ABSTRACT

Written by two award-winning broadcast journalists, this book offers a practical, hands-on guide to the modern digital TV newsroom.

Pulling from extensive industry experience, the authors provide a comprehensive look at the key journalistic skills needed to excel in broadcast news today, including storytelling, writing, story pitching, video production, interviewing and managing social media. The textbook is organized into five sections: building a foundation, storytelling and writing, producing, live performance, and ethics and career progression. The authors also provide step-by-step instructions on how to efficiently multitask while staying true to journalist ethics. Each chapter includes clear learning objectives, review questions and practical assignments, making it ideal for classroom use. QR codes integrated in the text allow students to easily see and hear examples of the stories they are learning to write.

Broadcast News in the Digital Age is an engaging, student-friendly guide for those seeking to become successful writers, producers, anchors and journalists in today’s newsrooms, both on-air and online.

part 1|90 pages

Building Your Foundation

chapter 2One|9 pages

Meet the Newsroom Team

chapter Two|22 pages

Finding and Pitching Good Stories

chapter Three|15 pages

Broadcast News Writing Fundamentals

chapter Four|14 pages

Tips and Tricks to Good Writing

chapter Five|11 pages

Real World Lessons

chapter Six|17 pages

Interviewing

part 2|88 pages

Telling the Story

chapter 92Seven|12 pages

The VO

chapter Eight|12 pages

The VOSOT

chapter Nine|37 pages

The Package (PKG)

chapter Ten|25 pages

Shooting and Editing Video

part 3|45 pages

Producing for Broadcast and Digital

chapter 180Eleven|22 pages

Producing the Broadcast Newscast

chapter Twelve|21 pages

Producing for Digital and Social Media

part 4|62 pages

The Art of Live and Recorded Performance

chapter 226Thirteen|11 pages

Storytelling—Taking it to the Next Level

chapter Fourteen|17 pages

Live Reporting

chapter Fifteen|32 pages

Newscast, Sports and Weather Anchors

part 5|49 pages

Local Journalists and Journalistic Practices

chapter 288Sixteen|16 pages

Ethics, Law and Deciphering Fake from Fact

chapter Seventeen|31 pages

Getting That Job