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9780813825793

Thirty Seconds to Air A Field Reporter's Guide to Live Television Reporting

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  • ISBN13:

    9780813825793

  • ISBN10:

    0813825792

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-03-20
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

A pocket (5x7") field guide explaining procedures and skills needed to produce live television newscasts notable for substance and style. Covers live presentation, delivery, and legal and ethical issues in a conversational style, and illustrates challenging situations with concrete examples. Includes exercises, and references drawn from the Associated Press, professional broadcast journalism associations, and the Internet. Useful for students and professionals. Arya works in Chicago television. The volume lacks a subject index.

Author Biography

Bob Arya is an award-winning, veteran news reporter currently working on air in Chicago television, where there is a strong emphasis on live television news reporting. He has worked in both medium and large television markets and has also worked in radio as a news anchor and an on-air personality. Mr. Arya holds a B.S. in mass communications/broadcast journalism from Illinois State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Introduction xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
The Basics
3(26)
Overcoming Anxiety
4(3)
The Live Shot
7(22)
The Presentation
29(22)
Models of Success
30(6)
Tips for Finding Focus
36(3)
Special Concerns
39(12)
Notes---No Notes
51(22)
Reading the Notes: Overreliance
51(2)
Reducing the Need for Notes
53(11)
Breaking News: Working without Notes
64(9)
The Technical Side of Live
73(12)
The Basics
73(1)
Equipment
74(5)
Communication
79(4)
Glitches Happen
83(2)
Finding Your Balance
85(26)
Learning from Failure
85(2)
Stress and Adrenaline
87(2)
Extremes: Living without Balance
89(8)
Finding the Balance: Managing Stress
97(14)
Practice! Practice! Practice!
111(26)
Why Practice?
111(2)
Using Practice Scenarios
113(4)
Sample Practice Scenarios
117(20)
The ``Real World'': Internships
137(20)
Internships in TV and Radio News: Paid and Unpaid
137(13)
Making the Most of Internships
150(7)
Sensitivity
157(30)
Importance of Sensitivity
157(1)
Special Concerns
158(12)
AP Libel Manual
170(17)
Resources
187(36)
Codes of Ethics
187(6)
The Internet
193(21)
Television Markets (Ranked Numerically)
214(9)
Suggested Readings 223

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