Radio Journalism
- Guy Starkey - University of Sunderland, UK
- Andrew Crisell - University of Sunderland, UK
With their extensive experience in radio production and academica, authors Guy Starkey and Andrew Crisell take readers on a tour through the past, present and future of radio broadcasting, from the infancy of the BBC in the 1920s up to the prospect of rolling news delivered to mobile telephones. Grounding each chapter in a survey of scholarly writing on the radio, they explore the connections between politics, policy and practice, inviting critical reflection on who radio professionals are, what they do and why. Putting theory and practice into dialogue, this book is the perfect bridge between unreflective production manuals and generalised media theory texts.
Witty and engaging, Radio Journalism provides an essential framework for understanding the continuing relevance of radio journalism as a profession, set of practices and arena for critical debate.
A fascinating insight into the principles and practices of radio journalism. We will be adopting this book as supplemental reading for our multimedia module as the book is very relevant to audio production such as podcasts on the web
A fair text book. Too many words and easier to read would benefit students.
The first part (most of the book) is too British for our Swedish students, but the rest about theorizing is good
