PART ONE TELEVISION NEWS WRITING BASICS
1 Introduction to Television News
Stories Favored by TV
Good TV Journalism
Television Writing Tools
2 Characteristics of Broadcast News Writing
News Writing: Print VS. Broadcast
Characteristics of Broadcast News Writing
3 Writing for Television
Forms of TV News
Components of TV News Packages
Writing for the Ear
PART TWO WRITING NEWS PACKAGES
4 Writing Lead-ins
Functions of Lead-ins
Secret to Strong Lead-ins
Conversational Style
5 Writing Narration
Writing Process
Writing to Visuals
Writing Conversationally
6 Using Soundbite
Functions and Contents of Soundbites
Using Soundbites E ectively
Writing Soundbite Introductory Sentence
7 Doing Stand-Up
Functions of Stand-Ups and Background Choices
Guidelines for Writing Stand-Ups
Types of Stand-Ups and Writing Tips
PART THREE TV NEWS STRUCTURES
8 The Chronological Structure
The Structure Explained
Sample 1—Analysis
Sample 2—Analysis
9 The Logical (PBS) Structure
The Structure Explained
Sample 1—Analysis
Sample 2—Analysis
10 The Wall Street Journal Structure
The Structure Explained
Sample 1—Analysis
Sample 2—Analysis
11 The Nail Structure
The Structure Explained
Sample 1—Analysis
Sample 2—Analysis
Sample 3—Analysis
12 The Parallel Structure
The Structure Explained
Sample 1—Analysis