Preface
There have been a number of developments in satellite newsgathering (SNG) since the first edition of this book was published in 2000, but nothing has fundamentally changed the impact of SNG as the vital process that delivers ‘live’ and ‘breaking’ news to the viewer and listener as it unfolds. It is the most powerful tool of cutting-edge newsgathering, and when used effectively, stunning in the way a situation can be so vividly conveyed to an audience.
As an intrinsic part of most news bulletins, whether on television or radio, the use of SNG is taken for granted in a world of 24/7 rolling news channels. The process of newsgathering is not a subject that most audiences consider as they take in a television newscast, an Internet news ...
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