PART A
News Gathering
- What is news?
 - News sources
 - Getting the story
 
Writing for Broadcast
- Conversational writing
 - News writing
 - Broadcast style book
 
Interviewing
- The interview
 - Setting up the interview
 
The News Programme
- Presenting the news
 - Duties and dilemmas
 
PART B – Radio
BBC World Service
Radio News Coverage
- Story treatment
 
Equipment
- Principles of recording
 - Using sound recorders
 - Editing
 - Future of radio
 
PART C – Television
Television News
- Getting the news
 - Studio roles
 - Fieldwork
 - Chasing the story
 - Chasing pictures
 - Piece to camera
 - Compiling the report
 - Fieldwork
 
TV Scriptwriting
- Writing the script
 
Compiling the Report
- Editing the image
 - Visuals
 
News Studio
- The set
 - Control room
 - Fieldwork
 
News Media
- Satellite TV
 - Cable TV
 - Digital TV
 - Teletext
 - Internet journalism
 - Computerised
 - Newsroom
 
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