Writing and Reporting for the Media
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updated title, Writing and Reporting for the Media, reflects the expanded breadth of journalism to include text, audio, photos, video and design for all media· Innovative collaborations of journalism and digital media are
covered in Chapter 13, Digital Media: Online, Mobile and Social Media, which includes instruction on how digital journalism differs from print and how to combine multiple elements for a digital package· The complementary relationship of visuals and reporting is demonstrated in Chapter 14, Visual Journalism, which covers basic skills for shooting still and video images and recording audio· A newly revised Chapter 4, The
Language of News, includes guidance on usage and grammar for the news media· In full-color for the first time, the text's updated visuals now represent all media, including television, the Internet and mobile media· A fully updated
and expanded AP Style Guide is available to package with the text or purchase as a separate supplement
John R. Bender is Professor of Journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lucinda D. Davenport is Director and Professor of Journalism at Michigan State University. Michael W. Drager is Associate Professor of Journalism at Shippensburg University. Fred Fedler is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Central Florida.
Preface
SECTION I: THE TOOLS OF JOURNALISM
Chapter 1: JOURNALISM TODAY
The Journalism Profession
More News from More Sources
The News as a Business
What Does It Take to Be a Successful Journalist?
Journalism Style
Chapter 2: SELECTING AND REPORTING THE NEWS
News Characteristics and News Elements
Types of News--Hard News and Soft News
What Is Not Newsworthy?
The Importance of Accuracy
Chapter 3: NEWSWRITING STYLE
Simplify Words, Sentences and Paragraphs
Eliminate Unnecessary Words
Quiz
Remain Objective
Respecting Diversity
Chapter 4: THE LANGUAGE OF NEWS
The Effectiveness of Words
Mastering Grammar
Basic Sentence Structure
Common Grammatical Errors
Spelling
Punctuation
Writing Like a Pro
Problems to Avoid
SECTION II: THE LAW AND ETHICS OF JOURNALISM
Chapter 5: LIBEL, PRIVACY, AND NEWSGATHERING ISSUES
Libel
Privacy
Newsgathering Issues
Chapter 6: ETHICS
Ethical Decision Making
Ethics Matters
Ethics Issues Regarding Conduct
Ethics Issues Regarding Content
SECTION III: THE BASIC SKILLS OF JOURNALISM
Chapter 7: BASIC NEWS LEADS
Prewriting
The News Lead
Sentence Structure in Leads
Guidelines for Writing Effective Leads
Avoiding Some Common Errors
Chapter 8: ALTERNATIVE LEADS
Criticisms
"Buried" or "Delayed" Leads
Multiparagraph Leads
Using Quotations
Using Questions
Types of Alternative Leads
Chapter 9: THE BODY OF A NEWS STORY
The Inverted-Pyramid Style
The Hourglass Style
The Focus Style
The Narrative Style
Using Transitions
Explain the Unfamiliar
The Importance of Examples
The Use of Description
The Need to Be Fair
The Final Step: Edit Your Story
Chapter 10: QUOTATIONS AND ATTRIBUTION
Quotations
Blending Quotations and Narrative
Attribution
Chapter 11: INTERVIEWING
Preparing for the Interview
Conducting the Interview
Writing the Interview Story
Chapter 12: WRITING FOR RADIO AND TV NEWS
Story Structure
Leads
The Body of a Story
Updating Broadcast News Stories
Guidelines for Copy Preparation
Sources for Broadcast News
Broadcast Interviewing
The Newsroom
Chapter 13: DIGITAL MEDIA: ONLINE, MOBILE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Linear vs. Nonlinear Writing
Elements of the Story Package
Blogging and Digital Media
Chapter 14: VISUAL JOURNALISM
The Roots of Visual Journalism
Visual Journalism Today
The Digital News Package
Technology You Will Need
SECTION IV: APPLYING THE SKILLS OF JOURNALISM
Chapter 15: SPEECHES AND MEETINGS
Advance Stories
Covering the Speech or Meeting
Follow Stories
Remember Your Readers
Adding Color
Chapter 16: BRIGHTS, FOLLOW-UPS, ROUNDUPS, SIDEBARS AND OBITUARIES
Brights
Follow-ups
Roundups
Sidebars
Obituaries
Chapter 17: FEATURE STORIES
Finding Story Ideas and Gathering Information
Parts of Feature Stories
Types of Feature Stories
Chapter 18: PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
Crime and Accidents
Local Government
Courts
Chapter 19: INTRODUCTION TO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Investigative Reporting in American Journalism
What Is Investigative Reporting?
Whom and What to Investigate
Developing an Investigative Story
The Investigative Interview
Writing the Investigative Story
Using Technology in Investigative Reporting
Ethical Issues in Investigative Reporting
Chapter 20: JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
What Is Public Relations?
Becoming a Public Relations Practitioner
Working With News Media
Tips for Effective News Releases
From the Journalist's Perspective: Working With Press Releases
The No. 1 Problem: Lack of Newsworthiness
Focusing on the News
Tightening the Writing
The No. 2 Problem: Lack of Objectivity
Eliminating Puffery
Other Problems With News Releases
Appendix A: City Directory
Appendix B: Rules for Forming Possessives
Appendix C: Answer Keys
Credit Lines
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.3.2015 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-020088-X / 019020088X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-020088-6 / 9780190200886 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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