Broadcast Journalism

Offering an insight into the world of electronic reporting, this book includes step-by-step instructions in reporting, recording and editing. It explores the opportunities emerging for journalists and online reporters using the Internet, and provides coverage of the radio and TV also. It is useful for aspiring reporters and offers career advice.

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This new edition of Broadcast Journalism is a major revision to the premier textbook in its field and a standard primer for 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.



Broadcast Journalism offers a vivid insight into the world of electronic reporting, taking you behind the scenes at ITN and the BBC World Service. Join camera crews on a stakeout at the High Court, and capture the atmosphere in the studios of the world's largest news organisation.

All the essential skills are covered, with step-by-step instruction in reporting, recording and editing using the latest equipment.

Coverage for radio and TV includes:
- Newswriting
- Newsgathering
- Newsreading
- Interviewing
- Programme-making

The digital revolution is transforming the news, and this fifth edition explores the new opportunities emerging for journalists and online reporters using the Internet. Essential guidance is also given on how you can break into a career in journalism.