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a, 35
Accidents, and condition of patients, 247
accreditation, 238
Accuracy, 13, 21, 31, 34, 37, 38, 45, 94, 99
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), 248
acquitted, 235
Actualities, 105–114, 128–129, 269
ad hoc, 38
Ad libs, in newscasts, 136, 137
admit, 38
adopt, 244
Advent, 222
Advocacy journalism, 256
Afternoon drive, 271
Ages, in script, 28
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), 248
Alaska Day, 224
Alias names, in supers, 267
All Saints’ Day, 222
All Souls’ Day, 222
altered weather patterns, 239
alternative schools, 238
alumna, alumnae, alumni, alumnus, 38
Alzheimer’s disease, 248
American League baseball teams, 214
among, between, 38
Anapanasati Day, 222
Android, 10
Anniversary of the Revolution, 222
AOL, 8
Answers. See Questions and answers
Antecedents of pronouns, 49–50
App, 189
Appalachia, 241
Apple, 10
approve, 244
April Fools’ Day, 220
Arbor Day, 225
Arena Football League, 216
around, on, 39
arraignment, 235
Articles, definite and indefinite, 35
Artists, identification of, 267
as, because, since, 39
Asalha Puja Day, 221
Ash Wednesday, 219
Asian Subcontinent, 242
assessed valuation, 229
assignment desk, 19–21, 199, 200, 270
assignment editor, 270
Associated Press, 18
association, professional, 230
Assumption Day, 221
at risk, 238
Attribution of statements, 51–54, 233–235
Audience, 3, 6, 7, 13–15, 20, 23, 26–27, 29, 87–96, 98, 161, 163, 173, 174, 195–196, 205–206, 212–213
Auto racing, types in, 214
average, mean, median, 39
ax, 270
background, 270
Background sound, 130
backtiming, 270
bail, 235
Baltic States, 242
bankruptcy, 229
barometric pressure, 206
Baseball, teams in, 214
Basketball, teams in, 215
B-chain, 271
beat, 271
because, as, since, 39
Benedict, Evonne, 173
Benito Juarez’s Birthday, 220
Bennington Battle Day, 227
Bergman, Cory, 173
Better Homes and Gardens, 199
between, among, 38
bg. See background
bi- and semi-, 39
Bible Belt, 241
bill (legislative), 244
billboard, 271
Bites
content considerations, 105–106, 107–108, 121, 123, 126, 154
in newscasts, 110, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 143, 199, 267, 269, 270, 271
technical considerations, 106–107
blizzard, 207
blog, 270
bonds, 230
Boroughs, 244
Borrell Associates, 189
Borrell, Gordon, 189
Boxing, organizations in, 215
Boxing Day, 222
Bridges, stand-ups as, 137, 138, 143, 270
bring, take, 39
British Isles, 242
Broadcast leads. See Leads
Broadcasts. See Newscasts
Brown v. Board of Education, 238
BSS (box still store), 270
Buddha’s Birthday, 220
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6
Business, terminology for, 228–232
busing, 238
Cablevision, 190
Campbell, Mel, 163
Canada Day, 221
Canadian Football League, 217
Canadian Thanksgiving, 221
cancer, 248
Candidates for office, 266
Capitalism: A Love Story, 256
carbon footprint, 239
Caribbean, 242
casualties, 39
Cause and effect, and transitions, 95
CDC (Centers for Disease Control), 248
Celebrities, names of, 266
Celsius (centigrade) scale, 207
cement, concrete, 39
centers around, on, 39
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 248
Central America, 242
Central characters and plot, 153
Cesar Chavez Day, 224
CG (character generator), 261
character generator (CG), 261, 270
charter schools, 238
China, 242
Chinese New Year, 219
chinook wind, 207
chromakey, 270
civil, 235
claim, 39
Clarity, of writing, 13, 21, 32, 33–35, 46
Clean Air Act, 239
Clean Water Act, 239
Clichés, 57
climate, 207
climate change, 239
Closed captioning, 29
CNBC, 195
coastal waters, 207
cold front, 207
Colloquialisms, 32
Columbus Day, 221
Comcast, 190
Commercials, teases before, 199, 203, 250, 251
Common Market, 245
Community colleges, 238
Companies, names of, 230
company, 230
Comparison and contrast, and transitions, 95
comScore, 6
Conciseness, in writing, 48
concrete, cement, 39
concurrent sentence, 235
Confederate Heroes Day, 226
Confederate Memorial Day, 223, 224, 225, 226
Conflict, as news, 14
Connector words, 94
Connolly, Cyril, 23
consensus, 39
conservative (political), 244
Consistency, in use of names, 26–27
Constitution Day, 219
consumer price index (CPI), 230–231
Consumer Reports, 199
continual, continuous, 39
Contractions, 32
Controversial issues, and attribution, 50, 51–54
convince, 39
cop, 39
copy, 271
Corn Belt, 241
corporal punishment, 238
corporation, 230
Cotton Belt, 241
councilors, council members, 58
Counties, 244
Countries and regions, 242–243
CPI (consumer price index), 230–231
crawl, 271
Credibility, of news station, 143, 256
Crime writing, terminology for, 232–236
criminal, 235
crisis, 40
critical condition, 247
Crosstalk, in live reporting, 143
crowdsourcing, 271
cumulative sentence, 235
currently, presently, 40
cut, 271
cutaway, 271
Cut-ins, in TV, 195
CW, 2
CyberJournalist.net, 167
cyclone, 207
Daily Show, 9
Dashera, 221
daylight saving time, 40, 218, 219, 222
dayside, 271
Death, terminology for, 28, 40
Deep South, 241
Definitions, and common usage, 38–43
degree-day, 207
Delegates, 244
departments, 244
deposition, 235
dew point, 207
dialogue, 40
Dictionary, necessity of, 31
dilation and extraction, 247–248
discount rate, 232
Dish, 190
dissolve, 271
Dotson, Bob, 14, 106, 108, 132, 153–154
Dow Jones Industrial Average, 231
Down East, 241
Down syndrome, 248
down under, 242
drive times, 271
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 219, 223, 224, 225
drought, 207
dub, 271
Dube, Jonathan, 167
dust storm, 207
DVR (digital video recorder), 196
earthquake, 208
Eastern Shore, 241
Easter Sunday, 220
Economy, terminology for the, 228–232
Editorials, 56
Education,
elderly, 40
Election Day, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227
electronic news gathering, 271
Ellipses, 28
El Niño, 208
Emancipation Day, 226
eMarketer, 6
emigrate, immigrate, 40
Emphasis, in copy, 28
enact, 244
endangered species, 240
ENG, 271
ensure, insure, 40
Entertainment Tonight, 9
Environment, terminology for, 239–240
Environment, writing about, 239
epidemic, 248
Epiphany, 219
equal time, fairness, 40
equinox, 208
ESPN, 198
ESS, 271
establishing shot, 271
EU (European Union), 245
European Union (EU), 245
evergreen, 271
execute, 40
Executive branch, function of, 243, 244
Executive producer, 274
Expert opinion, as bite, 108
extinction, 240
Facts, of a story, 82, 89, 90,
Fahrenheit scale, 208
fair condition, 247
fairness, equal time, 40
fall, first day of, 221
Family Day, 225
Far East, 242
Father’s Day, 220
FCC (Federal Communications Commission), 186
FDA (Food and Drug Administration), 248
Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 222
Features, 17
February, 40
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 186
feed, 272
Feedback, for stories, 90
fewer, less, 40
figuratively, literally, 40
Figures. See Numbers
filibuster, 245
Findlaw, 159
firm, 230
Fisher Communications, 189, 190
fission, 240
Flag Day, 220
flammable, 41
Flash, 272
flash flood, 208
flood, 208
flu, 249
fog, 208
font, 272
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 248
Foreman, Tom, 176
former Soviet Union, 242
Forms of scripts
anchor VO/SOT with package intro, 135, 137, 264
anchor with voiceover, 135, 136–137, 263
anchor with VO/SOT, 135, 137, 263
standard anchor read, 135–136, 262
standard anchor read with gfx, 135–136, 262
standard 2-shot, 262
Forms of stories
packages, 135, 137–139, 140–142
fossil fuels, 240
Foursquare, 174
Fractions, 27
fragmented viewership, 4, 11, 12
Freedman, Wayne, 57, 106, 108, 109, 153–155
freeze, 208
freezing drizzle, freezing rain, 208
front (weather),cold and warm, 208, 212
frost, 208
Frost, Robert, 108
FSS (full still store), 272
funnel cloud, 208
future file, 272
Future ramification ending, 82
GA (general assignment) reporters, 228
gale, 209
Ganesh Chaturthi, 221
Gannett, 160
gay, 41
General assembly, 244
General assignment (GA) reporters, 228
General Election Day, 224, 225
General Court, 244
general obligation bonds, 230
Geography
as transition in newscasts, 96–98
Germany, 243
gfx. See Graphics
ghetto, 41
gif, 272
for business, economy and taxes, 229–232
for crime and legal issues, 235–236
for environment issues, 239–240
for geographical terms, 241–243
for government and politics, 244–245
for health and medical writing, 247–249
for names of countries and regions, 242–243
for weather and natural phenomena, 207–212
Golf, events in, 217
good, well, 41
good condition, 247
Good Friday, 220, 224, 225, 226, 227
Google, 10
Gowalla, 174
grand jury, 236
Grandparents Day, 221
Graphics, in newscasts, 27, 135, 136, 151, 213, 261, 262
Great Britain, 243
Great Lakes, 241
Great Plains, 241
greenhouse gases, 240
Groupings, and transitions, 95
Gulf Coast, 241
gun, 41
half-mast, half-staff, 41
Halley’s Comet, 41
Halloween, 222
handout, 272
hang, hanged, hung, 41
Hard leads, 72–74, 75, 76, 77, 80
Hartman, Steve, 14
Headlines (for newspapers), 71
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, 246
Health writing, terminology for, 246–249
Hearing impaired, and closed captioning, 29
Hearst Television, 159
heat index, 209
heavy, 272
heavy snow, 209
Herbicide, 31
high winds, 209
Hindu New Year, 220
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), 246
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), 248
Hockey, teams in, 217
Hofstra University, and RTDNA Survey, 174, 177, 184–185, 187, 193, 198
Holi, 220
Holidays, terminology for, 219–227
home schooling, 237
homicide, 235
Hospitals, and condition of patients, 247
html, 272
Human interest, as news, 14
humidity, 209
Humor, in news stories, 99
hung, hang, hanged, 41
hurricane, 209
Hyphenation, 25
IB (Internet Broadcasting), 159–160
ice storm, 210
’Id al-Adha, 223 ’Id al-Fitr, 223
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), 238
Identification, of footage, 152, 268–269
ifb, 272
IHS Screen Digest 2
immigrate, emigrate, 40
impact, 41
Importance, as news, 13
Income tax due, 220
Independence Day, 221
Index of Leading Economic Indicators, 231
Indian summer, 210
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 238
Indochina, 243
industrial revenue bonds, 230
inflammable, 41
influenza, 249
information, 236
innocent, 235
Inside Edition, 9
insure, ensure, 40
interactivity, 272
Internet, defined, 157
Internet Broadcasting (IB), 159–160
Interviewing, 105, 108, 120–126
Inverted pyramid lead (newspapers), 71
Investigative reporting, 17
IRL (Indy Racing League), 214
irregardless, 41
issue, 41
jail, 236
Janmastami, 221
Jefferson Davis’s Birthday, 223, 225
jet stream, 210
Journalism tenets, 13
jpeg, 272
Judicial branch, function of, 243
jump cut, 272
Jupiter Research, 6
jury, 236
Kamehameha Day, 224
Kathina Ceremony, 222
key, 42
KGTV, 160
KGUN-TV, 160
kicker, 272
kid, kids, 42
KING-TV, 173
KLAS-TV, 160
Kneeland, Carole, 232
KSHB-TV, 160
Kuhio Day, 224
Kurtz, Howard, 176
Kwanzaa, 222
lady, woman, 42
Larson, John, 108, 132, 147, 152–155
Las Vegas Sun, 170
Latin America, 243
lav, 272
Leading Economic Indicators, 231
Leads
considerations in writing, 75–81, 90
function of, 71
responsibility for, 81
and significance of story, 75–76
Leap Day, 219
Lee-Jackson Day, 227
left, leftist (political), 244
Legal writing, terminology for, 232–236
legislation, 244
Legislative Assembly, 244
legislative bodies and titles, 243–244
Legislative branch, function of, 243–244
Lent, 219
less, fewer, 40
Libel suits, 232
liberal (political), 244
library, 42
light, 272
Lincoln’s Birthday, 219, 224, 225, 226
Line producer, 274
Listen, in interviews, 121–122
literally, figuratively, 40
livechat, 273
live look, 143
Live reporting
crosstalk in, 143
evaluation of, 143
for radio, 129
structure of, 138, 139–142, 199
local programming, 2
localizing, 273
long shot/LS, 273
Los Angeles Times, 166
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day, 226
Maddow, Rachel, 9
Magha Puja Day, 220
magnet school, 238
Maha Shiv Ratri, 219
Main point leads. See Hard leads; Soft leads; Throwaway leads; Umbrella leads
major, 42
majority, 42
Major League Soccer, 217
malpractice, 230
manslaughter, 235
Mardi Gras Day, 225
Margins, in script, 25
Maritime Provinces, 243
massive, 42
MATTE (and video sources), 261, 273
Mawlid an-Nabi, 223
May Day/Labor Day, 220
mean, average, median, 39
media, 42
Media General, 186
MediaJobsDaily, 173
median, average, mean, 39
Medical writing, terminology for, 246–249
medium shot/MS, 273
Memorial Day, 220
message board, 273
Middle East, 243
Middletown Media Studies, 4, 5, 7
mile, 42
mill rate, 231
misery index, 209
mix minus, 273
MMJ (multi-media journalist), 190–192
moderate (political), 244
Money, terminology for, 228–232
money market, 231
Monitor-Pew Studies, 6
Moore, Michael, 256
Morning drive, 271
MOSs, in supers, 267
Mother’s Day, 220
Motorcycle racing, teams in, 214
mpeg, 273
MP3, 273
Mr. Food, 199
MSNBC, 195
Muharram 1, 223
Multitask, 173
municipal bonds, 230
mutual funds, 231
MyNet, 11
MySpace, 174
Names, 26–27, 51, 66, 80, 264–267
National Basketball Association (NBA), 215
National Football League (NFL), 216
National Hockey League (NHL), 217
National Institutes of Health (NIH), 249
National League baseball teams, 214
National Organization for Women (NOW), 42
National Public Radio (NPR), 1, 132
Native American Day, 226
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 245
Nat sound (natural sound), 105–115, 128–129, 129–130, 135, 137, 138, 139, 143, 148, 149, 199, 273
NavRatri/Durga Puja, 221
NBA (National Basketball Association), 215
NBC, 2, 14, 106, 108, 132, 147, 187, 195, 196
network programming, 2
Nevada, 241
Nevada Day, 225
New England, 241
News
balancing values of, 15
in a newscast, 194–195, 205–206
news aggregator, 10
Newscasts. See also Packages; Radio; Scripts; Sound; Video
actualities in, 105–107, 109, 112, 128, 129, 130, 132
building local, 194–195, 199–203
and computerization, 24
and live reporting, 51, 129, 135, 136, 137, 138–143, 194, 199, 203
and promotions and teases, 250–254
technical problems in, 110, 111, 203
teleprompters for, 24
news conference, 42
NewsLab, 37
Newspaper Association of America, 8
New Year’s Day, 219
New York City, 241
New York Stock Exchange, 231
NFL (National Football League), 216
NHL (National Hockey League), 217
Nielsen, 2, 4, 6, 196, 197–198
nightside, 273
NIH (National Institutes of Health), 249
Nine Days of Posada, 222
No Child Left Behind Act, 238
none, 42
Nordic countries, 243
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 245
Northeaster, 210
North Slope, 241
not guilty, 235
Nouns, 36
NOW (National Organization for Women), 42
NPR (National Public Radio), 1, 132
nuclear, 42
nuclear power, 240
Numbers, 27–28, 54. See also Dates
O & O, 273
Obama, Barack, 246
Obamacare, 246
Obituaries, and ages, 28
offshore waters, 210
on, around, 39
only time will tell, 57
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), 26, 245
Opposition point of view ending, 83
Oprah, 3
Oral information, nature of, 62
O’Reilly, Bill, 9
Osgood, Charles, 86
Outer Banks, 241
outtakes, 273
ozone, 240
P.A. (professional association), 230
Packages
abbreviations for, 261
construction of, 135, 137–138, 199, 273
and dated material, 139
tags for, 114
Palm Sunday, 220
Pan American Day, 220
Paragraphs, indention of, 25
Paraphrases, 51
pardon, 236
Parenthetical phrases, 48
Parishes, 244
parole, 236
partial birth abortion, 247–248
partnership, 230
Parts of speech. See also Punctuation
antecedents of pronouns, 49–50
articles, 35
connector words, 94
contractions, 32
nouns, 36
pass, 244
Passover, 220
Patch.com, 8
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 246
Patients, conditions of, 247
Patriots Day, 225
Pauses, in script, 28
Pavarana Day, 222
PBS, 1
people, persons, 33
Periods, double-spacing after, 28
Persian Gulf, 243
Personal account, as bite, 107
Personalization (use of we), 58–59
Personal opinion, as bite, 107–108
persons, people, 33
persuade, 39
pesticides, 240
Pew Research Center, 8, 177, 189
Photographers, 151, 267, 270, 274
Phrases. See also Sentences; Word choice
for attribution, 50, 51–54, 91, 233–234
clarity of, 47
cliches in, 57
dates used in, 55
and editorializing, 56
and introductory clauses, 48
numbers in, 54
parenthetical, 48
personalization (use of we) in, 58–59
positive versus negative, 49, 66
and racial identification, 54–55
that in, 50
titles of people in, 51
Pictures. See also Video
narration for, 149
power of, 145
stills for, 151
uses of, 147
Pioneer Day, 226
pixels, 274
PKG, 261
Planned event reporting, 16
plea bargain, 236
Plot, 153
plurality, 42
podcast, 274
Politicians, names of, 265–266
pool, 274
poor condition, 247
Post-Newsweek, 159
Potter, Deborah, 37–38, 47, 87, 155
pre-pro, 274
presently, currently, 40
press conference, 42
Price Is Right, 196
prime rate, 232
Prime time, 2
prison, 236
private college and university, 237–238
private school, 237
probation, 236
producer, 274
professional association (P.A.), 230
professor, 239
prognosis, 247
Prominence, as news, 13
Promotions, for newscasts, 250–254
Prompter, 24
Pronunciation
and VOA, 242
Proximity, as news, 14
PSA (public service announcement), 274
public college and university, 237–238
public service announcement (PSA), 274
Punch line ending, 83
Punctuation. See also Abbreviations; Parts of speech
ellipses, 28
for pauses in script, 28
periods, 28
Qualifiers, for statements, 36
Questions and answers
in live reporting, 139, 142–143
in story logic, 88, 91, 93–94, 98
Quicktime, 274
Quora, 174
Race, identification of, 54–55
Racing, teams in, 214
Radio
and bites, 128
packages in, 132
and sound, 105, 106, 128–130, 132
weather on, 206
Radio on scene report (ROSR), 129
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, 257–260
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Social Media and Blogging Guidelines, 179–183
Ramadan, 223
Ram Navmi, 220
Readability, of scripts, 23–29
Readers (story form), 128, 135–136, 151, 199, 274
real estate taxes, 232
rebut, 42
refute, 42
remedial education, 239
renewable energy, 240
revenue bonds, 230
Richter scale, 208
right, rightist (political), 244
risk assessment, 240
Robert E. Lee Day, 223, 224, 225
Rooney, Andy, 32
Rosh Hashanah, 221
ROSR (radio on scene report), 129
RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, 257–260
RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey, 174, 177, 184–185, 187, 193, 198
RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association) Social Media and Blogging Guidelines, 179–183
Safety, and weather reporting, 206–207
Safran, Steve, 189
sandstorm, 210
San Jacinto Day, 226
Santa Ana wind, 210
Saradhas, 221
Sarasvati Puja, 219
satisfactory condition, 247
Scandinavia, 243
school board, 237
Schurz, 190
Scripts. See also Stories; Video; Writing
abbreviations in, 24–25, 261–262
ages in, 28
controversial issues in, 53, 54
legibility of, 24
margins in, 25
and narration for pictures, 149
paragraphs in, 25
quotations in, 54
Sea Islands, 241
Search engine optimization (SEO), 274
seasons, 210
Segment producer, 274
semi- and bi-, 39
senators, 58
Sentences. See also Phrases; Punctuation; Word choice
ends of, 67
order in, 64
SEO (search engine optimization), 274
serious condition, 247
Seward’s Day, 224
ship, boat, 39
Show producer, 274
Sicko, 256
Significance, as news, 13
sig out, 274
since, as, because, 43
60 Minutes (CBS), 32
Slang, 32
sleet, 210
Smartphone, 189
smog, 210
SNG (satellite news gathering), 275
SNL Kagan, 2
snow avalanche bulletin, 210
snow flurry, snow squall, 211
Soccer, teams in, 217
sole proprietorship, 230
solstice, 211
some, 43
SOT (sound on tape), 135, 137, 149–150, 263–264, 275
Sound
and budget limitations, 129–130
natural, 105, 106, 107, 112, 113, 128–130, 135, 137, 138–139, 143, 148, 149
for radio news, 105, 106, 128–130
script abbreviations for, 261
sources, 43
Southwest, 241
Soviet Union, 242
Special segment reporting, 17
Sports
spots, 275
spring, first day of, 220
Spring Holiday, 225
squall, 211
St. Patrick’s Day, 220
stable condition, 247
Statehood Day, 224
Statements, attribution of, 51–54, 233–235
State of mind, statements about, 53
Stewart, Jon, 9
stick mic, 275
Stills, 151
still store (SS), 261
stockman’s advisory, 211
stock market, 231
Stories. See also Forms of stories; Leads; Scripts; Writing
and bites, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 143
feedback for, 90
humor in, 99
leads for, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98
in newspapers, 71
structure of, 94–95, 136, 137, 139, 142
visualization of, 151
Subchapter S, 230
Subjects and verbs, 45, 48, 62, 64
Sugarman, Mike, 106, 130, 132, 152
Summary point ending, 82
summer, first day of, 220
Sun Belt, 241
Supers
survey, 43
suspected, 234
sx, 275
Symbols, 26
Syndicated programming, 2
take, bring, 39
talent, 275
Tampa Tribune, 186
Taxes, terminology for, 229, 230, 231, 232, 237
Teams, and reporting scores, 212–217
Teases, for newscasts, 202–203, 250–254, 275
Technical problems, 122, 130, 203
Telemundo, 195
Telephone, and radio, 129
Teleprompters, 24
Tenets of broadcast journalism, 13
tenure, 239
Terminology. See Glossaries; Word choice
Texas Independence Day, 226
Thanksgiving (Canadian), 221
Thanksgiving Day, 222
the, 35
Thesaurus, 31
3-shot, 262
Throwaway leads, 73
tidal wave, 211
tides, 206
Time, as news, 14
Time Warner, 190
Timing
of copy by computer, 25
and voiceovers with video, 136, 137
Title I, 239
Title VII, 239
Title IX, 239
Titles, of people, 51–52, 264–267
tornado, 211
toss, 275
toward, 43
Town Meeting Day, 227
Transitions, for stories, 95–98
travelers’ advisory, 211
Treated and released, 247
tropical depression, tropical storm, 211
Truman Day, 225
tsunami, 211
2-shot, 262
typhoon, 209
undetermined condition, 247
unemployment, 232
unique, 43
United States, government of, 243–244
Univision, 195
Uposatha, 223
urban heat island, 211
USA Today, 173
UV (ultraviolet) index, 211
Valentine’s Day, 219
Vesak, Visakah Puja, 220
Veterans Day, 222
viable, 43
Victoria Day, 220
Victory Day, 226
Video. See also Pictures; Sound
identification of outside, 152, 269
VOA, 242
Voice, active versus passive, 45–46
Voice of America Pronunciation Guide, 242
VO/SOT (story form), 135, 137, 199, 262
VO (Voiceover), 135, 136–137, 199, 263, 275
vouchers, 237
VTR, 276
warm front, 212
warn, 43
warning (weather), 212
Washington’s Birthday, 219, 224
watch (weather), 212
WCVB-TV, 160
Weather
webcast, 276
well, good, 41
West Indies, the, 243
West Virginia Day, 227
WFLA-TV, 186
whether or not, 43
which, 43
who, 43
who, what, where, when, why and how, 71, 76
wide-ranging, 43
wide shot/WS, 276
wild sound, 276
wind, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 240
wind chill, 212
wind energy, 240
winter, first day of, 222
Witness account, as bite, 107
WJXT-TV, 160
WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association), 215
WOI-TV, 160
woman, lady, 42
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), 215
Word choice. See also Parts of speech; Phrases; Sentences
and editorializing, 56
formal versus informal, 32, 33
and radio, 129
and technical terms, 33
and unintended meanings, 56
and wordiness, 48
WorldNow, 160
WRAL-TV, 160
Wrap, wraparound, in radio, 129, 276
Writing. See also Phrases; Sentences; Word choice
clarity of, 32–35, 48, 49, 50, 54
and dictionary use, 31
evaluation of, 38
online rules, 168
WUSA-TV, 160
wx, 276
Yahoo, 10
Years. See Dates
Yom Kippur, 221