Dozen deadly don'ts -- Venial sins -- Top tips of the trade -- Lead-ins, lead-outs, voice-overs -- Style: Clarity begins at home -- and office -- My least worst -- Your turn -- Reams of rules -- Who says? -- Leading questions (and other problems) -- Bad news -- A "guilty conviction" (and other offenses) -- The Ing thing (and other wrong things) -- Noosepapers (and when they eat their words) -- After math -- All else -- Appendix A: Further reading and reference -- Appendix B: Grammar hotline directory
Summary
The author offers clear advice and examples on broadcast journalism and elements that distinguish writing for broadcast news from writing for print sources
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295) and index