Television News

Name: Television News
Brand: Taylor & Francis
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The Heart and How-To of Video Storytelling

By Teresa Keller

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Television News by Teresa Keller is an essential guide for aspiring broadcast and multimedia journalists. It comprehensively covers newswriting, reporting, shooting, editing video, and producing newscasts. The book emphasises storytelling skills rooted in ethical and legal standards, suitable for entry-level roles and advancing in the evolving news industry. The fourth edition includes new material on social media, mobile shooting and broadcasting, and addresses challenges like "fake news." Accompanied by a website with practical activities, it is ideal for standalone introductory courses or specialised modules.
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This book is perfect for students and early-career professionals in broadcast journalism and multimedia reporting, as well as educators seeking a comprehensive teaching resource. It also suits those in businesses and nonprofits involved with video communication who wish to develop ethical and effective storytelling skills.

Television News is a comprehensive resource for newswriting, reporting, shooting and editing video, and producing a newscast. This book provides instruction in the basic steps of telling video stories, and is perfectly suited for preparing young professionals for entry-level positions as a television or multimedia journalist. .

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Television News is a comprehensive resource for newswriting, reporting, shooting and editing video, and producing a newscast. This book provides instruction in the basic steps of telling video stories and is perfectly suited for preparing young professionals for entry-level positions as television or multimedia journalists.

Moreover, the text delves into the heart of storytelling with guidance appropriate for advancement in an industry that is challenged more than ever to retain public trust. The reporting and video storytelling skills found in this book can also be applied in non-traditional video communication jobs in both businesses and nonprofits. Conversational and easy to understand, this book grounds readers in the ethical and legal considerations necessary to do the job right.

New to the fourth edition is coverage of social media, shooting and broadcasting with cell phones, and a discussion of “fake news.” This book can be used in standalone introductory broadcast courses or across multiple, specialised modules. It features a website with ancillary material that helps students learn to write, shoot, and edit video with practical activities.

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Experts praise the fourth edition for its blend of professional and conceptual knowledge, making it an excellent choice for both introductory and intermediate broadcast journalism students. Hun Shik Kim from the University of Colorado highlights its timely updates and inspirational approach to refining visual storytelling techniques, endorsing it as a required text for TV newsgathering courses.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138545670

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 May 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 48 Line drawings, black and white; 100 Halftones, black and white; 148 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 1338g

Pages: 470

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About the Author

Teresa Keller has spent time in television newsrooms in Denver, San Diego, and Bristol, VA and worked as a contributing reporter for WVTF public radio in Roanoke, VA. As a professor of Mass Communications at Emory & Henry College, she garnered two statewide teaching awards: the 2003 Virginia Professor of the Year award, presented by the Carnegie Foundation, and the Virginia Council on Higher Education’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2010. She led the radio station at Emory & Henry College, WEHC-FM, for 25 years. She served as a board member of Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation for more than a decade and spent two terms on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Broadcasters.