ENG is a comprehensive guide for aspiring broadcast journalists. It stresses the importance of developing good writing skills as well as the increasingly necessary knowledge of broadcast technology and equipment. The third edition has been fully updated to bring it into the, 90's with coverage of and new material on computers in the newsroom, digital editing, and technology pertinent to the information superhighway.

The book remains strong in its coverage of legal and ethical aspects of broadcast news, and includes information on career opportunities in the industry.