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- ISBN: 9780713688740 | 0713688742
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/29/2009
'Incredibly comprehensive. Learn and understand this lot and you will have a fine grasp' Jon Snow'This sets the standard for every radio newsroom' - Andy Ivy, Editor, Sky News RadioIn an age of infinite choice made possible by new technology, and a disturbing move away from traditional reporting into colourful comment and speculation by blogs and 'citizen journalists' there has never been a better time to focus on pure journalism skills.Essential Radio Journalism is a vastly comprehensive working manual for radio journalists as well as a textbook for broadcast journalism students. It contains practical advice for gathering, reporting, writing, editing and presenting, the news, alongside media law and ethics. There is a wealth of 'inside' information, checklists and on-the-job advice that you can immediately put to use whether you are in your first job or have several years of experience. This is a book to inspire responsible, accurate and exceptional journalism skills.
Peter Stewart is a trainer for BBC Radio, has acted as a Judge for the Sony Radio Academy Awards and lectures on many university media courses. He is author of Essential Radio Skills and has over 15 years of broadcast experience with a variety of employers including the BBC, Sky News, Virgin, Kiss FM. Paul Chantler is an international radio programming consultant advising companies about audience-building strategies, bidding for licences and tactics throughout the UK, Europe and Asia. He also trains presenters and journalists.
Foreword | p. viii |
Preface | p. x |
Acknowledgements | p. xiv |
Radio in the UK | |
National Radio | p. 2 |
Regional Radio | p. 2 |
Local Radio: Growth, BBC Local Radio, Commercial Local Radio | p. 3 |
Digital Radio: Radio via DAB, Radio via Digital Television, Radio via the Internet, Radio via Mobile Phone | p. 5 |
Community Radio | p. 7 |
Restricted Radio | p. 7 |
Pirate Radio | p. 7 |
Radio Worldwide | |
North America | p. 9 |
Australia and New Zealand | p. 10 |
India | p. 11 |
Europe: France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, The Netherlands | p. 12 |
South Africa | p. 13 |
Russia | p. 13 |
The Far East: Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia | p. 14 |
Working in Radio News | |
Understanding Radio: Radio versus Newspaper and Television, Speed and Simplicity, Making Pictures, Person-to-person, Localness | p. 15 |
The Making of a Broadcaster: Qualities of a Good Radio Journalist, Starting Out | p. 17 |
Newsroom Structure: Head of News or News Editor, Bulletin Editor, Broadcast Journalist or Reporter, Small Newsrooms, Television Journalists | p. 21 |
Getting The Job: Work Experience, Local Newspapers, Hospital Radio, Student Radio, College Courses, BBC Training Schemes, Traffic and Travel Broadcasting, Restricted and Community Stations, Freelancing | p. 23 |
Marketing Yourself: CV and Demo, Persistence | p. 27 |
The Job Interview: Preparation, Nerves, Body Language, Journalistic Tests, Awkward Questions, Thank you! | p. 29 |
News Gathering | |
News Agenda: The Target Listener, Relevance, Content, Hard News, Soft News | p. 32 |
News Sources: The Emergency Services, News Releases, Electronic Press Kits, Public Utilities, Politicians and Councilors, Listeners, Colleagues, Pressure Groups, Freelance Journalists and Agencies, Courts, Local Experts, Rival Broadcasters, The Internet, Previous Sources, æFishing ExpeditionsÆ, æHoney TrapsÆ and æDangling WormsÆ! | p. 35 |
National News: Radio News Agencies, Local Intake, Data Feeds, Live Bulletins, TV Audio, Wire Services | p. 44 |
Generating, Planning and Developing Stories: The Newsroom Diary, News desk Resource Management, The Prospects List, The Editorial Meeting, The Angle, More Angles, The Treatment, Developing Stories, Checking Information, Newsroom Contacts, Resisting Pressure, Embargoes, Originating Stories, The Silly Season | p. 47 |
Story Treatment: Copy, Interviews, Cuts Clips and Soundbites, Voicers or Voice Pieces, Wraps and Packages, Two-Ways, Multi Versions, Other Treatments, Newsroom Style Guide | p. 54 |
News Reporting | |
The Radio Reporter: The Briefing, Fixing Ahead, Working to Deadlines | p. 60 |
On Location: What To Do First, Eyewitness Accounts, Dealing with Officials, Dealing with Other Reporters, Doorstepping, æNo CommentÆ, Health & Safety | p. 62 |
Filing Material: On-the-Spot Voicers, Two-Ways, Live Reports or æAction RantsÆ, æCar ParkÆ Voicers | p. 65 |
Audio Production: Getting Organised, Choosing The Cut, Wraps and Packages, Speed Packages, Cues | p. 69 |
News Interviewing | |
Types of Interview: Informational Interviews, Interpretive Interviews, Emotional Interviews | p. 73 |
Interview Preparation: Choosing The Interviewee, Approach and Persuasion, Before Starting, Location, Holding The Microphone, æWhat Did You Have For Breakfastà?Æ | p. 75 |
Question Technique: The Famous Five, Body Language, Your First Question, The Next Questions, Asking One Thing at a Time, Putting Arguments, Tough Questions, Leading Questions, Clichè Questions, Hypothetical Questions, Non Questions, The Final Question | p. 80 |
The Answers: Coaching Interviewees, One Word Answers, Verbose Answers, Evasions, Prepared Statements, Looking At Notes, After The Interview, Thanks | p. 85 |
Special Interviews: Studio Interviews, Telephone Interviews, Telephone Versus Quality Audio, Live Interviews, Vox Pops, News Conferences and æScrumsÆ, Unattended Studios, Interviewing Other Reporters, Interviewing Children, Interviewing Criminals, Interviewing Witnesses, Interviewing Politicians, Sports Interviews | p. 88 |
News Writing | |
Telling The Story: For The Ear Not The Eye, Keep It Short, Keep It Simple, Keep It Focused, Keep It Active, Keep It Accurate, Keep It Understandable, Keep It Fresh, Keep Reading It Out Loud!, Keep It Objective: | p. 96 |
Building The Story | p. 102 |
Language and Grammar | p. 103 |
Writing Techniques and Style: Abbreviations and Acronyms, Americanisms, æBut àÆ, Characterisation, Clichès, Comparisons, Connectives, Contractions, Dates, Details, Doublespeak, Extra Words, False Possessives, First Words, Foreign Words, Jargon, Journalese, Localising, Management Speak, Mixed Metaphors, Names, Negative Leads, Numbers, Organisations, Oxymorons and Tautology, Per, Place Names, Points Of View, Polls, Pronouns, Political Speak, Punctuation, Quotations and Questions, Singulars and Plurals, æStretchersÆ, Superlatives, Taste, Titles, Time, Trade Names, Vogue Words, æWhichÆ and æThatÆ, æYouÆ and æYoursÆ | p. 104 |
Writing Cues: Before Starting, The First Line, More Detail, Into the Audio, The Audio, After Writing, Cue Layout | p. 123 |
Avoiding Offence: Race, Sex and Gender, Disabled People, Other Sensitivities, | p. 130 |
Contextual Writing: Attribution, Exaggeration, Objectivity, Cause and Effect, Casualty Figures, Descriptions, The Truth | p. 132 |
B News Bulletins | |
Bulletin Styles: Brands, Youth Stations, Adult Stations, Versioned Bulletins, Regional Bulletins, The Hub, Pre-Recorded Bulletins, æInfotainmentÆ, Zoo Formats, Co-Presenting | p. 136 |
Bulletin Production: Running The Newsdesk, Getting Organised, Taking Audio, Organising Audio and Scripts, Check Calls | p. 140 |
Bulletin Essentials: Deadlines, Building Blocks, The Lead Story, æLiversÆ, The Rest of the Bulletin, And Finally à, Story Distribution, æChurnÆ, Alternate versus Serjuence, Holding Copy, Quality versus Quantity, Signposting, Showbiz, Sport, Weather, Clock Starts and Ends, æFlash That Snap!Æ. | p. 143 |
Dayparts: Breakfast Bulletins, Midday Bulletins, Afternoon Bulletins, Overnights, Rewrites | p. 154 |
News Editing | |
Deciding Coverage | p. 157 |
The Prospects Meeting | p. 157 |
The Story: The Angle, The Treatment, Transmission Time and Duration Coverage: Reporters, Commissioning Stories, Priorities, Coping In A Crisis, The Network | p. 162 |
Guests: Choosing Guests, Approaching Potential Guests | p. 164 |
Resources: Rotas, Budgets, Estimating Costs, Cutting Costs | p. 166 |
Complaints: Phoned Complaints, Correcting Errors, Solicitors | p. 168 |
Winning Audiences: Audience Measurement, Targeting Audiences, Presentation Formats, Promos, Sponsorship | p. 169 |
News Presentation | |
Reading The News: Voice, Sitting and Breathing, Microphones and Headphones, Talkback, Check and Rehearse, Understanding, Pronunciation | p. 173 |
Newsreading Mechanics: Projection, Speed, Stress, Quotations, Diction, Intonation, Tone, Listen, Gestures, Marking Scripts | p. 180 |
Self-Op Bulletins: Getting Ready, In The Studio, æHere Is The NewsàÆ, When Things Go Wrong, Verbal Fluffs, Technical Problems | p. 185 |
Breaking News Stories: æWeÆre Getting Reports That! àÆ, Going æOpen EndedÆ, Adlibbing, Sight Reading, æPottingÆ Audio, Reading Off Screen, Recording Your Voice | p. 190 |
Technicalities | |
Audio Recording | p. 196 |
Audio Editing: Digital Editing, The Modem Bulletin Desk | p. 197 |
Studios: Playout Systems, Equipment, Microphones, Headphones | p. 199 |
On Location: Portable Recorders, Batteries, Disks and Mics, Remote Studios, ISDNs, Radio Cars, Matrix, æWoodyÆ, MP3s, Palm PCs and Wireless Hot Spots | p. 201 |
Audio and Actuality; Sound Quality, Dubbing, Levels and Equalisation | p. 204 |
The Law and Regulation | |
Libel: Justification, Fair Comment, Privilege, Innocent Dissemination, Public Interest, Other Defences, Criminal Libel, æAllegedlyàÆ, Other Problem Areas, Rejoinders | p. 206 |
Contempt: Preliminary Stages, Remand and Committal Hearings, Proof and Penalties, A Step-by-Step Guide to Contempt, Court Reporting and Other Legalities: Basic Reporting Rules, The Grammar of Courts, Sexual Offences, Children and Young People, Jigsaw Identification, Civil Law, Inquests, Official Secrets, Injunctions, Breach of Confidence, Copyright, Freedom of Information Act | p. 212 |
Elections: General Guidelines, Close of Nominations, Programme Packages, Discussion Programmes, Other News Items, Election Phone-Ins, Opinion Polls, Polling Day | p. 224 |
Regulation: Impartiality and Accuracy, Fairness, Privacy, Children and Young People, Harmful or Offensive Material, Inciting Crime or Disorder, Religious Beliefs, Transparency and Accountability, Sponsorship and Commercial | p. 227 |
Ethics | |
Truth and Accuracy: Taking Notes and Keeping Records, Fact Checking, Contacts, Hoaxes, Identifying Sources, Anonymous Sources | p. 230 |
Impartiality and Diversity | p. 235 |
Fairness: Informed Consent, Editing and Production | p. 236 |
Privacy: Public Interest, Secret Recordings and Phone Interviews, Doorstepping, Media Scrums, Tag Alongs, Anniversary Events, Missing People, Deaths and Funerals | p. 237 |
Editorial Integrity and Independence: Tipoffs, Freebies and Media Facilities, Conflicts of Interest, Professional Balance | p. 240 |
Ethical Dilemmas | p. 242 |
The NUJÆs Code of Conduct | p. 244 |
æAnd Finally àÆ | |
Glossary | p. 247 |
Index | p. 257 |
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