CHAPTER 7
Newswriting Style
CONTENTS
Numbers, Capital Numbers, Punctuation Marks, and Websites
Language— Using the Best Words
Language— Using the Best Phrasing
Attribution, Quotes, Time, Transitions, Locations, and People
KEY WORDS
Abbreviations
Active Voice
Attribution
Capital Numbers
Conjunctions
Contractions
Descriptors
Identifiers
Numbers
Passive Voice
Punctuation Marks
Quotes
INTRODUCTION
Broadcast newswriting style differs from other styles of writing, principally because, unlike most other writing, broadcast copy is written for the ear, not the eye. Thus, it must be delivered in a conversational style that can be understood by a passive audience. Compounding ...
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