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Radio Jockeying & News Reading & News Reading: Ritwik Ghosh Assistant Professor, Dme Media School

This document provides an introduction to radio jockeying and news reading. It discusses what radio is as an electronic medium that uses only sound to create images in the listener's mind. The key features of radio are that it informs, educates, and entertains audiences in an intimate yet background medium. The components of radio include spoken words, silence, sound effects, music, and drama. There are many types of radio programs such as news, music, interviews, and documentaries. The document outlines best practices for writing for radio and emphasizes understanding how audiences listen without visuals. It concludes by listing the skills that will be covered, such as anchoring, speaking, storytelling, and the structure/operations of a radio station

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Radio Jockeying & News Reading & News Reading: Ritwik Ghosh Assistant Professor, Dme Media School

This document provides an introduction to radio jockeying and news reading. It discusses what radio is as an electronic medium that uses only sound to create images in the listener's mind. The key features of radio are that it informs, educates, and entertains audiences in an intimate yet background medium. The components of radio include spoken words, silence, sound effects, music, and drama. There are many types of radio programs such as news, music, interviews, and documentaries. The document outlines best practices for writing for radio and emphasizes understanding how audiences listen without visuals. It concludes by listing the skills that will be covered, such as anchoring, speaking, storytelling, and the structure/operations of a radio station

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RADIO JOCKEYING

& NEWS READING


LECTURE 1
INTRODUCTION
RITWIK GHOSH
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DME MEDIA SCHOOL
WHAT IS RADIO?
• Electronic device
• Only sound
• Theatre of mind
• It gives birth to a
million images in a
million brains
• Platform to express
yourself
• Share knowledge
• Fun
Features of Radio

• Inform
• Educate
• Entertain
• Intimate medium
• Background medium
COMPONENTS OF RADIO

• Spoken words
• Silence
• Sound effects
• Music
• Drama
TYPE OF PROGRAMS
• Spoken words programs
• News Programs
• Music Programs
• Interactive programs
(Phone In)
• Drama
• Feature
• Documentary
• Poetry recitation
• Commentaries
• Discussions
• Interviews
• Magazines (Science,
Sports, etc.)
• Advertisements
• PSAs
Writing for Radio

• Understand how people


listen to radio
• You have to enjoy writing
‘without the pictures’
• Don’t stereotype the
listeners
• Be innovative - generate
your audience
• Guidelines
• Find the producer that’s
right for you
What you will learn
• Anchoring & presentation skills
• Speaking over the microphone
• Connect with the audience
• Writing skills
• News sources
• Storytelling
• Structure of a radio station
• Recording & broadcasting
• How to go on air
Thank You

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