Difference between Writing for Print and Broadcasting

Print journalism edits the writing more so than broadcasting. Newspapers edit for accuracy. Whereas, broadcast journalism airs what is written out exactly word for word. There is little or no editing involved with broadcasting. Print journalism involves more style in the writing, and broadcast journalism is sharper with the words in order to get the message across more quickly. 

Broadcast journalism has the same concept as print where the most important information is placed at the top of the story. However, broadcast journalism doesn’t drag on with the story. It simply gets straight to the point, and it doesn’t leave the audience to question anything. Also, print journal has no control over how long it takes a reader to finish reading the story. But, a typical radio news story is 30 seconds long. Therefore, they both differ in length. 

Broadcast and print media also differ in how much an audience remembers the information that is placed before them. For example, average newspaper readers remember more of the information than average broadcast viewers and listeners do. The reason for this is that the broadcast media can be turned off whenever and forgotten.