phrases; Exercises; 7 Leads and Endings; Types of Leads; Hard Main Point Lead; Soft Main Point Lead; Throwaway Lead; Umbrella Lead; Delayed or Suspense Lead; Question Lead; Figuring Out the Lead; What's the Story About?; Say Something Meaningful; Keep It Simple Start with New NewsFocus on People; Focus on Local; Put Location in the Lead; Be Direct and to the Point; Save the Name for Later; Save the Day and Date for Later; Update Leads; Responsibility; Types of Endings; Future Ramification Close; Summary Point Close; Information Close; Opposition Point of View Close; Punch Line; Summary; Key Words & Phrases; Exercises; 8 Stories; Plan and Focus; Why Run the Story?; Do You Understand?; What's the Story About?; What's the Lead?; In What Order Do You Tell the Story?; Story Logic; Handling the Basics; Will It Stand on Its Own?
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: London New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 808.06/607; Broadcast journalism -- Authorship; Journalism -- Style manuals; Report writing; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric; REFERENCE / Writing Skills; Broadcast journalism -- Authorship; Journalism; Report writing; Electronic books; Style manuals; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317349761; 1317349768; 9781317349754
• Related ISBNs: 9780205032273; 131734975X; 0205032273
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 28 2015).
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