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Broadcast News

Broadcast news has evolved from a strictly televised, five o'clock format to 24/7 all-access without an additional breaking event. The work going into writing and presenting news remains the same, perhaps even heightened in a digital age. From local to international, the following shows the what and the how in putting together a broadcast at the local or international level.

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Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook by Robert A. Papper
Location: PN 4784 .B75 P36 2017 (Exchange District Campus)
Papper’s Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook is the go-to handbook in broadcast news, and with the updates in the 6th edition, it is sure to continue this legacy. Through clear and concise chapters, this text provides the fundamental rules of broadcast news writing. It covers various fields across the board, including crime and government, weather, education, health, and sports. Within each field, readers learn the nuances of reporting, grammar, style, and usage.
(Also available as an eBook.)
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing by Frank Barnas; Ted White
Location: PN 4784 .B75 W5 2018 (Exchange District Campus)
Need to know how to write and report the news? Want to know how to deliver it simultaneously for a television format, blog, Twitter, Facebook, website, and more? Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, Sixth Edition shows you how it’s done. While retaining intensive coverage of the fundamental principles of delivering the news, this new edition brings brand new coverage of the how’s, why’s, when’s, and where’s―and it’s all designed for the digital newsroom.
(Also available as an eBook.)
Broadcast Journalism by Peter Stewart; Ray Alexander
Location: PN 4784 .B75 S84 2016 (Exchange District Campus)
This seventh edition continues its long tradition of covering the basics of broadcasting from gathering news sources, interviewing, putting together a programme, news writing, reporting, editing, working in the studio, conducting live reports and more. The authors have brought the material further up to date with the integration of social media, uses of mobile technology, the emergence of user-generated content and updated examples, illustrations and case studies throughout.
TV and the Multimedia Journalist by Matt Pearl
Location: PN 4784 .V54 P43 2017 (Exchange District Campus)
It is becoming increasingly important for television reporters to be proficient in many, if not all, of the steps in production. The Solo Video Journalist will make handling all these responsibilities seem possible, and do so from the hands-on perspective of a current reporter with years of experience as a multimedia journalist. This book will cover all aspects of multimedia journalism, from planning for a segment, to dressing appropriately for one’s multiple roles, to conducting interviews and editing.

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