The Broadcast Journalism Handbook

This exciting, comprehensive and bang up-to-date text presents all the key practical skills required by today's broadcast journalist.

Highly illustrated with examples from modern day newsrooms, the authors explain in detail the key techniques and theoretical context the broadcast journalist will need to know to succeed.

The main features include: comprehensive coverage of all the key skills, such as news gathering, interviewing, writing and story-telling, live/location-reporting, online, editing, graphics and presentation - each explained with examples from the best-known names in British broadcasting; newsdays section, covering both radio and TV, show the excitement, pressure and key events of days in real-life newsrooms; essential guide section provides the tools - how to get a job, an easy guide to the law, and an up-to-date glossary of broadcasting terms; and, workshops section gives opportunities to practice key skills.

It also accommodates all the technical, regulatory and theoretical advances in recent broadcast custom and practice, including online news, and digital interactive services.It covers cutting-edge technology the broadcast journalist must know - mobile video production, graphics and digital journalism for any broadcast platform.

It includes case studies, 'Thinkpieces' and key summary boxes provide context, extension and assistance.

It also includes a DVD demonstrating filming techniques and editing ideas.

This is a core text for college, university and independent training courses in broadcast journalism at all levels, and for professionals and trainees in broadcast, print and other media looking to develop their skills.

It is also for those viewing broadcast journalism in the wider context of media studies or, perhaps considering a career, just fascinated by the profession.

Gary Hudson is Head of Broadcast Journalism at Staffordshire University.

He is a former BBC TV reporter and has worked in independent television and radio.

Sarah Rowlands is Head of Journalism at Staffordshire University.

She is a radio and TV producer, and has won 14 national awards for her work with the BBC and independent television.

Between them the authors have more than sixty years experience in radio and television."It will be invaluable in university journalism departments, on professional training courses, and in the broadcast newsroom itself.

I would certainly adopt this for my students" - Mike Henfield, University of Salford. "I think this book is new, up-to-date and of the moment and I would recommend it to our students" - Jennifer Brown, University of Leeds. "It is very well written and comprehensive too. I especially like the examples, which are recent and all highly relevant" - Roy Saatchi of Roy Saatchi Associates.