Covers all aspects of broadcast journalism, beginning with the basic principles of having a career in the field, the principles of journalism and basic broadcast skills, and continuing with in-depth practical aspects of radio and television news. A new dedicated chapter on social media discusses sourcing news, approaching witnesses, verifying information and subsequent changes in the production flow. New chapters discuss the rise of mobile journalism and podcasting, specifically looking at the kit involved, the production process and how audio and broadcast journalism can be incorporated.

A straightforward account of the editorial and production processes used by journalists to bring television news to the viewer. It is an invaluable text for students on journalism courses, print and radio journalists moving into television and TV journalists wishing to update their knowledge. Takes into account the latest practices and issues in the television industry.This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to take account of the latest practices and issues in the television industry. It includes new illustrations of developments from both a technological and an editorial perspective.In a changing broadcasting environment, newcomers to television journalism are finding themselves entering a world in which an empathy with technology is as important as a way with words. The newsroom itself is now completely computerized and consequently new skills and working methods need to be mastered to take account of the revolutionary advances.

Now in its 8th edition, Broadcast Journalism continues to be an essential text on the production of news broadcasting and the practical skills needed.

It includes not only basic techniques and classic examples for the production of radio and TV news, but also new technology and the latest case studies. The fundamental skills of interviewing, news writing and production now have to cope with the prevalence of Fake News and Deep Fakes and verifying content in an endless flow of social media. This edition also includes newsgathering with mobile devices, live reporting and using data and graphics. There are dozens of new images and links for downloads and further reading, plus end-of-chapter exercises and tutor notes.

This continues to be an indispensable textbook for broadcast journalism and communications students looking for an in-depth guide to the industry.

Table of Contents

Preface. What this book is about

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1 Do You Want The Job?

2 Ethics. Law. Fakes & Fabrications (biggest now – 35 pages)

3 Story types for broadcast journalism.

4 News channels, programmes and streams

5 Where News Comes From

6 Choosing and Chasing the Story

7 Setting up the Interview

8 The Interview

9 Writing Basics

10 Writing for News

11 Broadcast News Style Book

12 Putting the Show Together

13 News Anchors and Presenters

14 On Air

15 Newsreading

16 Story Treatment

17 Recording

18 Editing

19 The Studio

20 Television newsroom production

21 Writing Television News

22 Gathering television news.

23 Getting the shots

24 Editing the pictures and sound

25 Live TV reporting

26 Data, graphics and visuals

27 The television news studio and presentation

Appendix - GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Index

A straightforward account of the editorial and production processes used by journalists to bring television news to the viewer. It is an invaluable text for students on journalism courses, print and radio journalists moving into television and TV journalists wishing to update their knowledge. Takes into account the latest practices and issues in the television industry.
This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to take account of the latest practices and issues in the television industry. It includes new illustrations of developments from both a technological and an editorial perspective.
In a changing broadcasting environment, newcomers to television journalism are finding themselves entering a world in which an empathy with technology is as important as a way with words. The newsroom itself is now completely computerized and consequently new skills and working methods need to be mastered to take account of the revolutionary advances.
Keep up to date with the latest practices and issues
Get everything you need to know from this respected and classic text
Easy to understand - factual and logical approach

This newest 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. Two new authors have joined forces in this new edition to present behind the scenes perspectives on multimedia broadcast news, where it is heading, and how you get there.
Technology is meshing global and local news. Constant interactivity between on-the-scene reporting and nearly instantaneous broadcasting to the world has changed the very nature of how broadcast journalists must think, act, write and report on a 24/7 basis. This new edition takes up this digital workflow and convergence. Students of broadcast journalism and professors alike will find that the sixth edition of Broadcast Journalism is completely up-to-date.
Includes new photos, quotations, and coverage of convergent journalism, podcasting, multimedia journalism, citizen journalism, and more!
* Covers the trends that have reshaped the world of journalism: convergence, multiskilling, citizen journalism, podcasting, online journalism, and more
* An indispensible and comprehensive introduction to the field of broadcast journalism
* The leading text in the broadcast journalism field
* Fundamentals of Broadcast Journalism, such as news gathering, news writing, news reading, interviewing, making programmes
* Up-to-date practical manual for beginning reporters hoping to enter the arenas of radio and television news

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.