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Broadcast Journalism, 6th Edition
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Broadcast Journalism, 6th Edition

by Andrew Boyd, Peter Stewart, Ray Alexander
November 2012
Beginner
400 pages
10h 54m
English
Focal Press
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14 Making the programme fit

 

Many programme makers will share the same bad dream – their show is either 5 minutes too short and grinds to a halt early, leaving a gaping hole before the next item, or it develops a will of its own, gathering momentum until it becomes an unstoppable juggernaut, overrunning hopelessly and throwing out the programme schedule for the entire network.

It’s a nightmare that can be prevented with a little forward planning and flexibility.

Cutting

Where a programme is in danger of overrunning and has to be cut, the incision can be made in a number of ways. The most drastic is to drop an item completely. Another way of saving time is to replace a longer item with a shorter one. Where only a small saving is required, trimming ...

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ISBN: 9780240810249