Broadcast Writing Conventions

Using Broadcast Writing Conventions, how would you write 1000 in a news script?

• 1,000

• One thousand

• 1 thousand

Answer explanation

Spell out the words to express thousands, millions, billions and trillions.

Using Broadcast Writing Conventions, how should you write 35, 101 in a radio news story if you don't need the exact number?

• Thirty-five thousand one hundred and one.

• Just over 35-hundred

• Thirty-five thousand-101

• Just over 35-thousand

How would you refer to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in radio news?

• The R-C-M-P

• The cops

• The Royal Canadian M-P

• The Mounties

How would you NOT refer to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe in a radio news story?

• Mark Sutcliffe

• Mr. Mark Sutcliffe

• Mayor Mark Sutcliffe

• Sutcliffe

What is the loaded word in this sentence?

The teenager was hit by a car as he staggered across Baseline Road.

• Teenager

• hit

• staggered

• car