TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
- Definitions of News and Current Affairs
- Elements of News Values
- News Virtues
- Qualities of the News Writer
- General Rules for News Writing
Writing Techniques
- Introduction
- Elements of Good Writing
- Writing for your Audience/ Viewer
- Writing for your Announcer
- Types of Leads for Broadcast Stories
- Guidelines for Copy Preparation
- Putting Together a Newscast
- Sources for Broadcast News
News Sources
- Introduction
- Finding and Using New s Sources
- Sources of News
Developing Story Line By Line
- Writing Broadcast Copy
- The Five W’s and H Rule
Selecting the News
- Types of News
- Public/Civic Journalism
- The Concept of Objectivity
- Details to Avoid
- VERBS - The Writing Coach
- Finding Stories
Prioritisation
- Introduction
- Editorial Policy Conforming to the Newsroom of BBC
Editorial Values and Policies
- News
Structure
- Introduction
- English Com position and Broadcast Writing
- Additional Readings
- Active Verbs
Objectivity
- Introduction
- Objectivity
Legality
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Checklists for Public Affairs Reporting
Interviews
- Why am I Interviewing?
- Whom Should I Interview?
- When Should I Conduct My Interviews?
- Where should I Conduct the Interview?
- What Questions should I Ask?
- How should I Conduct Interviews?
- Writing the Interview Story
Documentary and Feature Programmes
- Defining the Terms
- The Documentary
- The News Documentary
- The Feature
- Types of Feature Stories
Biographies
- What are Biographies?
Specialty Writing
- Environmental Reporting
- Business Reporting
- Consumer Reporting
- Investigative Reporting
- Wildlife Writing and Reporting
Science and Sports
- Science
- Developing a Medical Glossary
- Writing Science News
Disaster and Human Interest
- Reporting Courts and National Disasters
- Hazards of Human Interest
News Releases
- News Releases
- Elements of A News Release
- Types of New s Releases
- The Journalist’s Perspective
- The No Problem
- Other Problems with New s Releases
- Checklist for Handling New s Releases
News Agencies
- Introduction
- Monitoring
- New s Agencies Round the World
- The ‘Big Four’ as the Paramount New s Sources
- The Press Trust of India
- AP (Associated Press)
- AFP
The Internet
- Journalists and the Internet
- Internet Addresses or URLS
- Search Engines and Subject Directories
- Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
- Ethical Considerations
Other Media
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Alternative Newsweeklies
- Newspaper Vs Radio and TV News
- New s agencies
- Other News Sources
- A New Concept in Media: Talking Newspapers
- Good Practice for Talking Newspapers
- Additional Material
- Concise detailsâ€
Editorial Judgment
- News Judgment
- Recognizing and Evaluating A New s Story
- Fictional and Factual
- News is More Than Story
- Many Publics, Mostly Local
Writing for Television
- Writing for the Television Newscast
Writing for Radio
- Your Audience
Pricing Together Video and Audio
- Avoiding Jump Cuts
- Television Script Formats
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