Writing Broadcast News: Shorter, Sharper, StrongerBonus Books, Inc., 1997 - 314 pages Thoroughly revised and greatly expanded, this new edition is even more helpful than the classic first edition. The 1997 revision of Writing Broadcast News -- Shorter, Sharper, Stronger is 40 percent longer -- and even richer and smoother. It was written for working newspeople, and it is widely accepted in the broadcasting industry as a professional handbook. Many college teachers have adopted it as a textbook. |
Contents
1 Dozen Deadly Donts | 1 |
2 Venial Sins | 19 |
3 Top Tips of the Trade | 32 |
4 Leadins Leadouts Voiceovers | 51 |
Clarity begins at Home and Office | 59 |
6 My Least Worst | 72 |
7 Your Turn | 97 |
8 Reams of Rules | 128 |
10 Leading Questions and other problems | 160 |
11 Bad News | 178 |
A Guilty Conviction and other offenses | 198 |
The Ing Thing and other wrong things | 221 |
14 Noosepapers and when they eat their words | 242 |
After Math | 259 |
16 All Else | 284 |
Grammar Hotline Directory | 297 |
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