Live from Africa: a handbook for African radio journalists
Johannesburg:
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)
(2006), 131 pp., illustr.
"The handbook reviews reporting on general, political and human rights issues. It has sections on location recording and computerbased audio editing. It provides guidance on safety and security and sensitive reporting in conflict areas, as well as libel issues. Developed out of the radio journalism workshops that were run as part of IWPR’s Uganda Radio Network project, it also reviews the particular requirements for reporting for IWPR. Each chapter provides exercises, discussion sections and further references." (Introduction, p.5)
Contents
Why be a journalist? 6
International standards, 11
What makes news and how is it reported on radio, 19
Story sourcing, 27
Building the story, 32
Interviewing, 37
Writing for radio, 45
Voicing and presentation, 56
Programming, 59
Introduction to libel, 64
Election Reporting, 73
Human rights and journalism, 83
Journalist safety, 87
Reporting for IWPR, 96
Field recording techniques, 100
Introduction to digital editing, 107
Appendix 1 - glossary of radio terms, 118
Appendix 2, 120
Appendix 3 - the I-River MP3 player/recorder, 121
International standards, 11
What makes news and how is it reported on radio, 19
Story sourcing, 27
Building the story, 32
Interviewing, 37
Writing for radio, 45
Voicing and presentation, 56
Programming, 59
Introduction to libel, 64
Election Reporting, 73
Human rights and journalism, 83
Journalist safety, 87
Reporting for IWPR, 96
Field recording techniques, 100
Introduction to digital editing, 107
Appendix 1 - glossary of radio terms, 118
Appendix 2, 120
Appendix 3 - the I-River MP3 player/recorder, 121
