The radio handbook
The radio handbook [electronic resource] / Carole Fleming. - 3rd ed. - London : Routledge, 2009. - 1 online resource. - Media practice . - Media practice. .
Previous ed.: 2002.
This is a comprehensive guide to radio broadcasting in Britain. It examines the various components that make radio, from music selection to news presentation, and from phone-ins to sports programmes. The Radio Handbook is a comprehensiveguide to radio broadcasting in Britain. Featuringtwo entirely new chapters for this edition, You Radio and Sport on Radio,thistext offers a thorough introduction to radio in the twenty-first century. Using new examples, case studies and illustrations, it examines the various components that make radio, from music selection to news presentation, and from phone-ins to sport programmes. Discussing a variety of new media such as podcasts, digital radio and web-linked radio stations, Carole Fleming explores the place of radio today, the extraordinary growth of commercial radio andthe importance of community radio. The Radio Handbook shows how communication theory informs everyday broadcasts and encourages a critical approach to radio listening and to radio practice. Addressing issues of regulation, accountability and representation, it offers advice on working in radio and outlines the skills needed for a career in the industry.
9780203873779 (ebook) : No price
Radio broadcasting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Media Studies.
Media studies
News media & journalism
HE8699
384.54