Broadcast journalism came of age in the Kennedy Assassination crisis and helped to hold a mourning nation together. Four reporters on the scene relate their experiences.
Both a memoir and a "how-to" for anyone who aspires to a career in broadcast journalism, particularly sports, this book calls on Mercer's vast experience and name recognition in Texas...
William Strunk Jr. “If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the toolstowrite.” Stephen King “Without words, without writing and without books there would benohistory, there couldbe no concept of humanity.
The fourth block is primarily sports. Because sports appeals to a relatively small part of the audience, it might be useful to add into that block some stories that might have a wider appeal, especially ones with strong and promotable ...
Thirty Seconds to Air covers the professional and personal issues, concerns, and difficulties that a live broadcast reporter must confront and conquer in order to be successful.
You spend your day in a building. You spend hours each day carefully constructing a newscast for an audience that never applauds when the broadcast is over. Unless you answer the phone or respond to viewer e-mail and take a complaint or ...
Along with complete coverage of the fundamentals, this book contains writing samples from some of the most famous broadcast journalists, including Edward R. Murrow, Charles Kuralt, Cokie Roberts, Eric Sevareid, Pauline Frederick, Charles ...
The shots are a wide shot (WS) of dozens of people milling about a park playground, a WS of two kids on a seesaw, a medium shot (MS) of one of the kids bouncing up and down, a closeup (CU) of one of the kids' smiling faces, ...
By reading these essays and practicing these exercises, even the most troubled soul may find peace, experience miracles, and share in the Good News.
Both a memoir and a how-to for anyone who aspires to a career in broadcast journalism, particularly in sports, this book calls on Mercer's vast experience and name-recognition in Texas...
In 2011 he won the Pete Rozelle Radio and Television Award given by the NFL Hall of Fame, and he's been named National Sportscaster of the Year five times by his peers. There's never been a more popular decision.