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Sound reporting : the NPR guide to audio journalism and production / Jonathan Kern.
Annenberg Library - Reference PN4784.R2 K47 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kern, Jonathan, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radio journalism.
- Radio--Production and direction.
- Radio.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 382 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- 1 Sound and Stories 1
- 2 Fairness 8
- Fair, Accurate, Complete, and Honest 9
- The Echo Chamber 10
- Verifying Assertions 16
- Getting Both Sides 21
- Avoiding Loaded Language 23
- 3 Writing for Broadcast 25
- Write the Way You Speak 27
- How to Sound Like a Real Person 29
- Other Newswriting Tips 33
- 4 Reporting 39
- The Reporter's Personality and Skills 40
- Developing News Sources 42
- Other Sources of Original Stories 45
- Getting People on Tape 48
- Getting Great Actualities 51
- Working on Tight Deadlines 56
- Beyond Acts and Tracks 60
- A Storytelling Sampler 64
- 5 Field Producing 73
- In the Field 77
- Finding Sound and Scenes 80
- Putting the Story Together 83
- Filing from the Field 86
- Taking Responsibility 90
- 6 Story Editing 92
- The Editor's Role 92
- The Ingredients of a Story 93
- Structuring the Story 97
- Editing by Ear 99
- The Intro 102
- The First Track 105
- Copyediting 108
- The Ending 112
- When to Stop Editing 113
- Finding New Approaches to Old Stories 115
- 7 The Reporter-Host Two-Way 120
- The Problem with Scripted Two-Ways 121
- Going Scriptless 126
- Two-Way Tips 129
- 8 Reading on the Air 132
- Sounding Conversational 133
- Marking Up a Script 135
- Getting Physical 137
- The Need for Feedback 138
- 9 Hosting 141
- The Host's Day 142
- The Host Interview 146
- Reading Scripts Other People Write 161
- Hosting Live Programming 163
- 10 Newscasting 171
- What Is News? 171
- Public Radio Newscast Values and Principles 174
- Composing the 'Cast 176
- Newscast Writing 179
- The NPR News Spot 184
- The Reporter Q&A 189
- On the Air 192
- 11 Booking 195
- Booking Well-Known People 196
- Booking Everyday People 200
- The Booker as Detective 202
- The Pre-interview 204
- Final Steps 207
- 12 Producing 210
- Finding and Pitching Stories 211
- Producing Interviews 216
- Editing Interviews 219
- Mixing Reporter Pieces 223
- Producing Music Pieces 228
- 13 Production Ethics 232
- The Unkindest Cuts 233
- Other Production Issues 240
- 14 Program Producing 248
- The Art of the News Program 249
- Creating the Lineup 252
- Producing Live Programs 258
- 15 Program Editing 266
- Setting the News Agenda 267
- Error Checking 270
- Massaging the Script 273
- Sitting In on Interviews 281
- The Editor as Manager 284
- Finding Commentators 288
- Topical Commentaries 290
- Personal Commentaries 292
- Editing Commentaries 293
- Coaching Commentators 295
- Commentary Intros 297
- To Comment or Not to Comment? 298
- 17 Studio Directing 300
- The Director as Number Cruncher 301
- The Director as Conductor 302
- Directing Live Events 309
- The Joy of Directing 311
- 18 Beyond Radio 313
- The Web-Radio Relationship 314
- The Manifold Media of the Web 318
- Podcasting 324
- Editorial Issues Online 328
- The Future 331.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780226431772
- 9780226431789
- 0226431770
- 0226431789
- OCLC:
- 191028022
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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