News Reporting and Writing

News Reporting and Writing
Author: Melvin Mencher
Publisher: WCB/McGraw-Hill
Total Pages: 464
Release: 1977
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780697043085

NWR Nine is the 25th Anniversary Edition of this classic text. Teaching by example, with vivid writing, Mr. Mencher teaches students the fundamentals of reporting and writing news.

The Student Newspaper Survival Guide

The Student Newspaper Survival Guide
Author: Rachele Kanigel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2011-09-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1444344498

The Student Newspaper Survival Guide has been extensively updated to cover recent developments in online publishing, social media, mobile journalism, and multimedia storytelling; at the same time, it continues to serve as an essential reference on all aspects of producing a student publication. Updated and expanded to discuss many of the changes in the field of journalism and in college newspapers, with two new chapters to enhance the focus on online journalism and technology Emphasis on Web-first publishing and covering breaking news as it happens, including a new section on mobile journalism Guides student journalists through the intricate, multi-step process of producing a student newspaper including the challenges of reporting, writing, editing, designing, and publishing campus newspapers and websites Chapters include discussion questions, exercises, sample projects, checklists, tips from professionals, sample forms, story ideas, and scenarios for discussion Fresh, new, full color examples from award winning college newspapers around North America Essential reading for student reporters, editors, page designers, photographers, webmasters, and advertising sales representatives

News Reporting and Writing

News Reporting and Writing
Author: Melvin Mencher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Total Pages: 740
Release: 1997
Genre: Feature writing
ISBN:

This edition continues to illustrate the principles of news reporting and writing with telling examples from print and broadcast journalism. Students are shown journalistic principles and concepts so that they may write accurate, precise and captivating news stories. Increasingly important news topics such as religion, education, domestic violence, juvenile crime and campus crime are included in this edition.

The Associated Press Stylebook 2017

The Associated Press Stylebook 2017
Author: Associated Press
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780465093045

The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With The AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which they are famous. Fully revised and updated, this new edition contains more than 3,000 A to Z entries—including more than 200 new ones—detailing the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word and numeral usage. You'll find answers to such wide-ranging questions as: · When should the names of government bodies be spelled out and when should they be abbreviated? · What are the general definitions of the major religious movements? · Which companies do the big media conglomerates own? · Who are all the members of the British Commonwealth? · How should box scores for baseball games be filed? · What constitutes “fair use”? · What exactly does the Freedom of Information Act cover? With invaluable additional sections on the unique guidelines for business and sports reporting and on how you can guard against libel and copyright infringement, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors, and students cannot afford to be without.

Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing

Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing
Author: Melvin Mencher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2007-10-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

More than a quarter of a million students have learned the craft and ethics of journalism from Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing. This classic text shows students the fundamentals of reporting and writing and examines the values that direct and underline the practice of journalism. The new edition features current developments in all areas of reporting, discusses the use of stark photos, provides dozens of new Internet sources and demonstrates how journalists use them. Also included in the eleventh edition are guides for campaign and election coverage, reporting tips from Pulitzer Prize winners, and an examination of recent libel cases.

The New Ethics of Journalism

The New Ethics of Journalism
Author: Kelly McBride
Publisher: CQ Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013-07-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1483320952

Featuring a new code of ethics for journalists and essays by 14 journalism thought leaders and practitioners, this authoritative, practical book examines the new pressures brought to bear on journalism by technology and changing audience habits. It offers a new framework for making critical moral choices, as well as case studies that reinforce the concepts and principles rising to prominence in 21st century communication. The book addresses the unique problems facing journalism today, including how we arrive at truth in an era of abundant and unverified information; the evolution of new business models and partnerships; the presence of journalists on independent social media platforms; the role of diversity; the meaning of stories; the value of images; and the role of community in the production of journalism.

A Dictionary of Journalism

A Dictionary of Journalism
Author: Tony Harcup
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2014-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199646244

This dictionary includes over 1,400 entries covering terminology related to the practice, business, and technology of journalism, as well as its concepts and theories, institutions, publications, and key events. An essential companion for all students taking courses in Journalism and Journalism Studies, as well as related subjects.