Table of Content
Foreword by Dr Prannoy Roy
Need for This Book
I. Basics of News Anchoring
1. A News Anchor Is Not a News Reader
2. Qualities of a Successful Anchor
3. Challenges in News Anchoring
4. An Anchor’s Role
5. Anchoring from Different Locations
6. Specialized Forms of Anchoring
7. Interviewing Guests
8. Conducting Phonos, OBs and Interviews
9. Panel Discussions and Talk Shows
10. Reading a Teleprompter
II. Preparing for a Career in Anchoring
11. Brutal Truth About the Television News Business
12. Creating the Résumé and the Tape
13. Dressing Appropriately
14. Facing the Camera for the First Time
15. The Right Emotion for the Right Story
III. On the Road to Being Successful
16. Anchoring Secrets
17. Avoiding Common Mistakes
18. Transitioning from Reporting to Anchoring
19. Recovering from Failure
20. Getting Better at Anchoring
21. Sustaining a News Anchoring Career
22. Learning on the Job
23. The Mantra for Success
IV. Experts Speak
24. Words of Wisdom—Rajdeep Sardesai
25. Train Yourself To Be a Competent Anchor—Vinod Dua
26. What It Takes to Be a Business Anchor—Ashutosh Sinha
27. The Joy of Sports Anchoring—Sonali Chander
28. Television Reporting Versus Television Anchoring—Veera Raghav
29. Updating Your Anchoring Skills—Ajit Anjum
30. The Daily Weather Update—Namrata Sharma
Important Terms