Broadcast Journalism, 6th Edition

Index

10 code, in news sources, 45

24-hour news, 137, 141–2

24/7 news channel, 252, 338, 352

24/7 newsroom:

live breaking news, 257–9

AAP (Australian Associated Press), 52

Abbreviations, use of, 104

ABC (American Broadcasting Company), 54

Abstract words, 77

Accuracy:

in conversational writing, 76–7

for news stories, 90–2

Acronyms, in visuals, 333–5

Action rant see Rant Active and passive voices, 100

Actuality (direct and vérité) reporting:

actuality only interviews, 118

in TV news stories, 62, 139–41, 152, 158

use in interviews, 136

Ad-libs:

discouragement of, 352

in news presentation, 180–1

for programme filling, 167–8

Adjectives, minimising use of, 96–7

Adversarial interview, 113–14

ALC (automatic level control) versus manual (sound ...