Air Words: Writing for Broadcast News

by John N. Hewitt

Airwords is a hands-on workbook with numerous exercises and writing examples that focuses on developing writing skills for broadcast news.

Genres: Journalism

Paperback

First published July 1, 1988

About the author

John Hewitt grew up in the smog of Southern California and has worked as a newspaper reporter, newspaper editor, magazine writer, television reporter, television news producer, documentary cameraman, documentary producer, university professor, textbook author and novelist. He has traveled in Mexico for over 50 years and also in Central and South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. His first two novels, Stranger in Baja and Under the Padre’s Thumb, explored the fascinating culture in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
He now lives north of San Francisco.

Reviews

[meilyn *ೃ༄ · Rating 3 out of 5]

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3/5 stars

A required read for my Media Writing course, this textbook t was a straightforward and accessible textbook. While I found it to be an easy read, much of the material felt repetitive of concepts I’d already encountered in other introductory media courses. That said, I appreciated how clearly the book defined key broadcast terms and provided practical writing exercises to reinforce each chapter’s lessons. Overall, it’s a useful resource for beginners in journalism or broadcast writing, but less engaging for students with prior experience in the field.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish I would have read this years ago. However, I learned most of the material on my own in newsrooms.