libel
written false information (broadcast) that is a published defamatory statement that deliberately damages someone's reputation.
slander
spoken false info
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libel - ANSWER- written false information (broadcast) that is a published
defamatory statement that deliberately damages someone's reputation.
slander - ANSWER- spoken false info
what type of news writing do you write out the numbers so its easy to read? -
ANSWER- broadcast writing
when writing for broadcast, - ANSWER- keep it short and look back at the
recording.
what values should you keep in mind when writing for broadcast? - ANSWER-
familiarize yourself with the records for the information, interviewing people, stay
objective
what dont you do when writing for broadcast? - ANSWER- be unprepared, have
no relation with your source,
the 1st quote is the - ANSWER- lead quote
an attribution - ANSWER- identifies the source for the quote
direct quote - ANSWER- Using an author's language word for word
partial quote - ANSWER- a condensed version of a direct quote, used to get to the
point. used w quotaions
paraphrase/ indirect quote - ANSWER- summary in the reporter's own words of
what a source says; not placed in quotation marks
when writing quotes - ANSWER- 1. Always put commas and periods inside the
quotation marks.
, 2. Each new speaker must be quoted in a separate paragraph.
3. No need to attribute a single quote more than once. Two quoted sentences
from the same speaker is attributed only once.
4. For longer quotes (more than two sentences) put attribution after the first
sentence.
5. Limit use of partial quotes; they can make your story choppy.
multi media options for a story - ANSWER- alerts (tweets, insta, fb), blogposts,
website story, print story
blog posts - ANSWER- stats, quotes, details, plus photos and videos. It makes it
easy and fast for reporters to post
beat blog - ANSWER- blogs on newspaper websites for reporters
website story - ANSWER- a full story posted to a papers website thats subject to
revisions/updates
print story - ANSWER- has photo/graphics and the story is slow and indepth
breaking news blogs - ANSWER- Fast-moving stories that are short dispatches
since there is no time to write a full story until events slow down or come to an
end.
incorporating multi media - ANSWER- Multimedia enables audiences to get
involved, interact and participate.
photos, galleries, video, audio clips, slideshow, podcast, graphics
copy blocks online are ___ than print - ANSWER- shorter
basics of broadcast writing - ANSWER- use a friendly tone, keep it short, simple,
and easy to follow. use present tense and active voice, make it more immediate,
use contractions (even for hard news stories). breakdown the statistics so the
reader can understand, add phonetic punctuation when NECESSISARY
(muhamad= moo-ham-ud), titles ALWAYS go before the name, use as little
punctuation as possible, avoid direct quotes, avoid abbreviations/ symbols,
round #s, and dont use a dependent clause, but begin w the main info
traditional writing is more formal than ___ writing - ANSWER- broadcast
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