ABSTRACT

This seventh edition of Broadcast Journalism continues its long tradition of covering the basics of broadcasting from gathering news sources, interviewing, putting together a programme, news writing, reporting, editing, working in the studio, conducting live reports and more. The authors have brought the material further up to date with the integration of social media, uses of mobile technology, the emergence of user-generated content and updated examples, illustrations and case studies throughout. End-of-chapter exercises are also included.

New for this edition: 

  • Updated with new examples, quotes and pictures.
  • Restructured with end-of-chapter summaries, exercises for students, notes for tutors, links for further reading and references to invaluable websites and smartphone apps.
  • Extended chapters on ethics, responsibilities, interviewing, mobile newsgathering and filming.
  • New additional information on coping with reporting traumatic stories, and how news organisations use Twitter and Periscope.

part |2 pages

Part 1 The Principles of Broadcast Journalism

chapter 1|16 pages

Do You Want the Job?

chapter 2|16 pages

Ethics, Responsibilities and Law

chapter 3|18 pages

What Makes Broadcast News?

chapter 4|12 pages

News Channels, Programmes and Streams

chapter 5|26 pages

Where the News Comes From

chapter 6|16 pages

Choosing and Chasing the Story

chapter 7|10 pages

Setting up the Interview

chapter 8|36 pages

The Interview

chapter 9|12 pages

Writing Basics

chapter 10|14 pages

Writing for News

chapter 11|16 pages

Broadcast News Style Book

chapter 12|20 pages

Putting the Show Together

chapter 13|12 pages

News Anchors and Presenters

chapter 14|10 pages

‘On Air!’

chapter 15|8 pages

News Reading Mechanics

part |2 pages

Part 2 Radio

chapter 16|22 pages

Story Treatment

chapter 17|8 pages

Recording

chapter 18|12 pages

Editing

chapter 19|8 pages

The Studio

part |2 pages

Part 3 Television

chapter 20|10 pages

Television Newsroom Production

chapter 21|14 pages

Writing Television News

chapter 23|20 pages

Getting the Shots

chapter 24|12 pages

Editing the Pictures and Sound

chapter 25|8 pages

Live Reporting in Sound and Vision

chapter 26|12 pages

Data, Graphics and Visuals

chapter 27|10 pages

Presenting Television News

chapter 28|8 pages

The Television News Studio and Gallery