The broadcast journalism handbook : A television news survival guide. /
Robert Thompson.
- U.S.A : Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.
- xi,191p. : ill.; 24cm.
Includes index.
Contents: TV news: The myth and the reality -- You've got the jobs, what do you do now? -- Your first day -- Putting it all together: Cast and crew -- Newsroom survival guide -- The business of news -- Crossing the line -- One-man bands -- The story -- Where to go, What to do, Who to call? -- Making deadlines -- Writing tips -- Into practice -- News quiz: Test your knowledge of history, recent events, and people -- Worst-case scenarios -- Amateur errors -- Getting the job -- Wrap-up -- Appendix A: Going online -- Appendix B: About the journalists interviewed.