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Andrew Boyd (Author)


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0240514653 978-0240514659 April 14, 1997 4
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


Editorial Reviews

Review

'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

Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 4 edition (April 14, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240514653
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240514659
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,472,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ask most journalists what they think about their chosen profession and the chances are they will bemoan the anti-social hours, unreasonable stress, flogging to meet constant deadline, time wasted draped over the telephone, destruction of family life and home existence, but when the griping is over and you ask them what else they would rather do, the chances are they would shrug, smile and tell you, "nothing". Read the first page
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hard news formula, obscenity button, standard outcue, news bureaux, rifle mike, newsroom computer, vision mixer, editing block, links vehicle, talks studio, edit controller, news judgement, technical operator, edit suite, paper rustle, lunchtime news, hard news story, radio journalism
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Andrew Boyd, World Service, The Guardian, Press Gazette, High Court, South West Trains, Julian Alleck, Nightly News, Neil Hamilton, Shiulie Ghosh, David Dunhill, Independent Radio News, Jonathan Munro, Julie Candler, Robin Elias, Alastair Hetherington, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Home Secretary, John Humphrys, Jon Snow, Nigel Dacre, Southern Counties Radio, Surrey Radio, Mike Inglis, United Nations
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