ERIC Number: ED099852
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 48
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Broadcast Stylebook.
United Press International, New York, NY.
This booklet deals with the unique problem of writing and preparing news for the electronic media where it will be presented orally. The contents of this monograph include "The United Press International Broadcast Newswire,""The United Press International Audio Network,""Broadcast Writing,""Accuracy,""Broadcast Style,""Mechanics of Style,""Words and Phrases,""Measuring Copy,""Sibilants,""Phonetics,""Slugs" (which are part of the alert system indicating the importance of a message), and "Practical Examples." The booklet concludes with a sample of the complete news broadcasting process with "A Special: Coverage of the Apollo 11 Moon Mission." (RB)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Guidelines, Higher Education, Journalism, News Reporting, Speech Communication, Writing Skills, Written Language
Broadcast Stylebook, United Press International, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. 10017 ($1.00)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Authoring Institution: United Press International, New York, NY.
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