Writing for Television

This guide is published to help African broadcast journalists with their writing and production skills. It offers pointers, exercises, and explores basic television reporting.

The guide introduces readers to key television production methods and the particular requirements of script layout. It provides emphasis on techniques for producing TV news scripts, and for managing the transition from writing for print media to television. Sample scripts from recognised television programmes are provided as examples. Topics such as plots, story construction, characterisation, dialogue as well as pitfalls are covered.