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| Preface |
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First, We Need to Know Where News Comes From! |
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1 What is News and Where Does It Come From? |
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12 | (1) |
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2 What Do People Want from a Newscast? |
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19 | (2) |
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3 The Rules and Regulations -- Avoiding Legal Problems |
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Libel, Defamation and Slander |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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4 Ethical and Moral Newswriting |
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35 | (5) |
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Fair and Balanced Reporting |
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Dealing with Victims of Tragedy |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (4) |
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5 News Judgment -- How to Pick the Right Stories |
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49 | (4) |
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Understanding Audience Dynamics |
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Deciding on Your Lead Story |
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51 | (2) |
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Conversational Writing -- Write Like You Talk |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (1) |
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Writing from Press Releases |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (3) |
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7 Re-write and Then Re-write It Again |
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Proof Reading -- Mistakes and Clarity |
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71 | (5) |
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76 | (7) |
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9 Teases, Promos and Headlines |
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84 | (1) |
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86 | (4) |
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90 | (5) |
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Relevance to the Audience |
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11 Creating Series or Multi-part Stories |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Finding Expert Interviews |
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98 | (1) |
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Recapping the Previous Segment |
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12 Public Affairs and Public Service Announcements |
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102 | (8) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Working with Ascertained Issues |
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104 | (1) |
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Finding Interesting Topics and Guests |
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Preparing for the Interview |
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Post-show Responsibilities |
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106 | (1) |
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Public Service Announcements |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (9) |
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111 | (3) |
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PART IV WORKING WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO |
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14 Types of Audio and Video |
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Proper Use of Audio and Video |
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122 | (1) |
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Wire-generated Audio and Video |
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Station-gathered Audio and Video |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (3) |
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15 Effective Interviewing |
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128 | (10) |
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Preparing for the Interview |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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Asking the Right Questions |
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132 | (2) |
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Asking the Hard Questions |
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134 | (1) |
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Getting Too Much Information |
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134 | (4) |
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16 Selecting and Writing with Interview Clips |
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138 | (11) |
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139 | (1) |
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Writing In and Out of Cuts for Radio |
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140 | (3) |
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Working In and Around Cuts for Television |
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143 | (1) |
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Working with Multiple Cuts |
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144 | (1) |
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Getting Information from the Interview |
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144 | (1) |
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PART V SOCIAL AND MULTI-MEDIA NEWS |
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17 Writing for Internet Usage |
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151 | (7) |
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152 | (1) |
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Accuracy, Reliability and Responsibility |
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18 Packaging for Multi-media |
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158 | (6) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (2) |
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19 Social Media as a News Source |
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164 | (7) |
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166 | (1) |
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Validating Social Media and Proper Vetting |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Promotion Through Social Media |
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168 | (3) |
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PART VI PRESENTING THE NEWS |
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171 | (14) |
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20 The Right Attitude and Approach |
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173 | (6) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (2) |
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Attitude Changes During the Newscast |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (6) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (22) |
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22 The Life of a News Professional |
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187 | (5) |
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On-call and 24/7 Schedules |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (3) |
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23 Creating and Marketing Your Demo |
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192 | (6) |
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Cover Letters and Resumes |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (3) |
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24 News Tests and Interviews |
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198 | (5) |
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Preparing for the Interview |
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198 | (1) |
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Being a Successful Interviewee |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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25 Making Your First Career Move |
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203 | (4) |
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203 | (1) |
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Geographical Considerations |
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204 | (1) |
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Unions, Agents and Managers |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (8) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Rewards of Being a News Professional |
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210 | (5) |
| About the Author |
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215 | (2) |
| Index |
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