Pt. 1. Broadcast Journalism. News Gathering. 1. What is news? 2. News sources. 3. Getting the story. Writing for Broadcast. 4. Conversational writing. 5. Newswriting. 6. Broadcast style book. Interviewing. 7. The interview. 8. Setting up the interview. The News Programme. 9. From 2 minute headlines to 24 hour news. 10. Item selection and order. 11. Putting the show together. 12. Making the programme fit. Presenting the News. 13. News anchors and presenters. 14. 'On-air!'. 15. Newsreading mechanics. Duties and Dilemmas. 16. Power, freedom and responsibility -- Pt. 2. Radio. Inside the BBC World Service. 17. The best of British. Radio News Coverage. 18. Story treatment. The Equipment. 19. Principles of recording. 20. Using portable sound recorders. 21. Editing. 22. The studio today and radio tomorrow -- Pt. 3. Television. Inside ITN. 23. Independent Television News. 24. A story is born. How Television Works. 25. The story of TV. TV News Coverage. 26. Gathering the news.

27. Camera shots. TV Scriptwriting. 28. Writing the script. Compiling the Report. 29. Editing videotape and film. 30. Visuals. The News Studio. 31. 'Standby for transmission...'. Pushing Back the Frontiers. 32. Tomorrow -- APP. 1 A career in TV and radio -- APP. 2 Addresses of vocational and pre-vocational courses in broadcasting.