Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook / Bob Papper and Janet Kolodzy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papper, Robert A., 1947- author.

Kolodzy, Janet, 1955- author.

Standardized Title:

Broadcast news writing stylebook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Broadcast journalism--Authorship.

Broadcast journalism.

Journalism--Style manuals.

Journalism.

Report writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 pages)

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2025]

Summary:

Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook is the go-to resource for writing broadcast news, offering a concise introduction to writing engaging stories for television, radio, podcasts, and online media.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 News Now, News Next

What Is News?

Types of Stories

Finding Stories

Summary

Ethics

Key Words and Phrases

Exercises

2 Challenges in News Today

Financial Challenges

Ratings

Misinformation, Disinformation and Fake News

Artificial Intelligence

Journalists, Trust in the Media Under Attack

3 Challenges Bring Opportunities

Why Social Media?

Why Mobile?

Measuring Engagement and Driving Traffic

Streaming/OTT (Over the Top)

Artificial Intelligence . . . AI

Other Opportunities

4 Research, Collecting Information and Bites

The Assignment Desk

Online

On Social Media

Morning and Afternoon Meetings

What Makes a Good Bite

Conducting Successful Interviews

Beyond the Interview

5 Readability

Broadcast News Writing

Writing for the Ear vs. Writing for the Eye

Rules of Readability

6 Words

Keep It Simple

Keep It Conversational

Keep It Clear

Keep It Tight

Make It Powerful

Get It Right

Common Problems

7 Phrases and Phrasing

How to Say It

What to Say

What You Didn't Mean to Say

Last Note

8 Sentences

Keep It Short

Make It Clean, Clear and Concise

9 Leads and Endings

Types of Leads

Figuring Out the Lead

Types of Endings

Exercises.

10 Stories

Plan and Focus

Story Logic

Story Structure

Transitions

Before You're Done

11 Working With Bites, Actualities and Natural Sound

The Feel of Natural Sound

Working With Bites, Actualities and Natural Sound

Packages

12 TV: Story Forms

Story Forms

Putting Packages Together

MMJ . . . VJ . . . One-Man Band

Live Reporting

Golden Rules

13 TV: Working With Pictures

The Power of the Visual Image

The TV Balancing Act

Picture Cautions

Drones

Strong Stories Have Central Characters and a Plot

Prove Your Story

The Element of Surprise

Connecting With Truths

Care About the Story

14 Producing News on TV

Overview

Audience

Newscast Structure

Building a Local Newscast

Teases and Promos

Promotion

Tease . . . Don't Tell

Make Them Care

Don't Ever Do This

15 Producing News on Social Media

Branding

Do Everything, Distribute the Most Engaging

Be Everywhere

Taking Better Pictures

20 Survival and Growth Tips

16 Producing News on Websites and Mobile

Streaming Video

Constructing Web News

Beyond Text, Pictures and Video

Multimedia

Constructing Mobile News

SEO, SMO and Key Words

17 Radio, Audio, Podcasts: Story Forms and Working With Sound

Radio Story Forms

Drawing Radio Pictures

Podcasts

Audio and Social Media

The Business of Radio

18 News, Weather and Sports

Why News, Weather and Sports?

Reporting Weather

Defining Weather Terms

Reporting Sports

Sports and Teams

19 Reporting: Seasonal Coverage and the Calendar

Seasonal Reporting

Solar and Lunar and the World's Major Religions

Calendar Holidays

State Holidays

20 Reporting: The GA and Specialized Coverage

The General Assignment Reporter

Business, Economy and Taxes

Crime and Legal

Education

The Environment

Geography

Government

Health and Medicine

21 Ethics, Legality and the RTDNA and SPJ Codes of Ethics

Ethical Decision-Making Starts at the Top

Issues in Media Law

The Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct*

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Code of Ethics

22 TV Script Form, Supers and Glossary

Abbreviations

Script Form

Glossary of Broadcast and Online Terms

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-013153-0

1-04-013157-3

OCLC:

1442197242