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Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, 5th Edition
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Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, 5th Edition

by Frank Barnas, Frank Barnas, Ted White
October 2013
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
9h 46m
English
Focal Press
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Producing the Radio Newscast

CONTENTS

Introduction

The State of Radio News

Your Audience

Organizing Material

Writing from the Back

The Lead Story

The Rest of the Newscast

Localizing the News

Story Length

Actualities

Studio Technology

Wraparounds

Lead-Ins

Teases

Headlines

Pad Copy

Back Timing

Convergence and Radio News

 KEY WORDS  

Actualities

Headlines

Teases

Back Timing

Lead-Ins

Voice Track

Futures File

Pad Copy

Wraparound

It is difficult to generalize about radio news operations and news programs because they are constantly changing. One universal statement that can be made is that newscasts on most local radio stations are getting shorter and less frequent. Changes in ownership often mean a change ...

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ISBN: 9780240811833