Broadcast News Handbook: Writing, Reporting, and Producing - Softcover

Tuggle, C. A.; Carr, Forrest; Huffman, Suzanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072396822 ISBN 13: 9780072396829

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2000

Synopsis

Broadcast News Writing Handbook will make students and professionals better writers and better broadcast journalists. With 50 years of combined broadcast journalism experience, the authors discuss how to write, how to craft language, and how to be effective story tellers. Some of the topics covered: Deadly Copy Sins and How to Avoid Them, Interviewing: Getting the Facts and the Feelings, Producing TV News, and Writing Sports Copy.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Combined, the authors have 50 years of broadcast journalism experience.
"Do's" and "Don'ts" sections, found in every chapter, provide readers with a quick guide to major points in the chapter.
Chapter 10, "Producing TV News' " detailed instruction of writing and production is unique and not found in any other book. It contains step-by-step "how to" instructions for writing and producing a television newscast, including: how to choose and arrange stories; how to select camera shots, transitions and other production elements; how to fill out a typical computerized rundown; how to choose the right amount of content to fill the time required; and how to time the newscast live on the air.
Chapter 12, "Why We Fight," discusses ethics and its relationship to broadcast writing with particular emphasis on how to handle ethical disappointments, motivational challenges, and disillusionment beginning journalists are likely to face on the job.
Chapter 14, 'So You Want a Job? The Art of the Resume,' gives tips from a working television news director applicable for both students and professionals on what news executives look for in a resume tape, and how to make an impression when seeking a job.
Grammar and word precision quizzes can be found on the website.

About the Author:

Dr. C. A. Tuggle began teaching on the university level in 1994 after a 16-year broadcasting career in local television news and media relations. He spent the majority of his career at WFLA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Tampa. He has held numerous newsroom positions, but spent the bulk of his career reporting and producing. He covered both news and sports, including six Super Bowls. Tuggle earned his undergraduate and masters degrees from the University of Florida in Gainesville, and his Ph.D. at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is currently teaching electronic communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research has appeared in nearly a dozen scholarly journals and trade publications, and centers on television news practices and procedures. He regularly conducts writing workshops for local stations, professional and academic groups, and high school journalists. He has overseen student newscasts at three universities and helped develop more than 50 interns during his professional career.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0072396822
• ISBN 13: 9780072396829
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272