1st Edition
The Broadcast News Toolkit Inside the Digital Newsroom
List of Tables
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Broadcast Newswriting Rules: Writing for the Ear
Chapter 2: Credibility and Trust in the Media
Chapter 3: Finding Compelling Story Ideas
Chapter 4: Great Leads and Tantalizing Teases
Chapter 5: Interviewing
Chapter 6: Writing Radio News and Producing Podcasts
Chapter 7: The Reader, VO Story Forms, and Graphics
Chapter 8 – The VO/SOT
Chapter 9: The Package
Chapter 10: Writing for the Web
Chapter 11: The Basics of Gathering Video and Audio for News Stories
Chapter 12: Video and Audio Editing
Chapter 13: Writing Specific Types of Stories
Chapter 14: Live Shots
Chapter 15: Producing the TV Newscast
Chapter 16: News Ethics
Index
Biography
Kirsten Johnson is a professor in the Department of Communications at Elizabethtown College. She was a former television news producer at WOI-TV in Des Moines, Ia. and WGAL-TV in Lancaster, Pa. Prior to her time working in television, she worked in radio at KRNT and KIOA. She earned a Ph.D. from Drexel University, a M.S. from Kutztown University, and a B.A. from Drake University. Dr. Johnson is a co-author of the textbook Shoot, Edit, Share.
Jodi Radosh, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Communication at Alvernia University. She is also the co- author of the video production textbook Shoot, Edit, Share. She earned a Ph.D. in Mass Media and Communication and a M.J. in Journalism from Temple University. She received a B.A. from Rutgers University. Dr. Radosh worked as a television reporter for various news stations including WGAL-TV.
