15. Lesson 15 : Television and Radio

The differences in approach between broadcast and print journalism. Learning the requirements of broadcast news presentation and the relevant technical terms. How not to succumb to stress and how scripted narration and pre-recorded items are integrated to form a broadcast news item. The techniques of ‘voice-over’ and ‘piece to camera’; the skills of the radio and TV commentator.
Assessment tasks include:
Covering a news story for radio and TV transmission
Putting together pictures, sound and interviews