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make sure you’re introducing the reporter just before playing the audio in a wraparound or script-and-clip.  Their name is often in parentheses at the beginning of the lead.  Make sure you say something like “Alex Stone reports” before playing the audio.

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Instead of abbreviating provinces and countries, or anything really, write them out completely. ie. Ontario instead of Ont. or United States instead of US

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if you're talking about something happening the same day as your newscast, say "today", not Monday.  Likewise, the day before the newscast is "yesterday" and the day after is "tomorrow"...not the day of the week.

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finish the forecast for the day (conditions and temperatures), then tell us conditions and lows overnight.  Then look ahead to highs for the following day, and general conditions.  You finish with “Right now, it’s sunny and minus 16.”  And then sign-off.

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-write your leads in the present tense as much as possible.

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-write your leads in the present tense as much as possible.

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don't drop clauses into your stories; take what you're offsetting in commas and turn it into its own short sentence.

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don't drop clauses into your stories; take what you're offsetting in commas and turn it into its own short sentence.

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Instead of: It's been 12 years since Ottawa has added another area code, the first being in 1947 with the 613, and the second coming in the spring of 2010 with the 343.

Better: It's been 12 years since Ottawa has added another area code.The first came in 1947 with the 613.And the second coming in the spring of 2010 with the 343.

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paraphrase what people say in copy stories, rather than quoting them outright.

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"former" employee, not "previous"

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Make sure your sentences are short and conversational!

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it's a tough transition to go from a frozen family to a jazz festival returning...I'd probably choose a neutral international story after that one, rather than an entertainment kicker

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make sure you tell us who is talking in a script-and-clip before we hear the audio…full name and title/relationship to the story

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We don't use a.m. or p.m. to talk about time.  Instead it's four in the morning or six in the evening.