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Writing and producing television news : from newsroom to air / Alan Schroeder.

Schroeder, Alan, 1954-
2009
PN4784.T4 S34 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Writing and producing television news : from newsroom to air / Alan Schroeder.
Author
Schroeder, Alan, 1954-
ISBN
9780195311938 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0195311930 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Call Number
PN4784.T4 S34 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
808/.06607
Summary
From the Publisher: Drawing on the insights and experiences of reporters, anchors, producers, assignment editors, web journalists, graphic artists, and newsroom executives from across the country, Writing and Producing Television News: From Newsroom to Air is not merely a production manual, but rather a guide to newsroom writing and producing. The book immerses students in the everyday challenges that face journalists in professional television newsrooms, largely through the device of a fictional town called Lakedale, where many of the examples and exercises are set. From the very beginning of the book students are thrust into the roles of decision makers, learning about the many factors that will enable them to function as producers and reporters. Functioning as both a text-and a workbook, it integrates dozens of original examples, exercises, and assignments covering a broad spectrum of material, from breaking news to features. The book also introduces a wide range of story formats, from simple anchor readers and voice overs to such complex structures as sound-bite stories and news packages. In addition to scriptwriting, the exercises and assignments cover such ancillary areas as graphics, headlines, teases, newscast organization, live reporting, web-based journalism, and anchoring, as well as news judgments and ethical decision making. Writing and Producing Television News is an ideal text for undergraduate courses in broadcast journalism.
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Includes index.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
1: Newsroom
Newsroom atmosphere
Jobs in a TV newsroom
Day-to-day operations in a TV newsroom
Working in TV news
Diversity in TV newsrooms
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
Part 1: Writing And Reporting
2: Language of television news
Writing in a two-track language
Writing for TV versus writing for other news media
Writing in a conversational style
Using the parts of speech in TV news scripts
Other TV newswriting issues
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
3: Writing studio-based news stories
Overview of studio-based TV news stories
Anchor readers
Voice-over or reader/voice-over stories
Voice-over/sound on tape stories
Setting up a sound bite
Using natural sound full
Referencing: the challenge of writing to video
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
4: Writing news packages
What is a news package?
How a news package is produced
Structuring a news package
Getting started as you write a news package
Writing package leads-ins and tags
Sound bites versus narration
Incorporating sound bites
Writing voice-over narration
Using natural sound
Reporter stand-ups
Script format for packages
Rewriting a package into a VO or VO/SOT/VO
Tips for writing better packages
Questions to ask yourself as you write
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
5: On-camera journalist
Role of an on-camera journalist
Live remotes
Hazards of reporting live on camera
Reporter stand-ups on tape
Working as a TV news reporter
Anchoring the news
Interviewing on camera
Techniques of TV news interviewing
Finding work as an on-camera journalist
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
Part 2: Producing
6: News judgments
What makes a story newsworthy?
Seven news judgment criteria
Applying the news judgment criteria
Problems of news judgment decision making
Covering diverse communities
News judgment and sensitive subject matter
Other influences on news judgment decision making
Enterprise reporting
Investigative journalism
Feature stories
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
7: Newscast producing
Theories of newscast producing
Content of TV newscasts
Form of TV newscasts
Timing of TV newscasts
Producing a short newscast
Producing a medium-length newscast
Producing a long-form newscast
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
8: News teases
What is a news tease?
Challenges of writing news teases
Mechanics of writing news teases
Rules for writing news teases
Relating news teases to viewers
Using titles in news teases
Examples of news teases
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
9: TV news graphics, titles, and supers
News graphics in television journalism
How TV news graphics are created
Uses of TV news graphics
To move or not to move?
On-screen placement of TV news graphics
Aesthetic considerations in TV news graphics
Challenges of creating TV news graphics
Using typography in TV news graphics
Writing titles and captions for TV news graphics
Step by step: creating graphics for TV news stories
On-screen supers in TV newscasts
Step by step: writing on-screen supers
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
10: Television news on the web
Growth of TV news on the web
Responsibilities of web journalists
Contents of TV news websites
Writing for TV news websites
TV news webcasts
Checklist of key points
Assignments/analysis
Glossary: TV news terms
Information about the City of Lakedale
Appendix A: Radio-television news directors association code of ethics and professional conduct
Appendix B: Ten questions for ethical decision making
Index.

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