Chapter 12 True/False Self-Quiz

. Writing styles stay the same in every medium, but the types of news stories chosen are very different.

. Writing well and spelling correctly is not that important in radio and TV because the audience will never see the copy.

. Broadcast stories are written in the inverted pyramid structure in case the ending sentence or paragraph is edited out at the last moment.

. Broadcast leads usually withhold much important information because listeners do not hear the first two or three words of a story.

. In broadcast, sentences are longer and contain more facts than those used in print stories.

. In the chronological type of broadcast, the climax makes up the lead.

. When editing for broadcast, journalists should not use newspaper copy-editing symbols.

. Broadcasters sometimes use the telephone rather than personal interviews.

. News services have text, audio and video stories on their websites for subscribing stations to use.

. Interviewing for broadcast requires the reporter to behave differently from one who interviews for print.

. Public radio stations typically schedule shorter and less frequent news programs than do commercial radio stations.

. When writing for broadcast, newswriters should adopt a conversational, informal and relaxed style.

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