REPORTING FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION pdf download

Reporting for Radio and Television – A Practical Guide by Mike Echi

REPORTING FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION

Book Contents

• Communication, Media Defined
• History of Broadcast Media in Nigeria
• Role of Electronic Media in Society
• Role of the Reporter and other Broadcast Functionaries
• Chapter 2
• Challenges facing the Reporter, Editor
• Broadcast Format: The Airwaves Content
• Who is the News Editor in a News Room Setting?
• Is the News Editor still the gate keeper in the News Room?
• Chapter 3
• News Evaluation & Budgeting
• Headlines and Headline Writing: Definition of Headline
• Functions, Kinds, Characteristics & Skills of the Headline Writer
• Guidelines on Headline Writing
• Interview Techniques

• Chapter 4
• Make Up/Screen Display of Graphics
• Use of Graphics, Deployment of New Edge Technology – TV
• Sound Effect/Mood – Radio
• Reporting for Radio and Television |A Practical Guide

• Chapter 5
• Broadcast Ethics
• Press Law
• Scripting for Television & Radio
• Writing Documentaries/Dramas for TV & Radio
• Broadcast Equipment, Tools for Production
• Online Media-Skills Required of the Reporter
• Digital Broadcasting

• Chapter 6
• Understanding News And What Is News?
• Characteristics of News
• Guidelines on News Writing
• Types of Lead

• Chapter 7
• Inverted Pyramid Style of Writing
• News Gathering Techniques
• Who Qualifies As A Journalist/Reporter
• Approved Training Institutions
• Mass Media Write Up
• Editorial Writing