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Writing Broadcast News — Shorter, Sharper, Stronger: A Professional Handbook 3rd Edition

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Mervin Block- who has written for the best in the business- offers timeless advice, guiding both first-year students and seasoned professionals through the essentials of writing for the ear. With countless scripts collected from writing workshops in newsrooms across the country, this resource is studded with insightful- and at times entertaining- comments, suggestions and much-needed corrections. Readers will find Block′s clear and incisive voice coming through in the expanded "Top Tips of the Trade" and the "Dozen Deadly Sins"―reminding us that mistakes can be our best teachers. New "WordWatcher" boxes highlight the challenges in writing for print versus broadcast.
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    1608714179
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    978-1608714179
  3. Edition
    3rd
  4. Publisher
    CQ Press College
  5. Publication date
    November 30, 2010
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    272 pages
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Dear Mr. Block, after graduation from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in political science in 1988, I decided to pursue television journalism. You were my teacher. Of course, you didn't know it because we've never talked or exchanged e-mails. Your book, Writing Broadcast News, taught me how to write and, more important, re-write. I still have a copy at my desk and have recommended it to dozens of people. I tell you this now, because I'm leaving for New York to accept a duPont Award, and I owe you a much overdue thank-you. (Jan. 20, 2009) --Doug Smith, investigative reporter, WTVT-TV, Tampa

Mervin Block is an old pro at television newswriting from whom anyone could learn a lot. I know I have. His clinic, criticism, and instruction offer the writer of news a wonderful opportunity for improvement. --Charles Kuralt, CBS News

In this age of text, tweet and 24-hour news channels, good writing is vanishing. That's what makes this book more important now than when first published in 1987. It's a classic. --Robert Mulholland, former president and CEO, NBC

About the Author

Mervin Block is a broadcast writing coach and author. He has written news at three television networks: as a staff writer for the "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" and the "ABC Evening News with Frank Reynolds," and as a freelancer at NBC News. He has written news for Ed Bradley, Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards, Charles Kuralt, Roger Mudd, Edwin Newman, Charles Osgood, Dan Rather, Harry Reasoner, Frank Reynolds, Diane Sawyer, Bob Schieffer, Robert Trout and Mike Wallace. Block teaches newswriting workshops at TV and radio newsrooms around the country. In 2004, the Chicago Press Veterans Association chose him as Press Veteran of the Year.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CQ Press College; 3rd edition (November 30, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1608714179
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608714179
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on writing, ever.
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2013
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Shorter. Sharper. Stronger.
Hands down the best book I've read about writing for the news. Tells you how to keep it brief and punchy, and does it with a sense of humor. I thought it would read like a textbook, but it's actually quite conversational.

It was suggested to me by a mentor when I first got hired in news, and I've since recommended it to everyone that wants to write. Far more applicable than "just a news book."
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Caitlin
5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL BOOK
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So helpful. I've been in the industry for 2 and a half years, it's a very valuable tool. Very good refresher, and I'd recommend it to anyone from college students who want to break into the business, to those already in news who want to improve.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Learn broadcast news in a flash
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Good book for my student TV news team to learn the skill sets to be a good broadcaster.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Broadcast Writing BIBLE!
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BEST BOOK ON EARTH for professional broadcasters & those that aspire to be! If you could only read ONE book, THIS is the ONLY one you need!
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5.0 out of 5 stars All tv and radio news writers should have this book.
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All tv and radio news writers should have this book. It is a easy and fun read and teaches you the principles you'll need to make it in the television and radio news business.
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Simply the best tool to help any broadcast journalist improve their writing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Standard Work
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Simply the standard work on the subject, even today.
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A few good points but mainly Professor Fluff.
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