9780240514659

Broadcast Journalism

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780240514659

Paperback|9780240514659


Overview

Broadcast Journalism is the premiere textbook in its field and is used widely on broadcasting courses. It is an up-to-date practical manual for would-be reporters eager to enter the hectic arenas of radio and TV news.

This popular volume offers a vivid insight into the worlds of electronic journalism and covers all the essential skills involved in broadcast reporting for local and national networks.

The fourth edition has been extensively revised to remain on the cutting edge of the digital revolution transforming electronic newsgathering across the world. There are scores of new illustrations, and coverage now includes Internet journalism and digital editing.

Broadcast Journalism is the premiere textbook in its field and is used widely on broadcasting courses. It is an up-to-date practical manual for would-be reporters eager to enter the hectic arenas of radio and TV news.

This popular volume offers a vivid insight into the worlds of electronic journalism and covers all the essential skills involved in broadcast reporting for local and national networks.

The fourth edition has been extensively revised to remain on the cutting edge of the digital revolution transforming electronic newsgathering across the world. There are scores of new illustrations, and coverage now includes Internet journalism and digital editing.

Sections on TV and radio take you behind the scenes to explore the BBC World Service and ITN. Step-by-step instruction is offered in reporting, recording and editing using current broadcast equipment. Details of the growing number of training schemes are featured, with a practical plan of campaign for those determined to break into the world of broadcasting.

Coverage for radio and TV includes:
* Newswriting
* Newsgathering
* Newsreading
* Interviewing
* Programme making

Training professional Andrew Boyd freelances in TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. He has taught and developed award-winning broadcast journalism courses in London, Hampshire and Surrey. His trainees are successfully employed throughout the world and include Sony award winners. Other books by the same author include 'How to Handle Media Interviews' and the works of investigative journalism, 'Dangerous Obsessions and Blasphemous Rumours'.

Reviews:

'This is a serious look at some of the skills you need to master to be a
ember of a radio or television news team'
The Journal of the Royal Television Society

' "Broadcast Journalism" is still the best of its kind around.'
Rick Thompson


ISBN-13

9780240514659

ISBN-10

0240514653

Weight

1.80 Pounds

Dimensions

0.97 x 0.74 x 1.00 In

List Price

$37.95

Edition

4th Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

400 pages

Publisher

Focal Press

Published On

1997-04-10



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