MCM515 Handouts by VUBuddy

RADIO NEWS REPORTING & PRODUCTION MCM515

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Lesson 1 What radio is ...........................................................................................................2 Lesson 2 History of radio………………………………………………………….. 5 Lesson 3 Objectives of broadcasting in Pakistan…………………………………...10 Lesson 4 News Values I…………………………………………………………....14 Lesson 5 News Values II…………………………………………………………..17 Lesson 6 News values and elements of news.................................................................... 20 Lesson 7 Measuring the importance of news & Types of news….................................24 Lesson 8 Types of news stories II …................................................................................ ..27 Lesson 9 Types of news stories III ……………..............................................................30 Lesson 10 Types of news stories IV ...…………..………………................................. .32 Lesson 11 Types of news stories V….…………...……………………………….. ....35 Lesson 12 Types of news stories VI ………………………………………………....37 Lesson 13 Sources of news I………………………………………………………... 39 Lesson 14 Sources of news II………………………………………………………..43 Lesson 15 Sources of news III................................................................................................ 45 Lesson 16 Reporting…………………................................................................................. 47 Lesson 17 A successful radio reporter………………………………………………. 50 Lesson 18 Interpretative Reporting I..................................................................................... 53 Lesson 19 Interpretative Reporting II…………................................................................. 56 Lesson 20 Interpretative Reporting III……...………………………………………. 59 Lesson 21 Investigative Reporting I....................................................................................... 62 Lesson 22 Investigative Reporting II.……........................................................................... 64 Lesson 23 Types of interview…………………...………………………………….. .67 Lesson 24 Essentials of good interview - I………………………………………….. 70 Lesson 25 Essentials of good interview - II……................................................................ .72 Lesson 26 Radio news glossary............................................................................................... 74 Lesson 27 Fundamentals of news writing…………...………………………………. 76 Lesson 28 Fundamentals of writing news for radio - I....................................................... 78 Lesson 29 Fundamentals of writing news for radio - II.......................................................81 Lesson 30 Essentials of a newscaster…………................................................................... 83 Lesson 31 Production and Planning………………………...…………….....................85 Lesson 32 Producer and Budgeting…………………………………………………..88 Lesson 33 Jargons of Production………………………................................................... 90 Lesson 34 Types of Talk……………...……………………………………………....92 Lesson 35 Discussion - I …………………………………………………………….95 Lesson 36 Discussion - II…………………………………………………………… 97 Lesson 37 Radio Feature………...………………………………………………….. 100 Lesson 38 Radio Documentary………………………..................................................... 102 Lesson 39 Drama………………………...…………………………………………. 104 Lesson 40 Special Audience Program……………………….......................................... 107 Lesson 41 Sports Program………………………............................................................. 109 Lesson 42 The Music - I………………………...……………….................................. 111 Lesson 43 The Music - II………………………............................................................... 113 Lesson 44 Ethics and limitations of media…………………...……………………... 116 Lesson 45 Revision ………………………........................................................................ 118

LESSON 01 WHAT RADIO IS

MEANING-1

The Broadcasting of Programs

MEANING-2

The process of sending & receiving messages by converting voice into electromagnetic waves.

MEANING -3

Radio is a device which converts electromagnetic waves into sound waves. At start radio used to have a big box like shape but now it can easily fit into your pocket or be fixed in your mobile phone.

19TH CENTURY---INVENTIONS:

An unending effort to invent & improve means of communication.

SR. NO.

ERA · SCIENTIST · PLACE · INVENTION

1847-1922 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL CANADA TELEPHONE.

1851-1929 EMILE BERLINER GERMANY DISK RECORD GRAMOPHONE

1899-1985 LASZLO BIRO HUNGRY BALLPEN(BIRO)

1809-1852 LOUIS BRAILLE FRANCE BRAILLE WRITING SYSTEM

1847-1931 THOMAS EDISON USA MOTION PICTURE PROJECTOR

1- STORY STARTS IN 1820

It was observed that,

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNET BOTH CAN ATTRACT AND REPEL OBJECTS

This observation led scientists to a series of experiments which finally made the invention of radio possible through the discovery of electromagnetic waves.

21820---HANS CHRISTEN ORSTED—performed an experiment on man-made electric current and magnetism. He demonstrated that a wire, carrying electricity was able to deflect a magnetized compass needle.

3- ANDRE MARIE AMPERE

Greatly influenced by Hans’ experiment, Andre proposed The Theory of Electromagnetism. Scientists came to know that controlled electromagnetic waves could do wonders.

4- 1831- MICHEAL FARADAY----

Discovered Electromagnetic Induction.

5- 1861-65— JAMES CLERK MAXWELL—

Did successful experiments with electromagnetic waves.

6- JULY 30, 1872—

Maxwell wrote a paper to royal society, titled:

“A DYNAMICAL THEORY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD.”

He was 1st to describe the theoretical basis of the propagation of electromagnetic waves.

7- 1878-- DAVID E. HUGHS-----

He was the first to transmit and receive radio waves when he noticed noise in his home-made telephone receiver with electromagnetic waves.

8- 1886-1888----HEINRICH HERTZ----

Validated Maxwell’s theory. Hertz proved, radio radiation was a kind of waves--- hence the waves are called “Hertzian waves”.

“BEGINNING OF WIRELESS RADIO” – (WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY)

1- 1893 – ST. LOUIS TESLA

At St. Louis Missouri Tesla gave a public demonstration of wireless radio communication.

2- AUG.19, 1894 .SIR OLIVER LODGE

British physicist demonstrated the reception of “morse code signaling’’ using radio waves.

3- NOV. 1894, JAGDISH CHANDRA BOSE

Demonstrated the radio waves in Kolkata, India.

4- MAY 7, 1895. ALEXENDER POPOV

Popov, a Russian physicist, demonstrated publicly the transmission and reception of radio waves used for radio communication at the Russian physical and chemical society. The day is now celebrated as radio day in Russia.

MARCONI –THE INVENTOR

Name--------------------------Guglielmo Marches Marconi

Date of birth ---------------25th April 1874--- Italy

Father -------------------------lawnmower

Profession ------------------ electrical engineer

Nobel laureate ------------- for developing a practical wireless telegraphy system—radio

The system got widespread use throughout the world and Marconi was credited “the father of the radio”.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1896----- Salisbury plains England ------Marconi demonstrated the transmission& reception of radio signals over two miles.

1896 ------ Marconi was awarded a patent for radio with British patent 12039.

13 may, 1897 -------Marconi made a wireless transmission across water--- from Laver Lock point to Flat Holm, Island