Television News

America: Dramatic news reporter on CNN. Long Island, New York….. CNN Meteorologist Rob Marciano provided that staple of severe weather coverage: That of the reporter standing out in the elements struggling in high winds and rain. It’s intended to be very dramatic, and to be sure Mr. Marciano was being dramatic. “We are in, right, now…the right eye wall, no doubt about that…there you see the surf,” he shouts trying to be heard over the wind. “That tells a story right there.” “It’s been truly remarkable to watch the power of the ocean here.” Along the bottom of the screen CNN has emblazoned “Breaking News: Irene Batters Long Island” on its news ticker. But there’s something funny to notice when you watch the video: Check out the people in the back ground. People are walking back and forth chatting with one another. One woman is walking backwards, her hands in the air. A guy on a bicycle cruises by. Sure, the weather in the video is cruddy, but one hardly expects to see people out and having fun in the sort of extreme weather the CNN reporter is characterizing. The coverage was intended to give us a sense of the danger of the storm, and yet that danger is not at all clear from the way the people around the reporter are behaving. “Shameless” and “brazen” are the only words I can think of to describe these antics. All the more so in that the reporters and producers and anchors responsible for the coverage lack the self-awareness to realize how silly it all looks …

With the advancement of technology the field of art & design has become a big and one of the major industries that has created numerous job opportunities in the last few years. Radio and Television are few important sections of this art and design industry that has spread its wings and gained enough popularity in recent times. Actually, in the past few years, the demand of highly skilled and well trained professionals has grown at phenomenon rate. These days, radio has become an international medium for expression, and career profile like newsreaders, musicians, radio DJ’s has become few career options. Adding to this, television has also pulled the attentions of many aspirants.  

Kind of work in Radio and Television

Most of the radio and television jobs involve working in a studio. Jobs related to radio generally includes recording, editing, and writing local commercials and many more.. In addition to this, like radio stations, today TV stations also need a lot of people to produce programs like news shows, talk shows, and other public affairs programs. They require production workers to run cameras, edit, write, and direct programs. Thus, there is tremendous variety of work in both radio and television industry and for each responsibility a personnel is required specialised in specific field. Radio & television jobs may seem very fascinating and glamorous for mass, but it needs dedication as it usually includes long working hours.    

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Employment in Radio and Television

Today there are over a thousand of radio and television stations in the United States. There are many different types of radio stations and music stations, that covers a wide range of music styles from hip hop to country to rock, providing plenty of scope for aspires in this field. Moreover, there are news stations that only report international and national news all day and night. Hence, whatever your interest is, you can surely find a radio station that could match your interest. Adding to this, there are many television stations as radio stations. This is a work area where one can look for variety of job profile, like providing support and background research as an assistant producer, selecting and assembling pre-taped video to create a finished program as a video editor or operating and maintaining the electronic equipment as a technician. Apart from all this, employers seeking other designations in the field of radio and television are Website or Internet producers, Radio announcer, Broadcast news analysts, News writers, Technical directors, Assistant chief engineers and many more.  

Salary offered

According to a Radio and Television Broadcasting Salary Survey report the median salary of a bachelor degree holder working as a film/video editor is around $40,000. Referring to the same report, news reporters can earn up to $26,000, while executive producer can get salary up to $102,500. On the other hand, news anchors can earn $42,500 and an executive assistant usually get $50,000. Apart from this, experience, strength of an organisation and location of the work place are factors that can affect the variations of salary offered in this field.     

Education requirement

If you are keen to step into this field then taking a formal training in broadcasting from a college, a technical school, or a private broadcasting school can be a great benefit. Today many universities in the United States are providing specialized training programs that are meant to prepare students to work with emerging technologies. For an example, many announcers earn a bachelor’s degree in radio or television with specilization in communications, broadcasting, or journalism.

In addition to this, many universities are also offering radio degree programs such as voice and diction, to help students improve their vocal qualities. Similarly, television degree programs provide knowledge of theatre, music, business, politics, sports and other subjects likely to be covered in broadcasts improve one’s chances for success. Special radio broadcasting programs equip students with good information technology skills of using computers, editing equipment or other broadcast-related devices.

Though career in radio and television appears to be exciting and challenging, but aspires should be ready for every demanding situation and must be able to work under tight deadlines. Making a career in this field in not difficult if you are determined and focused to your goal. At the same time, taking proper measures is equally important, before you enrol in the desired course.

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Teen pop star Justin Bieber looked back on a ‘fun’ 2010 as he prepares for a busy 2011. It has been a crazy year for the 16-year-old, who has gone from being new on the pop scene to a superstar. And the U Smile singer has taken some time over Christmas on his Twitter page to reflect on his busy year. He wrote: “Chillin and happy. It’s been a fun year with a lot of blessings. ” Disney star Selena Gomez has recently received a string of death threats through Twitter, after she was pictured kissing the teenage pop star while holidaying on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, according to reports. Bieber’s fans have reportedly posted several hostile messages to the 18-year-old actress-singer on Twitter.

Justin Bieber was 12 years old when he entered a local singing competition in Stratford, placing in second. He taught himself how to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In late 2007 Justin and his mother began posting videos on YouTube so that his family and friends that could not attend his performances would be able to view them, posting cover versions of songs by artists such as Usher, Stevie Wonder, Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson. He was soon approached by a Toronto-based company called Rapid Discovery Media, who assisted him in running his YouTube and MySpace accounts, producing, editing and promoting his videos. After posting his rendition of Chris Brown’s “With You”, Brown personally called Bieber and congratulated him on his YouTube recognition.

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His debut single, “One Time”, released worldwide in 2009, charted in the top 30 in over ten countries. His debut release, My World, followed on November 17, 2009, and was eventually certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. His first full studio release, My World 2.0, was released on March 23, 2010 and has since received similar success; it debuted at number one and within the top ten of several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, “Baby,” in January 2010.

Bieber performed Stevie Wonder’s “Someday at Christmas” for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on U.S. television broadcaster TNT. Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are the World for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.

On March 12, 2010, a version of K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag” recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines. Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation aired on September 23, 2010. He played a “troubled teen that is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother.” Bieber will continue to appear in later episodes of the season as his character’s story progresses. Bieber will also star in a 3-D film about himself directed by Step Up 3D director Jon Chu and scheduled for a February 2011 release. Now, Justin Bieber’s plans to open a Bieber-themed store selling his products in Los Angeles have fallen through. The store would have included ‘everything Justin Bieber’ from skateboards to trainers. But it seems the deal has collapsed.

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