UNIT 3: Writing For Broadcast Media

For the broadcast media news writing, it is focus on:- radio news TV news

1. Radio News Radio is the imagination stage (theater of mind). News delivered in the form of voice which stimulate and expand the listener's imagination. All people listen to the radio for emergency in news and current affairs (Solomon 2012).

Nature of Radio News 1. Auditive Radio broadcast just to be heard and it was only a glimpse 2. Contains Obstacles - Semantic - Channel 3. Closed to listeners

Features of Radio News 1. Using common words.

2. Figures are rounded Example: 821.332.451 821 million

Two died from a car accident. 3. Short sentences KISS – keep it simple and short Example: Two died from a car accident.

Ketua Polis Negara –Dato Sri Afifi— said 4.Sign-Posting. Mention the title, before the name of the person. Example: Ketua Polis Negara –Dato Sri Afifi— said

PM promises to build low-cost housing at here. 5. Use indirect sentences Example: PM promises to build low-cost housing at here.

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 6. The use of acronyms Should be explained in advance means Example: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Students of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) will perform today ... 7. Present Tense Use today's perspective. To use the time element of the words "yesterday", "today", "tomorrow", "tomorrow", not the names of day (Monday). Example: Students of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) will perform today ...