The book is called "Life in the Wrong Lane" because that's where journalists live: in the one lane heading toward a catastrophe. Everyone who's normal is in the other lane, any other lane, going the other way. They're getting out.

Although Dobbs's travels, first for ABC News and now for HDNet Television, have taken him to many troubled corners of the country and the world, "Life in the Wrong Lane" isn't a travel guide about exotic places or a contemporary history of the events he covered. Rather, it's about all the funny, bizarre, scary, stupid, dangerous, distasteful, unwise, and unbelievable things that journalists experience just getting to the point of reporting a story, experiences that possibly are even more interesting than the stories being covered, but which never become part of the stories they finally report to their audiences.

"Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News" teaches students how to write with the conversational simplicity required for radio and TV.

This text draws on the Emmy Award-winning author's decades of professional experience in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, the text also discusses the other elements that make up a good story-producing, reporting, shooting, editing, and ethics. The author's real-world perspective conveys the excitement of a career in journalism.

Features

• Covers topics beyond writing, such as creating a well-paced broadcast, shooting and editing in the field, ethics, and job searching, giving students a sense of how writing fits into the bigger picture of news coverage.
• Features examples drawn from the author's own experience, including scripts and stories from ABC News, allowing students real-world insights into the broadcasting field.
• Addresses the differences between television and radio and describes the skills that apply to both media, preparing students to work in either field.
• Includes exercises in every chapter, giving students practical writing experience and encouraging them to think about the lessons conveyed in the book.

Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News teaches students how to write with the conversational simplicity required for radio and TV. This text draws on the Emmy Award-winning author's decades of professional experience in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, the text also discusses the other elements that make up a good story--producing, reporting, shooting, editing, and ethics. The author's real-world perspective conveys the excitement of a career in journalism.

The book is called "Life in the Wrong Lane" because that's where journalists live: in the one lane heading toward a catastrophe. Everyone who's normal is in the other lane, any other lane, going the other way. They're getting out.

Although Dobbs's travels, first for ABC News and now for HDNet Television, have taken him to many troubled corners of the country and the world, "Life in the Wrong Lane" isn't a travel guide about exotic places or a contemporary history of the events he covered. Rather, it's about all the funny, bizarre, scary, stupid, dangerous, distasteful, unwise, and unbelievable things that journalists experience just getting to the point of reporting a story, experiences that possibly are even more interesting than the stories being covered, but which never become part of the stories they finally report to their audiences.