Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting: A Self-Instructional Learning Experience (Paperback)

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STEVE SHIPSIDE has been writing and broadcasting about technology, marketing and business since 1990. He has written for Wired, Revolution, Internet magazine, MacUser, Business 2.0, Campaign, Ads International, The Guardian and The Telegraph

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Every prospective radio-TV journalist must start somewhere. And the best place to start is at the beginning … Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting. The fourth edition* of this bestselling text is truly a self-instructional learning experience, familiarizing students with the basic styles, principles, and techniques of radio-TV newswriting. Through clear instruction, examples and exercises, beginning students learn correct radio-TV news style and learn how to:

Understand and use basic radio-TV news terms.

Write radio and television news “reader” stories.

Place attribution in its proper place in a sentence.

Place a person’s title in its proper place in a sentence.

Place a person’s age in its proper place in a sentence.

Place a person’s address in its proper place in a sentence.

Write direct and indirect quotations.

Place time elements in their proper place in a sentence.

Write numbers.

Write individually voiced numbers and letters.

Write copy to match pictures and graphics.

Write copy to match video.

Write introductions to reporter packages.

Edit copy.

New to this edition are a list of radio-TV news terms and summary writing assignments for radio and television newswriting, which test student mastery of basic skills. Fully updated and with even more examples, exercises and tests, Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting is the ideal supplement to basic newswriting texts or basic radio-TV industry texts for beginning students.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 107 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 4 edition (December 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813828708
• ISBN-13: 978-0813828701
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,341,730 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The basic ins and outs of writing professionally, May 16, 2003

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Now in its fourth edition, Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting: A Self-Instructional Learning Experience by Tim Wulfemeyer is a solid primer on the basic ins and outs of writing professionally for radio and television. News terms, sample writing assignments, examples, tips, tricks, techniques, and more make Beginning Radio-TV Newswriting a an invaluable instructional reference for anyone with an interest in entering this exciting and specialized field of writing. Also very strongly recommended is Tim Wulfemeyer's accompanying text, Radio-TV Newswriting: A Workbook, 2nd Edition ...