Wilson, Deborah (2008) Paying the piper: funding broadcast news. In: Broadcast journalism: a critical introduction. Routledge, London. ISBN 0203886453, 0415441544

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Abstract

This chapter considers how the specific nature of the funding of broadcast news and current affairs impacts on the profession of the broadcast journalist. It provides an overview of funding models for the BBC and commercial television and radio, followed by an evaluation of the current position of staff and freelance broadcast journalists, focusing on those increasingly operating in a multimedia and multi-platform environment. Finally there is a snapshot of the threats and opportunities facing broadcast journalists.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This chapter considers how the specific nature of the funding of broadcast news and current affairs impacts on the profession of the broadcast journalist. It provides an overview of funding models for the BBC and commercial television and radio, followed by an evaluation of the current position of staff and freelance broadcast journalists, focusing on those increasingly operating in a multimedia and multi-platform environment. Finally there is a snapshot of the threats and opportunities facing broadcast journalists.
Keywords:	Broadcasting, Journalism, bmjlink
Subjects:	P Mass Communications and Documentation > P304 Electronic Media studies P Mass Communications and Documentation > P310 Media Production P Mass Communications and Documentation > P500 Journalism
Divisions:	College of Arts > Faculty of Media, Humanities & Performance > Lincoln School of Journalism
Depositing User:	Deborah Wilson
Date Deposited:	24 May 2012 18:27
Last Modified:	24 May 2012 18:27
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/5674

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