Assignment 4-1

For assignment 4-1, watch a local newscast, paying close attention to the writing. Make a note of what you would have changed if you’d been in charge of editing copy before air, I watched a newscast from WLBZ, about a new business magazine for Maine.

The newscast was about a new local magazine focusing on business. The first thing that jumped out at me, was the way the publisher was introduced. I know that in order to include an interview that an introduction is necessary, but by using a quote it was very confusing. Not only was the quote repeated in the interview, but I think a lot of what she said was very redundant and repetitive. The newscast is short and to the point just like broadcast news should be, but I feel as though she could have made it shorter, or had other information put in. I knew the entire story within her first sentence, and learned nothing new from the rest of the broadcast. That's like reading a headline and not needing to read the article.