Worldwide Citizen Journalists are capturing news events on video, every minute. Most of them are at the right place at the right moment, but there is more to proper story telling than just being there. Follow along as I teach you how to craft, package and market what you see for primetime. TV Journalism students and professionals beginning their careers in this field will also gain immensely from this book.
So get a head start in your Television and Video Journalism career with ‘Preparing for Primetime’, and aim to become a star journalist.
Targeted Age Group:
20-45
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Author Bio:
A. Ravi Shankar has been a television journalist and Producer of news and current affairs programmes for nearly two decades. He has not only worked as an active television journalist but also taught the subject at the post-graduate level. Covering stories of human interest has been his passion. He has travelled length and breadth of India covering issues that touch people from different walks of life. He is an MPhil in Journalism and Mass Communication and holds a Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Cardiff, UK. Ravi has also produced Talk Shows, Breakfast Shows, News Bulletins and Directed Documentary films. Organisations he has worked include the BBC, CNBC, TV Today Network, Sahara, Eenadu TV and Eyewitness (Hindustan Times Television).
He has conducted numerous workshops for professionals on different aspects of Television and Media in India and abroad. These include workshops for Indian Information Service officers at the Film & Television Institute of India in Pune, professionals of Myanmar’s television channel MRTV 4 and employees of Maldives Broadcasting Corporation. His website on teaching television journalism to beginners at www.tvjournalist.net has student followers from all over the world. This site has remained on top when people search for ‘tv journalism’ in Google for some time now.
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?Budding Television Journalists and Citizen Journalists many times are present at the right place at the right time and are able to capture an important event. But without the required skill sets, their stories are weak and footage shaky. To make their stories better I wrote this book.
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