In support of this seventh edition of this text, my deep appreciation goes out to my colleagues Marie Elliott and Walter Rollenhagen. It is only through practicing broadcast journalism that we can better learn the craft and I thank them and my news students for that opportunity.

A special thanks goes to those who allowed their images and words to be inserted into this edition, including Ross Video, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Student Press Law Center, and the other organizations that allowed their websites to be referenced as resources for the readers. I am also indebted to the town of Wheatland, Missouri, which is mentioned in the writing ...

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