Introduction to Journalism

7 Radio

•	Introduction
•	Types of radio journalism
•	Writing for radio
•	Writing cues
•	News reading/presenting
•	In the studio
•	The news bulletin
•	Interviews
•	Editing – or ‘the kindest cut of all’
•	The feature/package
•	The news programme
•	Trails/promotions
•	Activities
•	Sources and resources

Introduction

The basic principles of good radio journalism are similar to those in the print and other media. This chapter will therefore concentrate on aspects of journalism that are specific to the radio medium and should be read in conjunction with chapters and sections on research and reporting, as well as on the cultural and historic background of radio journalism in Chapters 1 and 2, on regulation in Chapter 14 and legal matters discussed in Chapter 13 ...