By Brad Kalbfeld A NEW, revised 2001 edition of the AP BROADCAST NEWS HANDBOOK, a 476-page soft-cover book by Brad Kalbfeld, AP Broadast News, Washington, D.C., is available to member newspapers and AP staff. Written by Brad Kalbeld, deputy director and managing editor of AP Broadcast Services, the Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook offers you an opportunity to learn, directly from the source, all about the practical aspects of writing and delivering news in all electronic media. The Handbook provides expert guidelines on how to find, research, write, edit, produce, and deliver authoritative, accurate, and engaging news stories in the studio or from the field. It also offers indispensable advice on key technical aspects of the job, from how to handle a microphone to how wire services work. A key feature is "The Specifics of Broadcast Style," an A-to-Z quick-reference style guide offering concise definitions of hundreds of key words and phrases.
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