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Broadcast Journalism, 6th Edition
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Broadcast Journalism, 6th Edition

by Andrew Boyd, Peter Stewart, Ray Alexander
November 2012
Beginner
400 pages
10h 54m
English
Focal Press
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18 Story treatment

 

‘In July 2003, Microsoft banned Internet chat rooms. This story, as covered in the ITN 5.45 p.m. bulletin, is family-based. It includes issues like the threat of ‘grooming’, paedophilia, and so on. The same story at 10.45 p.m. has a ‘business’ treatment – that is, Microsoft quit chat rooms to avoid the predicted stream of expensive legal actions against them.’

– ROBERT BEERS AND PAUL EGGLESTONE, quoted on ukjournalism.co.uk

There are many different ways to present a news story for radio from the simple copy story to the full-blown documentary. Television and radio techniques differ because of the use of visuals, but in many respects are similar in the way they package information as news. This chapter explores the different ...

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ISBN: 9780240810249