October 1997
Beginner
160 pages
4h 32m
English
No matter how distinguished or respected reporters may appear to their peers and to the public, there is no doubt that the glamour and fame associated with television journalism attaches more to those who regularly present news or news-related programmes. The curiosity is that the newscaster, newsreader, presenter, anchor–whatever the title–has not always been a journalist. Readers are known to have been hired for their looks or voices and have not necessarily even been invited to make any contribution towards the editorial process, their liberty to change scripts–only after due consultation–being confined to words or phrases they find difficult to say.
The arrival of the journalist as presenter has coincided ...
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