Scriptwriting
Cemetery Words
AP Style
Copyediting
Newsroom Production
100

An entire program that is committed to paper. It includes the dialog, music, camera angles, stage direction, camera direction, camera graphics and all other items that the director or script-writer feels should be noted. 

Script

100

He was able to identify a leaf


What are the cemetery words here and how can you rewrite it?

A: was able

He identified the leaf. 

100

What is the general rule for numbers?

One through Nine = Spell

10+ = Figure

100

The girl, age nine, said her Father is a democrat and a capt. In the United States Army. 

The girl, 9, said her father is a democrat and a captain in the United States Army. 

100

A type of story that uses b-roll (background footage) rolled in from the control room, in addition to the script read by the anchor/reporter.

Voiceover (VO)

200

A program format in which the talent speaks and the camera shoots almost entirely in a medium close-up.

Talking Head or Big Talking Face (BTF)

200

When Lilly Galloway got hit in the head during field hockey tryouts two years ago, she got a concussion. 

What are the cemetery words here?

A: get/got

A hit to the head during field hockey tryouts two years ago landed Lilly Galloway her first concussion. 

200

How would I abbreviate a state like California?

Calif. 

200

How would you write six-foot-three?

6-feet-3-inches

200

The interview that supports the story from the subject. 

Sound on Tape/Soundbite

300

Essentially a research paper for TV. 

Documentary

300

The school board decided to add two snow days to the calendar. 

What are the cemetery words here?

A: decided to add

The school board added two snow days to the calendar. 

300

What are the titles for these people?

Lt. 

Gov. 

Rev. 

Sen. 

Rep. 

Lieutenant 

Governor

Reverend

Senator

Representative 

300
An airplane landed at 12:00 PM? How should time be written out?
Noon. 
300

A well thought-out 1 to 2 minute special that contains its own intro to outro, edited, and can be inserted at any live program. (i.e., KVIA story about infrastructure)

Package

400

30-60 seconds in length and aims to inform the public or to convince the public to do (or not to do) something in the interest of common good. 

Public Service Annoucement

400

They had the opportunity to work with paper and scissors. 

What are the cemetery words here?

A: opportunity

They worked with paper and scissors. 

400

True or False: Whenever using a quote from a subject, always make sure to use the word "said"

True

400

Fix the address: 1410 1st avenue

1410 First Ave. 

400

A human interest story that focuses on one person and why that person is newsworthy. 

Personality Profile or Personality Feature

500

Sketches that portray the way the image on television should look in the finished program. They sometimes resemble a comic book. 

Storyboards

500

Seniors were collecting canned goods.

A: were collecting

Seniors collected canned goods. 

500

True or False: If I wanted to talk about an article from the New York Times it should be written like "The New York Times"

False: There are no quotations or italics, just as a proper noun. 
500

What is the proper way to write January 15th?

Jan. 15

500

The organization of stories and sequences of a newscast in written form. 

A rundown