TY  - BOOK
AU  - Block,Mervin
TI  - Writing broadcast news: shorter, sharper, stronger : a professional handbook
SN  - 97816087141 (hb)
U1  - 070.4 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington
PB  - CQ Press
KW  - Broadcast Journalism
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Report writing
N1  - Originally published: Chicago : Bonus Books, 1987; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Dozen Deadly Don'ts
Mistakes that mar scripts
2. Venial Sins
Words that hurt copy
3. Top Tips of the Trade
40 pointers that lead to better scripts
4. Writing Well with Orwell
What style is—and isn't
5. Lead-Ins, Lead-Outs, Tags, Teases, Voice-Overs
How to get a handle on them
6. Attribution: Says Who?
How to quote people and attribute facts
7. Words, Part I: Put in a Good Word
Find the right word at the write time
8. Words, Part II: No Journalese, Please
How to write plainly and clearly for stronger scripts
9. After Math
How to deal with numbers
10. Bad News
Characterizing news is bad—and tips for sports and
weather scripts
11. Noosepapers (and When They Eat Their Words)
On the dangers offshing for a fast fact in a print story
12. Rewriting
If you find time, rewrite
13. My Least Worst
Scripts written by the author
14. Your Turn
Test your skills by writing scripts about the stories
in this chapter
15. Ail Else
Bibliography
The author discusses writing in Q-and-A with the author
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