Broadcast specific style points

Broadcast news – including TV, radio and online audio and video – aims to provide a clear and concise representation of the major news of the day.

Vision is obviously a key element in television news and audio actuality an essential part of any radio broadcast news.

Broadcast news organisations differ in the specific aspects of style they apply in-house.

The QUT Journalism Style Guide has many common points for both radio and television newswriting. In the style guide it will be obvious that some rules of radio are not applicable to TV (and vice versa).