ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization
Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Character, Conflict, Resolution, Setting
This interactive lesson allows students to study and analyze the text concepts of character, conflict, resolution, and setting in a "Broadcast news," format.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hermann Goering's Broadcast Excerpts
Provided from ibiblio.org are excerpts of a speech that Field Marshal Hermann Goering gave to the German people to rally support for the war effort on October 4, 1942.
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Abyz News Links
This site provides listings of links to online news sources from all over the world. Just type the country you're looking for in the search box or use the front page links. The news sources for each country are labeled either broadcast...
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Public Relations Writing: Release Formats
If you need to know how to write a public service announcement for the radio, this site will offer examples and tips on putting one together.
PBS
Nova: Booming Sands
PBS site takes a look into a mysterious phenomena as to why and how certain sand dunes produce mysterious noises. Contains a link to watch a broadcast segment of an expedition into the desert as well as a recipe for noisy sands.
CNN
Cnn: You Be the Producer
This is a great learning tool for producing and writing for television news. You have the opportuntity to judge stories and see if they would make it to the newscast.
US Department of State
America.gov: Edward R. Murrow [Pdf]
Highlights the life and career of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. Examines his "This is London" reports during World War 11, the Senator McCarthy anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s, his critical treatment of migrant workers, and...
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Rewriting Copy
Find out the differences between print and radio broadcasts, as well as finding tips on writing news for radio.
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Newswriting for Radio: Improving Newsroom Operations
Find out the basics of newsroom operation and the expectations of the various parts of a news broadcast.
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Federal Communications Commission: Customer Service Standards
Here is a list of the customer service standards from the Federal Communications Commission that cable operators are expected to adhere to.
Curated OER
'Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism'
NPR takes a look at a biography written about Edward R. Murrow, a distinguished broadcast journalist. Features an interview with the author, excerpts from the book, and audio clips of some of Murrow's most famous broadcasts including the...
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Vanderbilt University: Television News Archive
This archive from Vanderbilt University contains an "extensive and complete" collection of television news broadcasts. "The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Edwin Armstrong
This brilliant engineer advanced both AM and FM radio, turning them into viable broadcast technologies, and innovated military radio uses in two World Wars.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Edward M. Kennedy: Chappaquiddick
This is the text, audio, and video (4:25] of Senator Ted Kennedy's address to the people of Massachusetts upon the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in a car accident and drowning on the island of Chappaquiddick. It was broadcast nationally from...
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E Gfi: No Toppling This Tower
Read and learn about Tokyo's 2080-foot Sky Tree, the world's largest broadcast tower built to sustain earthquakes. The information and photo are provided, but the video is no longer available.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Community Helpers Bingo: Grades 1 and 2
A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be on the PBS KIDS 24/7...
PBS
Pbs: Lesson One: Creating Great Audio for Video
Students will learn the basic concepts necessary to produce broadcast quality audio recordings of human speech (which can then be used in professional radio or television productions). Lesson 1 of 3.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nova: Collection
The NOVA collection on PBS LearningMedia contains over 1500 resources from NOVA's broadcast and digital productions that educators can use in their lessons to spark and enrich student knowledge of STEM (Science Technology Engineering...
BBC
Bbc News: Arabic Language Version
World news headlines in English with Arabic introductions and target vocabulary words, with vocabulary help in Arabic. Students can also listen to an English language broadcast of the story. Very handy site for upper level...
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Suny Albany: Talking History
SUNY Albany presents archives of the weekly broadcast/internet radio program, Talking History, begun in 1996 and focusing on all aspects of history. The goal is "to provide teachers, students, researchers and the general public with as...
BBC
Bbc News
The BBC, based out of London, England, is an internationally recognized and renowned news service. Website content includes excellent coverage of world news, as well as international business coverage, science and technology coverage,...
BBC
Bbc News: Uk
Get the latest news from the UK from the BBC, an internationally recognized and renowned news service. Website content includes excellent coverage of UK and world news, as well as international business coverage, science and technology...
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Museum of Broadcast Communications: Golden Age of Television Drama
Provides an article on the Golden Age of television drama (1949-1960). Discusses the different shows that were on in that era and why it is called "the golden age of television."
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