Subject Guides: Broadcasting: Books/eBooks

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Upstairs:
P 87 - 96 Mass media

PN 1990 Broadcasting

PN 1991 Radio broadcasting

PN 1992 TV broadcasting

PN 1993 - 1994 Film

PN 4699 - 4830 Journalism

PN 4832 - 5650 Magazines & publishing

PN 5591 - 5600 Journalism publishing NZ

TK 7881.4 Sound recording

TR849 - 895 Cinematography

Downstairs:
HE 8689 - 8700 Radio & television industry

Selected Ara Library Books - General Media Studies

The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth; Gregory G. Colomb
Call Number: Q180.55.M4BOO
ISBN: 9780226239736
Publication Date: 2016

"With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level-from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government-learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research.
Music/Video by Gina Arnold (Editor)
ISBN: 9781501313905
Publication Date: 2017

This book is a lively, comprehensive and timely reader on the music video, capitalising on cross-disciplinary research expertise, which represents a substantial academic engagement with the music video, a mediated form and practice that still remains relatively under-explored in a 21st century context.
Writing and Editing for Digital Media by Brian Carroll
Call Number: eBook.
ISBN: 9781317913825
Publication Date: 2014

Especially for journalists and technical writers. How to write for digital spaces, e.g. providing a a full story or breaking news via a website, blog or Twitter, and how to manage the online content that you create.
The Copywriter's Toolkit by Margo Berman
Call Number: eBook.
ISBN: 9781444360806
Publication Date: 2012

Guide to industry standards for creating ads for print, radio, TV, mail and social media, from scripting to creating slogans/headlines and presentation. Examples from real-world campaigns.
Converging Media by John V. Pavlik; Shawn McIntosh
ISBN: 9780190271510
Publication Date: 2016-01-11

Selected Ara Library Books - General Media Studies

A Moral Truth by James Hollings
Call Number: PN4888.I56MOR
ISBN: 0994141580
Publication Date: 2017

New Zealand has a long and rich tradition of journalism that holds power to account. These stories, dating from 1863 to the present day, go beyond allegation and denial to reveal hidden truths. Some will be well known. Many will not. Some still shock and disturb. All show the craft, compassion, toil and persistence of the journalists and editors who unveiled them.
Diversity and the Media by Monika Metykova
Call Number: P94.5.M55MET
ISBN: 9781137285997
Publication Date: 2016

"Offers a concise and interdisciplinary overview of the relationship between diversity and media. Focusing on media regulation in democratic societies throughout, individual chapters explore how different conceptions of diversity relate to media audiences, media workforces, media outlets and media content."
The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu
Call Number: HF5811WU
ISBN: 9780385352017
Publication Date: 2016

"A revelatory, ambitious and urgent account of how the capture and re-sale of human attention became the defining industry of our time."
Media Writing by Craig Batty; Sandra Cain
ISBN: 9781137529541
Publication Date: 2016

"...this highly accessible and practical guide to media writing brings together a range of different professional contexts, enabling students to develop a solid understanding of the practices that will enable them to excel in any media writing field today."
Crisis Communication in a Digital World by Mark Sheehan (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781107678231
Publication Date: 2015

Examines how public relations can influence the nature of a crisis and the impact of its aftermath. Includes media, disasters and celebrity crises with examples from Australia and New Zealand.
Disability and the Media by Katie Ellis; Gerard Goggin
Call Number: HV1568ELL
ISBN: 9780230293205
Publication Date: 2015

Examines the participation, access and representation of people with disabilities in the media.
Media Economics by Stuart Cunningham; Terry Flew; Adam Swift
Call Number: P96.E25CUN
ISBN: 9780230293229
Publication Date: 2015

The changing dynamics of media production, distribution and consumption

Selected Ara Library Books - Specialist Crafts

Radio
TV
Journalism

Radio Production by Robert McLeish; Jeff Link
ISBN: 9781138819979
Publication Date: 2015-10-06
Radio moments by David Lloyd
ISBN: 9781785903182
Publication Date: 2017

The 70s, 80s and 90s heralded the second great age of radio with the emergence of FM radio and the move away from the monopoly of the BBC. For more than 40 years, David Lloyd (broadcaster, station manager and regulator), and his peers, was involved in the uprising and tells the story of this time with an insider’s perspective.
Hack Attack by Nick Davies
Call Number: PN4784.C88DAV
ISBN: 9780865478817
Publication Date: 2014

The definitive record of one of the major publishing scandals of our time.
Radio and Society by Matt Mollgaard
ISBN: 1443836079
Publication Date: 2012

eBook. Contemporary research by radio scholars from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Covers early radio histories to internet radio, including the role of government, business and communities, radio as a cultural force, and research on radio audiences.
Radio Content in the Digital Age by Angeliki Gazi (Editor); Guy Starkey (Editor); Stanislaw Jedrzejewski (Editor)
ISBN: 9781841504230
Publication Date: 2012

eBook. Academic contributors outline the opportunities and challenges that new technologies present to radio.
Radio 2. 0 by Matthew Lasar
ISBN: 9781440832437
Publication Date: 2016-03-14

From the description: "Radio 2.0: Uploading the First Broadcast Medium covers the history and evolution of Internet radio, explaining what came before, where Internet radio came from, and where it is likely headed."

Cinematography by Patrick Keating (Editor)
Call Number: TR848CIN
ISBN: 1784530190
Publication Date: 2014

Overviews the silent film era through to the digital mastery of today. Explores how cinematography has been influenced by technological advances and trends in the movie industry, from the rise of big-budget block busters to indie films.
Television Production Handbook by Herbert Zettl
Call Number: PN1992.75ZET 2015
ISBN: 9781285052670
Publication Date: 2014

The television production process, including scripting, preproduction, camera, audio, lighting, recording, editing, design
Digital film-Making by Mike Figgis
Call Number: TR899FIG
ISBN: 0571305032
Publication Date: 2014

A step-by-step tutorial in how to get the best out of digital technology in both shooting and editing film.
Between the Scenes by Jeffrey Michael Bays
Call Number: PN1995.9.P7BAY
ISBN: 9781615931699
Publication Date: 2014

How to create good scene transitions
Directing the Camera by Gil Bettman
Call Number: PN1995.9.P7BET
ISBN: 9781615931668
Publication Date: 2014

Teaches how to design the best moving shot for any dialogue scene and how to shoot action sequences using moving and static cameras and various lenses.
Television Aesthetics and Style by Steven Peacock
ISBN: 9781623569037
Publication Date: 2013

eBook. Explores the aesthetics and values of television and particular TV programmes.
Complex TV by Jason Mittell
Call Number: PN1992.7MIT
ISBN: 9780814769607
Publication Date: 2015

Includes chapters on Characters, Serial melodrama, Transmedia storytelling.
Screenwriting by Andrew Horton (Ed.)
Call Number: PN1996SCR
ISBN: 9780813563404
Publication Date: 2014

The art and business of screenwriting, focusing on key screenplays that changed the game in Hollywood and beyond.
Screenplay by Jule Selbo
Call Number: eBook.
ISBN: 9781138935969
Publication Date: 2015

How to build story through character development, strong plot elements and multifaceted emotional arcs.
Includes business of screenwriting, film analysis & glossary of screenwriting terms.
Writing Short Film Scripts by Paul Kooperman
ISBN: 9781921411083
Publication Date: 2011-12-01

Journalism Ethics by Roger Patching; Martin Hirst
Call Number: PN4756PAT
ISBN: 9780415656764
Publication Date: 2013

Traces the history of the freedom of expression and explains the key concepts and dilemmas in journalism ethics. Uses global examples from traditional and social media.
Search: Theory and Practice in Journalism Online by Murray Dick
ISBN: 9780230301894
Publication Date: 2013

eBook. Overview of the journalistic potential in several online tools. Also covers ethics, verification of information and use of social media.
The Global Freelancer by Steve Dorsey
ISBN: 9781138999787
Publication Date: 2016-07-21

From the Safari blurb: "In The Global Freelancer, award-winning journalist Steve Dorsey draws on his own experiences, as well as those of fellow reporters and editors, to instruct aspiring freelancers on all aspects of becoming a foreign correspondent."
MOJO - The Mobile Journalism Handbook by Ivo Burum; Stephen Quinn
ISBN: 9781138824904
Publication Date: 2015-09-08

From the Ara catalogue: "MOJO: The Mobile Journalism Handbook is the first book devoted specifically to training citizens, journalism students and media professionals to produce professional-quality videos with only a mobile device."
Don't dream it's over: reimagining journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand = He wawata mutunga kore by Emma Johnson et. al. (eds.)
ISBN: 9780473364946
Publication Date: 2016

Publisher information: "Explores the changing nature of journalism in this country: as it once was, as it is today, and how we might imagine it working in the future."