I am still trying to get my head round Broadcasting - mainly the Journalistic approach. I am intrigued by how much one can accomplish as news broadcaster.
I still see myself as an outsider, not British, but have now almost spent my entire adult life in Manchester. This tears me apart when I watch news documentaries like Panorama. I enjoy the contents. Informative yet not much done about each topic tackled. I am caught and annoyed when such topics about forward to public as news highlighting abuse etc but nothing in my opinion comes out of it.
I have been having an internal debate; torn on how quickly news moves in this country. The quest for news, bull dozing through any items in its way to take advantage of first to story and originality. I go deeper beyond the interview. I ask my self how they coping now? Where they now especially when cameras are not recording.
I am also intrigued by my own personal opinion on topical subjects I have strong opinions.
Today I watched a follow up of the August Riots - Three months later they do a follower up on how they are coping from residents to the commercial business that were affected.
ReplyDeleteBroadcasting basics, written by Yvonne Cappe.
ReplyDeleteI have have been reading a book on Broadcasting basics by Yvonne Cappe.
For two reasons;
1. I want to understand the meaning of Broadcasting
2. To learn how to better communicate news or a story through Television.
Yvonne cappe, clearly named the book broadcasting basics - easily summed up in one word. Simple. Book eased me into understanding how simple Broadcasting is. I was over complicating it. Making the whole process into a science, instead, into an ART.
She simple defines
News as 1. New information; information previously unknown.
2. a) recent happenings b) Reports of these 3. A newscast - make news, to do something reported. - Webster's New World Dictitionary
Journalism n 1a) the collection of news for presentation through the media b) the public press c) an Academic study concerned with collection and editing of news or management of news medium.
Honestly, I saw Journalism was a reporter giving a speech/report on the television. Now I am learning to put a story together, it entails more than just 60 seconds on the News.
Broadcasting basics has taught me to understand that
Journalism is
Freedom of Speech
A vehicle of change
A Public Trust
A Forum for Political and Social Accountability.
I am learning that this comes with a lot of responsibility which will in-turn leads to credibility which all journalist aim for each day they work.