J203, Media Writing
Top Tips of the Trade By Mervin Block, a broadcast writing specialist.
Dozen Deadly Sins Also by Block.
A list of Block's articles on Poynter.org
Several deal with language issues. One is about problems Block has seen in network newswriting. Another deals with wasted words that weaken writing.
Broadcast Writing Style Tips From the JPROF site.
Writing for Broadcast Background on various types of broadcast witing and styles used in different formats. (Note: Page has moved--find new link?)
Broadcast Writing A chapter of a text by a lecturer at the University of Namibia and a professor at Elizabethtown College in the United States.
Other syllabus information