Writing for broadcast journalists / [electronic resource] Rick Thompson.
Material type: TextSeries: Media skillsPublication details: Milton Park, Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.Edition: 2nd edISBN:- 0203845773 (ebook)
- 0415581672 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 0415581680 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780203845776 (ebook)
- 9780415581677 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9780415581684 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 808/.06607 22
- PN4784.B75 T48 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Good spoken English -- The language of broadcast news -- Writing broadcast news scripts -- Different techniques for radio and television -- Writing online news -- And finally--
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 University'Rick Thompson's guidance manual is packed with adv
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