本教材本着“在英语学习中加深专业认识,在专业学习中提高英语水平”的原则,文章地道、专业性强、难度适中,每个单元后附有生词、短语、注解,便于学习者学习记忆。同时在书后附有新闻专业词汇表、广播电视专业词汇表、电影专业词汇表以及摄影专业词汇表,有助于学习者进一步的提升和研究。

Part One News and Journalist
Unit 1 News
Unit 2 TV Journalists
Unit 3 Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Part Two Interview
Unit 1 Prepare for Interviews
Unit 2 During the Interview

Part Three Writing
Unit 1 Writing for the Ear
Unit 2 Writing
Unit 3 Rewriting
Unit 4 Scriptwriting

Part Four Shooting
Unit 1 Camera Techniques: Distance Angle and Movement
Unit 2 Lighting
Unit 3 Composition

Part Five Editing
Unit 1 Editors' Tasks
Unit 2 The Elements of Video and Audio
Unit 3 Basic Concepts
Unit 4 TV Editing Guidelines

Part Six Programming
Unit 1 What is Programming
Unit 2 A Model of Programming
Unit 3. Television Station Programming
Appendix 1: Specialized English for News Vocabulary
Appendix 2: Specialized English for Broadcasting Vocabulary
Appendix 3: Specialized English for Film Vacabulary
Appendix 4: Specialized English for Photograghing Vocabulary