'This is a superb book which combines the rare mixture of high
quality information with humour. The style of writing engages the
reader from the introduction and the experience and insight of the
author occasionally makes it difficult to put down, a rare feature
of a textbook. I would unreservedly recommend this book not only to
those studying journalism but to students of language and all who
use the spoken and written word as the 'materials' of their work.'
Barry Turner, Nottingham Trent University
'Rick Thompson's guidance manual is packed with advice to
would-be writers for this medium. He's someone with years of
experience at the top level of the national and international
profession, and he's smack up to date with his references. The book
is aimed at journalists, but anyone with a serious interest in
developing their literacy will learn a lot about professional
writing skills from what he has to say.' Roy Johnson,
www.mantex.co.uk
Writing for Broadcast Journalists guides readers through the
significant differences between the written and the spoken versions
of journalistic English. It will help broadcast journalists at
every stage of their careers to avoid such pitfalls as the use of
newspaper-English, common linguistic errors, and Americanised
phrases, and gives practical advice on accurate terminology and
pronunciation, while encouraging writers to capture the immediacy
of the spoken word in their scripts.
Writing for Broadcast Journalists includes:
- practical tips on how to avoid 'journalese', cliches and
jargon
- guidance on tailoring your writing style to suit a particular
audience
- advice on converting agency copy into spoken English
- writing to television pictures
- examples of scripts from some of the best in the business
- an appendix of 'dangerous' words and phrases to be avoided in
scripts.
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