Air words : writing broadcast news in the Internet age /
John Hewitt.
- Fourth edition.
- xii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes index.
Understand what your audience needs -- Making major changes -- Grammar and word choice -- Writing the lead sentence -- Completing the story essentials -- Gathering useful soundbites -- Using soundbites -- Building packages with soundbites and tracks -- Writing to still visuals -- The video sequence -- Writing text for the vo -- Writing the VO/sound story -- Breaking news packages and features -- Live shots and remotes -- Producing effective newscasts -- On-air news and website coordination -- Ethics and legal accountability.