Practical Journalism

Practical Journalism
Author: Helen Sissons
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2006-10-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1446234533

Practical Journalism: How to Write News introduces the beginner to the skills needed to become a journalist in the digital age. The book draws on interviews with dozens of working journalists. They share their thoughts on the profession and we watch them work - selecting stories, carrying out interviews and writing scripts. There are chapters on interviewing, research techniques and news writing. Further chapters cover working in broadcasting and online. Media law and ethics are also included. Most journalists believe they work ethically although few have set rules and others admit to being pressured to behave underhandedly. This book looks at how journalists can work more ethically and provides a guide for beginners. The book is easy to read. Each chapter concludes with activities and a list of further reading. A glossary of terms is included at the end of the book.

The Elements of News Writing

The Elements of News Writing
Author: James Williamson Kershner
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Feature writing
ISBN: 9780205781126

Kershner's The Elements of News Writing 3/e is a concise handbook that presents the essential rules of journalism, while offering in-depth analysis of the evolving industry. With comprehensive coverage from history to how-to, and discussions of new media, online journalism, blogging, and social networking, this text covers news writing from a 360 degree view. The Elements of News Writing covers the basics of news writing without the extra verbiage that bogs down many textbooks. The author pays extra attention to grammar and usage, with easy-to-follow basic tips on writing for all types of mass media, new and old.

English News Writing

English News Writing
Author: Bryce Telfer McIntyre
Publisher: Chinese University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1996
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9789622017313

English News Writing is a professional writer's handbook for newspaper reporters, magazine freelancers and journalism students who write in English. The focus is on writing rather than reporting. There is a thorough treatment of style, usage, and the many structures of news stories, as well as dozens of tips on how writers can improve their work. Specifically, the book includes thorough discussions of interviewing techniques, the inverted pyramid, speech coverage, feature writing, reporting on trends, reporting on public opinion polls, using social indicators to develop news stories, writing criticism, writing personality profiles, narrative styles of writing, question-and-answer stories, and the jargon of the journalism profession. Examples of news structures are annotated. The book also includes 42 Rules of Thumb that serve as a quick reference for reporters to improve their work.

How to Write a News Article

How to Write a News Article
Author: Cecilia Minden
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1610803132

New addition to the award winning Language Arts Explorer Jr series, this titles teaches students how to write a news article.

The Process of Writing News

The Process of Writing News
Author: Brian Richardson
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Using examples and exercises, The Process of Writing News takes an "impact, elements, and words" approach to demystify reporting and writing for beginners. This is a concise book that approaches writing as a process, using a pedagogy that has proven effective. In each chapter, the book addresses the roles of journalists at several levels of abstraction, beginning with their responsibilities to audiences in a democratic society, and continuing with ethical decision-making in fulfilling those responsibilities. Each chapter ends with reporting and writing exercises which allow the reader to develop skills for informing audiences and telling compelling stories in print, broadcast, and online news media and to practice and be evaluated on those skills. The reader is taken through a year in the life of a fictional community, revisiting issues and stories in a series of more than two dozen linked exercises of increasing complexity, from lede writing to handling a major breaking story on deadline. There are even opportunities to report and write from the reader's own community.

How to Write Articles for Newspapers and Magazines

How to Write Articles for Newspapers and Magazines
Author: Dawn B. Sova
Publisher: Arco
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2002
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780768910797

A professional journalist shows how to write hard-hitting news stories and attention-getting feature articles.

News Reporting and Writing

News Reporting and Writing
Author: The Missouri Group
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages: 1203
Release: 2019-07-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1319236871

News Reporting & Writing teaches the essential reporting and writing skills within the context of today’s digital media landscape. The Missouri Group, including new author, Beverly Horvit, have extensively revised this edition with diverse examples and a focus on the role of technology to give students a strong foundation in the craft and raise awareness of current issues like fake news and censorship. The team focuses on developing the skills journalists actually use and the many careers in which they, and students, could use them—from working in news, to advertising, to public relations. Much of the text has been rewritten and reorganized to introduce a stronger flow of content paired with the most current coverage of today’s news industry. Available with LaunchPad Solo for Journalism, the perfect tool set for budding media writers. This online resource includes access to News Reporting & Writing’s digital workbook and Exercise Central for AP Style, a resource containing thousands of activities focused on overcoming the most common grammar and style issues journalism students make.

How to Write Perfect Press Releases

How to Write Perfect Press Releases
Author: Steven Lewis
Publisher: Taleist
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780980855968

Today's journalists are struggling to cover more with fewer resources, which means there are great opportunities for those who can make a timely pitch in the right way. In this guide for first-time press release writers and PR professionals alike, Steven Lewis breaks down the press release transaction, showing you how to write a press release that will get attention. As a journalist for publications like the Financial Times and Esquire, Steven Lewis received thousands of press releases. As a consultant to global corporations, he has written press releases that led to media coverage around the world. How to Write Perfect Press Releases puts all that experience in your hands and shows you how to do the same.

Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks

Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
Author: Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2009-01-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 141295701X

This book provides you with all the tools you need to write an excellent academic article and get it published.