Broadcast Journalism

Completely revised and updated to reflect electronic journalism in the 1990s, this comprehensive volume introduces students to the essentials of broadcast newswriting, reporting, radio and television news production, and professional ethics. The author, a former news editor and correspondent, thoroughly covers broadcast-style language, scripting, audio- and video- recording, editing, field reporting, interviewing, producing, and performing. Contemporary photographs show professionals at work. Guides to punctuation, pronunciation, and phonetics facilitate the preparation of scripts, whether typed or computer-generated.