The Broadcast Journalism Handbook

A Television News Survival Guide

Robert Thompson, Cindy Malone

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2003
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780742572188
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Journalism
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

The Broadcast Journalism Handbook has everything you ever wanted to know about working in the television news business but were afraid to ask! College courses teach the theory of how a television newsroom works; here, working journalists show the reality of the business. Learn the ropes-and how to head off amateur errors-from the authors' vast experiences and dozens of interviews with news professionals. The economic recession and new advances in technology are making this exciting career more competitive than ever, and this book will give budding journalists a head start with an insider's view of the job-necessary in today's environment. Complete with a news glossary, job-searching tips, helpful web sites, and real-life scenarios that put the student in the shoes of today's journalists, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook covers many newsroom positions, from assignment editors to producers, reporters, and anchors. It gives you newsroom experience before you get the job.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION
• 1 - TV NEWS: THE MYTH AND THE REALITY
• 2 - YOU’VE GOT THE JOB, WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
• 3 - YOUR FIRST DAY
• 4 - PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: CAST AND CREW
• 5 - NEWSROOM SURVIVAL GUIDE
• 6 - THE BUSINESS OF NEWS
• 7 - CROSSING THE LINE
• 8 - ONE-MAN BANDS
• 9 - THE STORY
• 10 - WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO, WHO TO CALL?
• 11 - MAKING DEADLINES
• 12 - WRITING TIPS
• 13 - INTO PRACTICE
• 14 - NEWS QUIZ: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, RECENT EVENTS, AND PEOPLE
• 15 - WORST-CASE SCENARIOS
• 16 - AMATEUR ERRORS
• 17 - GETTING THE JOB
• 18 - WRAP-UP
• APPENDIX A: GOING ONLINE
• APPENDIX B: ABOUT THE JOURNALISTS INTERVIEWED
• NEWS GLOSSARY
• INDEX
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS