Australian Broadcast Journalism, Third Edition

Australian Broadcast Journalism combines theory and practice to provide students with the knowledge required to work in a changing media landscape. The third edition has been extensively updated to provide a current overview of the industry with a focus on social media and citizen journalism, and includes up-to-date coverage of media regulation and legal issues. From this firm theoretical grounding, students are given a comprehensive introduction to critical production skills in both video and audio for broadcast and online.Written in close collaboration with industry practitioners and educators, Australian Broadcast Journalism takes students inside broadcast studios, newsrooms and new production spaces to give them valuable insight into current Australian media practice.New to this edition: New chapter 12: Television News and Current Affairs has been rewritten to cover the latest developments in the field Comprehensively updated, with a focus on social media and citizen journalism and the latest information about ethics and regulation Online broadcasting is integrated throughout the text.