ALICE MAIN & ROBERT STEWART (EDITORS)
INTRODUCTION
- why an on-line book?
- what's new [updated July 5, 1999]
- send us feedback
- about the editors
CHAPTER
1: A
TV News Producer's Life
- the producer's challenge
- the producer's role
- newsroom culture
- life of a producer
- the morning news
- memo to news producers under 30
- producing without pictures
- newsroom jargon
CHAPTER
2: Good,
Better, Best Producing
- the producing commandments
- thinking inside the box
- living with the ratings
- live shots
- producer/anchor relations
- producer/reporter relations
- especially for small-market producers
- wish lists
- a brand-new newscast
- winning the morning meeting
- affiliate news services
CHAPTER
3: Getting
a Producing Job
- the (alleged) producer shortage
- producer salary survey
- special issue for students
- what students need to know (or, "what I wish I learned")
- getting the application right
- producers who used to do something else
- how not to get a producing job
- the tape that gets the job
- when you're ready to go, do your research
- producer headhunters
- resources for students
- current job openings
CHAPTER
4:
Surviving the Grind
- the producer's horror week
- when stories hit close to home
- producers on contract
- wall-to-wall pitfalls
- married on the job
- young newshawks
- too little life experience?
- getting canned
CHAPTER
5:
Producing as a Stepping-Stone
- the boss' job: do you want it?
- dear ep: ideas for motivating producers
- if I were the news director
- life after producing
CHAPTER
6:
What's New for Producers?
- local TV news on the world wide web
- TV stations on the web: what's really out there? [updated]
- a day in the life of an internet producer
CHAPTER
7:
Star Producers
CHAPTER
8:
Special Topics
- trashing TV news
- minorities in the newsroom
- olympic memoir
- covering religion in TV news
- computer/network security
CHAPTER
9:
And Finally...
- I can't believe s/he said that on the air!
- terrible teases
- sweeps stories
- coming up next: TV shtick
- how to freak out your boss
APPENDIX
1:
Web Sites for Producers
APPENDIX
2:
Online Readings
APPENDIX
3:
Newsroom Jargon