Broadcast Journalism: Techniques of Radio and TV News

by Andrew Boyd (Author)

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  Paperback
  1988

  $8.94

  This is a a practical manual for reporters, students and newcomers to the world of electronic journalism. Drawing on the author's professional experience it provides practical step-by-step instruction in reporting and presentation skills laying the foundation of knowledge required by the journalist. It includes instruction on newswriting, newsreading, interviewing and programme-making and instruction is given in recording, the use of visuals and camera shots, tape and film editing, TV scriptwriting, news ethics and getting started in the career. Broadcast professionals from an international and wide-ranging background add their comments, tips and expertise. Fieldwork suggestions at the end of each section allow readers to try out many of the ideas themselves with minimum equipment and provide solid practical teaching plans for lecturers developing courses on the subject.

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.28

  This is a practical manual for reporters, students and newcomers to the world of electronic journalism. Drawing upon the author's professional experience, it provides practical, step-by-step instruction in reporting and presentation skills, systematically laying the foundation of knowledge required by the broadcast journalist. Today's broadcast industry has been shaped by rapid advances in technology and the fourth edition of this book covers these advances. How the equipment works and how the reporter should use it is explained in the sections on TV and radio, which offer instruction in the basics of reporting, recording for radio, editing pictures and audio and TV scriptwriting. The careers section has been revised and updated for this edition. It lists new courses available, outlines the jobs on offer, and proposes a plan of campaign for those determined to break into broadcasting, from the first approach to preparing for the interview.