LEADER 03977oam 2200685I 450 001 9910784921603321 005 20221215202835.0 010 $a1-136-92963-0 010 $a1-136-92964-9 010 $a1-282-73264-1 010 $a9786612732645 010 $a0-203-84577-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000035589 035 $a(EBL)557324 035 $a(OCoLC)728678898 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000431507 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12167030 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431507 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10474654 035 $a(PQKB)11452920 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557324 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL557324 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10413202 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL273264 035 $a(OCoLC)658186187 035 $a(NjHacI)992670000000035589 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000035589 100 $a20180727h20102011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWriting for broadcast journalists 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aBoca Raton, FL :$cRoutledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,$d[2010]. 210 4$dİ2011. 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 225 1 $aMedia skills 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-58168-0 311 $a0-415-58167-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Good spoken English -- The language of broadcast news -- Writing broadcast news scripts -- Different techniques for radio and television -- Writing online news -- And finally? 330 3 $a'This is a superb book which combines the rare mixture of high quality information with humour. The style of writing engages the reader from the introduction and the experience and insight of the author occasionally makes it difficult to put down, a rare feature of a textbook. I would unreservedly recommend this book not only to those studying journalism but to students of language and all who use the spoken and written word as the ?materials? of their work.' Barry Turner, Nottingham Trent Universityadvice on converting agency copy into spoken Englishan appendix of ?dangerous? words and phrases to be avoided in scripts.examples of scripts from some of the best in the businessguidance on tailoring your writing style to suit a particular audiencepractical tips on how to avoid ?journalese?, cliche?s and jargon'Rick Thompson's guidance manual is packed with advice to would-be writers for this medium. He's someone with years of experience at the top level of the national and international profession, and he's smack up to date with his references. The book is aimed at journalists, but anyone with a serious interest in developing their literacy will learn a lot about professional writing skills from what he has to say.' Roy Johnson, www.mantex.co.ukWriting for Broadcast Journalists guides readers through the significant differences between the written and the spoken versions of journalistic English. It will help broadcast journalists at every stage of their careers to avoid such pitfalls as the use of newspaper-English, common linguistic errors, and Americanised phrases, and gives practical advice on accurate terminology and pronunciation, while encouraging writers to capture the immediacy of the spoken word in their scripts. Writing for Broadcast Journalists includes:writing to television pictures. 410 0$aMedia skills. 606 $aBroadcast journalism$xAuthorship 606 $aReporters and reporting 606 $aReport writing 615 0$aBroadcast journalism$xAuthorship. 615 0$aReporters and reporting. 615 0$aReport writing. 676 $a808/.06607 700 $aThompson$b Rick$01463284 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784921603321 996 $aWriting for broadcast journalists$93672515 997 $aUNINA