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Workshop: Writing for the Radio

Workshop: Writing for the Radio. By Carlos Vázquez. Do you like the radio?. Do you listen to the radio? What radio station do you listen to? When do you listen to it? Have you ever talked on the radio? Would you like to do it? Why or why not? In what tense do we write in radio?.

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Workshop: Writing for the Radio

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  1. Workshop: Writing for the Radio By Carlos Vázquez

  2. Do you like the radio? • Do you listen to the radio? • What radio station do you listen to? • When do you listen to it? • Have you ever talked on the radio? • Would you like to do it? Why or why not? • In what tense do we write in radio?

  3. Who invented the radio? • GuglielmoMarchese Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate, is known as the inventor of the first practical radio-signaling system in 1896.

  4. Objectives • Learn who invented the radio. • Know what is happening in the world. • Improve your writing skills: • Simplicity • Use of subject and predicate • Use of present tense • Improve public reading • Work as a team

  5. Writing for the Radio • Radio news are written to beheard, therefore, the text has to be simple. • Don’t use words that are difficult to pronounce.

  6. Writing for the Radio • Determine the main elements of the story.

  7. Writing for the Radio • Write a tease.

  8. Writing for the Radio • Write a lead sentence.

  9. Writing for the Radio • Write the body. Include all the necessary facts, figures, and main ideas.

  10. Writing for the Radio • Write a conclusion to your story. • The conclusion shouldn’t be longer than a sentence. • It should sum up the main facts of the story.

  11. Writing for the Radio • Review the script and your grammar.

  12. Tips for writing • Repetition is the most common mistake in radio news. • Remember, too many numbers are confusing. • Keep sentences short, the reporter needs to breathe. • Write in the present tense for immediacy. Instead of writing: “Texas Governor Billy Ray Jones died" write “Texas Governor Billy Ray Jones is dead” or “Texas Governor Billy Ray Jones has died in a car accident

  13. How does a radio script look like?

  14. Create a Breaking News Report. • Separate into 2 teams • Each member will chose one News title • Based on the title write your own news report. • Once each group has the 4 stories, arrange the order in which you will broadcast the news

  15. TEAM 1 • Facebook helps save a woman’s life • 'Jackass' star dies in car accident • Man cleaning foot sets house on fire • Bikinis, shoes, more: Cat steals hundreds of items • Man who quit college in 1932 graduates — at 99 • Obama 'nears Afghan troop move' • Parents 'influence teen drinking’ • U.S. shuts out Jamaica to reach Gold Cup semis

  16. TEAM 2 • Fukushima: It's much worse than you think • Cops bitten during arrest, police say • Hitler's glasses up for auction • $1.3 million slot machine payout • Quiet black hole impulsively eats a star • Hurricane Beatriz heads to Mexico's Pacific coast • Dallas Mavericks defeat Miami Heat for first NBA title

  17. …and now, let’s listen to the News!

  18. References • http://www.ehow.com/how_2002077_write-radio-script.html • http://web.utk.edu/~rhovland/adv350radiosample.html

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