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Taylor and Francis Broadcast News And Writing Stylebook 7Th Edition 2021 Edition by Robert A. Papper
Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook is the go-to resource for writing broadcast news, offering readers the know-how to write excellent stories for television, radio, podcasts and online media. Through clear and concise chapters, this text provides the fundamental rules of broadcast news writing, teaching readers how to craft stories on government, crime, weather, education, health, sports . It covers the necessary mechanics news writers need to know, including the nuances of reporting, grammar, style and usage. This new seventh edition is updated with the latest on how stations incorporate online and social media strategies, as well as insights into the directions local news is headed. Author Robert A. Papper has over a quarter century of broadcast news and industry research experience and once again updates this vital text with the information necessary for being a successful news writer today. Also available for this edition is an Instructor's Guide, found on the book's webpage. Whether you're a student seeking to learn the mechanics of successful broadcast news writing or a working professional looking for a definitive reference for your desk, Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook offers a comprehensive guide to writing for television, audio and beyond. 1 Ethics, Legality and the RTDNA and SPJ Codes of Ethics Ethics Fake News and the Question of Whether Facts Are FactsTrust in the MediaEthical Decision-Making Starts at the TopIssues in Media LawThe Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct The Sosiety of Professional Journalists Code of EthicsSummaryExercises2 The Business of News The Big PictureNewspapers * Radio * Online * TV The Scope of Media UseMedia Use Is More Complex Than It Used to BeIt's Hard to Measure Media UseRatingsWhere the Programs Come FromWhere the Money Comes FromThe Predicted Demise of TVA New Model for News?The New TV NewsroomSo Where Are We Going?SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises3 News What Is News? Balancing News Values Types of StoriesBreaking News * Planned Event Reporting * Enterprise Reporting * Investigative Reporting * Special Segment Reporting * Features Where Story Ideas Come FromThe Assignment DeskMorning and Afternoon Meetings Innovation in TV NewsFollowing the NewsSummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises4 Digital First Why Social Media?Measuring Engagement and Driving TrafficWhat It Means on the GroundThink MobileAppsOTT (Over the Top)A Final NoteSummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises5 Research, Collecting Information and Bites Some Basic Terms and ConcernsResearch and the WebInterviewingConducting Successful InterviewsUnderstanding what makes good bites Plan * Listen * Technical Concerns * Make the Interviewee Comfortable * Ask Questions That Deliver What You're After * Use Silence * Maintain Strong Eye Contact * Learn to Respond Inaudibly * Follow up and Clarify * Maintain Control * Ask for More ... Twice * Make Notes Afterward * Examples of Questions that Work ... to Produce BitesBeyond the Interview Being Human * A Closing Thought SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises6 Readability Broadcast News WritingWriting for the Ear vs. Writing for the EyeRules of Readability Newsroom Computer System * The Slug * The Printed Word * Hyphenation Abbreviation * Symbols * Initials and Acronyms * Names * Numbers * Ages * Emphasis n Pronouncers * Spelling SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises7 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 Articles Keep It Tight Make It Powerful Use Strong Nouns and Verbs * Avoid Weak Qualifiers Get It Right Grammar Says * Saying Too Much * Think Common Problems SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises8 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 Title and Identifiers * Attribution * Quotations * Numbers * Race What You Didn't Mean to Say Dates * Unintended Meanings * Editorials n Cliches * Sexism * Personalization Last Note SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises9 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 n Stay Positive * Make Sense * End Strong Last Note SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises10 Leads and Endings Types of Leads Hard Main Point Lead * Soft Main Point Lead * Throwaway Lead * Umbrella Lead * Delayed or Suspense Lead * Question LeadFiguring Out the Lead What's the Story About? * Say Something Meaningful n Keep It Simple * Start with New News * Focus on People * Focus on Local * Put Location in the Lead n Be Direct and to the Point * Save the Name for Later n Save the Day and Date for Later * Update Leads n Responsibility n Above All ... Get It RightTypes of Endings Future Ramification Close * Summary Point Close n Information Close * Opposition Point of View Close n Punch Line SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises11 Stories Stories Are Like MusicPlan and FocusWhy Run the Story? * Do You Understand? * What's the Story About?2 * What's the Lead? * In What Order Do You Tell the Story? Story Logic Handling the Basics * Will It Stand on Its Own? n Answer the Logical Questions Story Structure Make the Writing Structure Interesting Transitions Within Stories * Between Stories Before You're Done Does the Story Support the Lead? * Will the Audience Understand? * Use Humor Sparingly * Read the Story Aloud SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises12 Working With Bites, Actualities and Natural Sound The Feel of Natural SoundNatural Sound as Pacing and PunctuationKey RulesDon't Stop the Story * Don't Repeat * Watch out for Partial Lead-Ins * Making the Story Flow * Finding the Lead-In * Television Lead-Ins * Writing out of Bites An Alternative to Traditional BitesPackages Writing into Packages * Introducing a Package That Starts with a Bite * Understand Where the Story Begins * Package Tags SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises13 TV: Story Forms Story Forms Readers * Voiceovers * VO/SOT * Packages * Live Putting Packages Together Pacing * Don't Outdate Packages MMJ ... VJ ... One-Man-BandLive Reporting Planning * Crosstalk * Live Look Golden Rules SummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises14 TV: Working With Pictures The Power of the Visual Image Working with Strong Pictures * Working without Strong Pictures The TV Balancing Act Use Pictures and Words for What They Do Best * Use Natural Sound and SOT * Write TV Loosely * Coordinate Words and Pictures * Visualizing the Story Picture Cautions Use Meaningful Pictures * Today's Pictures * Watch Your Supers DronesStrong Stories Have Central Characters and a Plot Prove Your Story The Element of Surprise Connecting With Truths Care About the StorySummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises15 Producing News on TV Overview Audience Audience Flow Newscast Structure News, Weather and Sports * Special Segments, Franchises and Features Story Repetition Building a Local Newscast Teases and PromosPromotionTease ... Don't TellMake Them CareGoing Too FarSummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises16 Radio ... Audio ... PodcastsRadio Story Forms Drawing Radio Pictures The Words * Using Nat Sound * Listen to the Sound Quality * Putting It All Together PodcastsSummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises17 Social Media and News Social Media, Branding and the Reporter WorkdayDo EverythingBe Everywhere ... But Not IndiscriminatelyAmy WoodUse Each Social Medium for What It Does BestFacebookFacebook LiveTwitterInstagramBeyond Facebook, Twitter and InstagramCrowdsourcingBloggingMMJ, Backpack Journalists and One-Man-BandsTwenty Survival and Growth TipsTaking Better PicturesThe Bottom LineSummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercisesThe Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Social Media and Blogging Guidelines18 Online News The Information WebsiteContent Management SystemColleen SeitzConstructing Web NewsNews on the Web * Web Design * Online Headlines * Online Stories * Online Writing Style Beyond Text and PicturesData Visualization * Charts & Graphs * Maps * Pictures * Audio * Other * Tips MultimediaMobileVideoPodcastsHyperlocal NewsSEO & KeywordsOther IssuesSummaryKey Words and PhrasesExercises19 News, Weather and Sports Why News, Weather and Sports? Reporting Weather Severe Weather * Careers in WeatherDefining Weather TermsReporting Sports Reporting Sports Stories * Reporting Scores * Play by Play n Local Sports n Common Mistakes Sports and Teams Auto Racing * Baseball--Major Leagues * Basketball--National Basketball Association * Basketball--Women's National Basketball Association * Boxing * Football--National Football League * Football--Canadian Football League * Golf * Hockey--National Hockey League * Soccer-- Major League Soccer Ultimate Fighting Championship--UFC20 Reporting: Seasonal Coverage and the Calendar Seasonal ReportingSolar and Lunar and the World's Major Religions Calendar Holidays Buddhist Holidays * Hindu Holidays * Muslim Holidays State Holidays 21 Reporting: The GA and Specialized Coverage The General Assignment ReporterBusiness, Economy and TaxesTop Money TermsCrime and LegalAttribution * Alleged * Misplaced Attribution * Cautions * Get the Terms Right * Top Crime and Legal TermsEducationTop Education TermsThe EnvironmentTop Environment TermsGeographyMajor U.S. Geographic Terms * Voice of America Pronunciation Guide * Major World Geographic TermsGovernmentTop Government TermsHeath and MedicineThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 * HIPAA * Hospital Conditions * Top Health and Medical Terms22 TV Script Form, Supers and GlossaryAbbreviations Script Form Standard Anchor Read * Standard 2-Shot * Standard Anchor Read with Gfx * Anchor with Voiceover * Anchor with VO/SOT * Anchor VO/SOT with Package Intro Supers Names * Location, Date and Miscellaneous Glossary of Broadcast and Online Terms