Now in its fourth edition, this classic textbook has grown up alongside the newspaper industry. Today, as ever, it provides students of newspaper journalism with a toolkit for gathering news and filling ever-increasing space with first-rate copy for print and online.Detailed and down-to-earth, this book delivers:O Guidance on news gathering, from government and business to sport and religionO Guidance on news writing, drawing on over 300 examples that have appeared in print, discussing why they work or how they could have been betterO Guidance on feature writing, including profiles, comment, leading articles, obituaries and reviewsO Specific chapters on ethical reporting and the possibilities and pitfalls of investigative journalismO A review of the new financial realities that the internet is imposing on the media.Informed by over half a centurys professional experience and fully revised to give a nuanced account of the skills required in an online environment, this book is an essential companion for your journalism degree and beyond.
News and How to Find It Pursuing News: What Do I Need to Know? Interviewing Newswriting: What Am I Trying to Say? Newswriting: Choosing the Words Newswriting: Getting the Words in Order Newswriting for the Internet Sportswriting Reporting the Courts Government and the Media Reporting Business Investigative Reporting Features: Illuminating the world Religion and Diversity Ethics: What You Write Could Get Someone Killed
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