IT: Information
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## Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Bringing the news on the back of a horse
- 2 From newsreels to real news
  - 2.1 Communication technologies
  - 2.2 The role of technology in the broadcast news industry
  - 2.3 Newsgathering and newspapers
  - 2.4 Comparing early sources of news
  - 2.5 News and television
  - 2.6 New media
  - 2.7 Digitisation of the news
- 3 Newsgathering now
  - 3.1 Introduction to SNG and ENG microwave
  - 3.2 IT processes in newsgathering
- 4 Anatomy of a digital camcorder
  - 4.1 An introduction to the camcorder
  - 4.2 Sound and light input
    - 4.2.1 Microphone
    - 4.2.2 Microphone input subsystem
    - 4.2.3 Lens system
    - 4.2.4 CCD light sensor
    - 4.2.5 Focusing
  - 4.3 Recorder
  - 4.4 Batteries
    - 4.4.1 Voltage, current and resistance
    - 4.4.2 Battery parameters
- 5 Signal transmission
  - 5.1 Transmission of electrical signals on wires
  - 5.2 Other transmission media
    - 5.2.1 Microwave
    - 5.2.2 Optical fibre
  - 5.3 Signal speeds, propagation times and distance: the formula triangle
- 6 Trust
  - 6.1 Reliable information
  - 6.2 Authority and the variety of information sources
  - 6.3 Authentication of information
  - 6.4 Pictures
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements

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