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Introduction -- Good spoken English -- The language of broadcast news -- Writing broadcast news scripts -- Different techniques for radio and television -- Writing online news -- And finally
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 8
1 Introduction......Page 10
2 Good spoken English......Page 13
3 The language of broadcast news......Page 28
4 Writing broadcast news scripts......Page 49
5 Different techniques for radio and television......Page 130
6 Writing online news......Page 163
7 And finally . . .......Page 172
Appendix Dangerous words: An alphabetical checklist......Page 175
Further reading......Page 196
Index......Page 199
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