TV and broadcast
Television, radio, voice
23 articles tagged tv and broadcast, drawn from across the archive.
Brush-off
This is called a 'brush-off'. It happens in romance, it happens in our social, sporting and work relationships. You give someone...
Curiosity is Essential
Lack of curiosity is some students' downfall I love tutoring. But it has ups and downs. And the worst down is realising that...
Equipment Every Journalist Must Have
My equipment Equipment Mobile phone Message service on mobile Phone camera A quality digital camera Dictionary Thesaurus You must...
Excuses about getting back
Excuses: making them to yourself People not 'getting back' to you is one of the great frustrations of journalism. This is what I...
Humor writing
Humour writing in journalism Writing humorous journalism is incredibly hard. Have you read the journalism of Maureen Dowd, Imre...
Journalism Across Australia
Simon started his career on the NSW Central Coast. He worked in Sydney, moved through Melbourne for television, spent time...
Making Television: Best Advice
So, you have a great idea for a TV show. Now what? By SIMON TOWNSEND This guide for my students is negative, off-putting and...
Market-study yours
'Study your market' means, if you're interested in writing about food, then study all the newspapers and magazines that have...
Maths
You've goofed on maths.* Journalists are notoriously bad on mathematics. I know journalists who not only don't use a calculator...
Phone Shyness: Getting Over It
Phone shyness can be controlled By SIMON TOWNSEND You can't beat shyness, but you can control it. I can show you ways to help...
PR- its importance
Public Relations (PR) is an important part of being a freelance journalist. Many journalists believe that journalists and PRs are...
Review, what is it
What is a review? By SIMON TOWNSEND What makes a good review? What is a badly conceived review? And anyway, what IS a review...
Rights
You ask about 'rights'. After four decades in print, radio and television journalism, I am extremely familiar with the assigning...
Shorthand
Shorthand Some students ask my advice on shorthand. I'm not a good judge of this question. I squibbed-out of learning shorthand...
Simon Townsend's Biography
Biography updated January 2009 Born to be a journo Simon Townsend's personal and professional biography By G R Hart Simon...
Simon Townsend's Wonder World: The Legacy
Between 3 September 1979 and 22 April 1987 a children's current affairs program called Simon Townsend's Wonder World! went to air...
Solutions, Not Problems
I've run my own publications and my own television programs. That is, I've been the boss. I always lay down a golden rule: my...
Speechwriting
Speechwriting Yes, I wrote speeches for other people for years. I worked for a speakers' bureau. I also wrote pieces to be...
The Bleedin' Obvious
You've stumbled into the bleedin' obvious. Have you heard of John Cleese of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers? He had a saying...
Top Tens: A Selling Format
Top tens By Simon Townsend Many publications love 'lists'. If you're creative and imaginative, you can write these with a little...
Travel reporter Part 1
How to land a job as an on-camera reporter on a travel show Part 1 As I said in my letter to you?. my students all say they would...
TV Presenter Advice
A career as a TV presenter How do you establish a career in television? People ask me this all the time. I don't know. Though I...
TV-how to pitch
How to pitch an idea for a TV show Author: EMMA-KATE DOBBIN Source: The Sydney Morning Herald's 'Radar' section Reprinted With...