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Thirty seconds to air : a field reporter's guide to live television reporting / Bob Arya.
LIBRA PN4784.T4 A79 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arya, Bob.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television broadcasting of news.
- Reporters and reporting.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 224 pages ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- In the field of communication, no job is more demanding than live television broadcasting. In live television news, the reporter has only one chance to get it right. The reporter's writing must be impeccable, the facts accurate, the delivery credible, and the look appropriate.
- Thirty Seconds to Air deals with the real-life issues, hurdles, and concerns today's live television reporters must overcome to excel in such a competitive field.
- The book is full of tips that will inspire the beginning reporter to get ahead in a field that is being shaped by an ever-changing, media-based society.
- The only broadcast journalism book of its kind, it takes a practical approach to helping the beginning broadcaster land that crucial first job. Presented in real-life terms, this book covers dealing with live preparation and presentation, operating under difficult circumstances, and dealing with topics that are sensitive and legal in nature.
- Thirty Seconds to Air will complement any broadcast journalism text. It is a nonstop whirlwind of information that soon will be required material for every broadcast student.
- Contents:
- 1 The Basics 3
- Overcoming Anxiety 4
- The Live Shot 7
- 2 The Presentation 29
- Models of Success 30
- Tips for Finding Focus 36
- Special Concerns 39
- 3 Notes
- No Notes 51
- Reading the Notes: Overreliance 51
- Reducing the Need for Notes 53
- Breaking News: Working without Notes 64
- 4 The Technical Side of Live 73
- The Basics 73
- Equipment 74
- Communication 79
- Glitches Happen 83
- 5 Finding Your Balance 85
- Learning from Failure 85
- Stress and Adrenaline 87
- Extremes: Living without Balance 89
- Finding the Balance: Managing Stress 97
- 6 Practice! Practice! Practice! 111
- Why Practice? 111
- Using Practice Scenarios 113
- Sample Practice Scenarios 117
- 7 The "Real World": Internships 137
- Internships in TV and Radio News: Paid and Unpaid 137
- Making the Most of Internships 150
- 8 Sensitivity 157
- Importance of Sensitivity 157
- Special Concerns 158
- AP Libel Manual 170
- Codes of Ethics 187
- The Internet 193
- Television Markets (Ranked Numerically) 214.
- Notes:
- "With a foreword by Bill Kurtis."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224).
- ISBN:
- 0813825792
- OCLC:
- 40939939
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