Practical Journalism
eBook - ePub

Practical Journalism

How to Write News

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Practical Journalism

How to Write News

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 The Journalist
  8. 2 What is News?
  9. 3 Telling the Story: Grammar and Style 41
  10. 4 Structuring the Story
  11. 5 Writing for Broadcast
  12. 6 Online Journalism
  13. 7 Effective Interviewing
  14. 8 Finding the News
  15. 9 Local Government Reporting
  16. 10 Court Reporting
  17. 11 Reporters and the Law
  18. 12 The Moral Maze
  19. Appendix: The Editors’ Code of Practice
  20. Glossary
  21. Index

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