1st Edition

Fascination Viewer Friendly TV Journalism

By Nancy Graham Holm Copyright 2012
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

Developed from the established traditions of print and radio journalism, television journalism has often failed to reach its potential to develop away from these other media. However, because of the synthesis of words, pictures, and sound, television journalism has the ability to shift from simply reporting the news to weaving stories. In Fascination, veteran television journalist Nancy Graham... Read more

1: An Overview

2: Sound

3: Articulate Pictures

4: Deciding the Story's Treatment

5: Features

6: Top Down Information-Based Reports

7: Eye Level People Stories

8: Words vs. Pictures

9: Using Interviews

10: Role of the TV Journalist

11: Long Stories

12: Ethical Considerations for Eye Level Documentaries

Biography

Nancy Graham Holm

"It is an excellent piece of work. I especially like the 'applied' character in which every theory is backed up by several easy-to-understand examples. It is an extremely well written, intelligent and highly useful work... applying a brilliant pedagogy to make a difficult subject easy to read and comprehend."--Herbert Zettl, Sight Sound Motion and Video Basics

"This book contributes vital insights into the reporting and storytelling processes unique to television. Readers will also discover perspectives and practices that some of the world's leading television journalists use to make their medium more relevant, original and interesting."--Fred Shook, Television News Writing and Television Field Production and Reporting