We interrupt this newscast : how to improve local news and win ratings, too /

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Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description:ix, 231 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6370467
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Other authors / contributors:Rosenstiel, Tom.
ISBN:0521871158 (hardback)
9780521871150 (hardback)
0521691540 (pbk.)
9780521691543 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A prologue: what this book is for
  • 2. The knowledge base
  • 3. 'I-Teams' and 'Eye Candy': the reality of local TV news
  • 4. The myths that fominate local TV news: the X-structure and the fallacy of the hook and hold method of TV news
  • 5. The magic formula: how to make TV that viewers will watch
  • 6. Steps to better coverage Todd Belt and Marion Just
  • 7. Putting it all into action: techniques for changing newsroom cultures
  • 8. The road ahead: the future of local TV news