Table Of ContentForeword ix Preface x Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Characteristics of Broadcast News Writing Chapter 2: Selecting Stories and Starting to Write Chapter 3: Writing Great Leads and Other Helpful Tips Chapter 4: Deadly Copy Sins and How to Avoid Them Chapter 5: Interviewing: Getting the Facts and the Feelings Chapter 6: Writing Radio News Chapter 7: Television News Story Forms--The VO Chapter 8: Television Story Forms--The VO/SOT Chapter 9: Television Story Forms--The Package Chapter 10: Writing Sports Copy Chapter 11: Producing TV News Chapter 12: The Care and Feeding of Television Live Shots Chapter 13: Why We Fight Chapter 14: Writing for the Web Chapter 15: Effectively Utilizing Social Media Chapter 16: So You Want a Job? The Art of the Resume Appendix A: Word Usage and Grammar Guide Appendix B: Legal and Privacy FAQs Appendix C: Producing a Student Newscast from Beginning to End
SynopsisBroadcast News Handbook: Writing, Reporting, and Producing in the Age of Social Media enables students and professionals to become better writers and better journalists. Backed by 50 years of combined broadcast journalism experience, the authors provide helpful discussions and expert knowledge on crafting language, packaging stories, and overcoming the fundamental challenges of being a young broadcast journalist in the digital era. A new focus on social media brings students full force into the world of cutting-edge reporting.