Newswriting Style
CONTENTS
Numbers, Capital Numbers, Punctuation Marks, and Web Sites
Language—Using the Best Phrasing
Attribution, Quotes, Time, Transitions, and Locations
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Conjunctions |
Numbers |
Active Voice |
Contractions |
Passive Voice |
Attribution |
Descriptors |
Punctuation Marks |
Capital Numbers |
Identifiers |
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Broadcast newswriting style differs from other styles of writing, principally because, unlike most other writing, broadcast copy is written for the ear, not the eye. Thus, it must be delivered in a conversational style that can be understood by a passive audience. Compounding the difficulty ...
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