Publisher's Synopsis
This engaging introduction to newswriting and reporting offers many real-life examples - good and bad - from newspapers and broadcast stations throughout the US. Intelligently organised, the Second Edition helps students master a wide variety of journalistic skills, from writing and supporting leads, to using quotations and handling attribution, to mastering research materials. Features: * Provides many creative and practical exercises to help students apply skills outlined in each chapter. * Includes many comments from professionals representing a wide varity of news organizations. * Presents issues in advanced reporting, such as covering municipal services, education, business, labour and science. New to this edition: * Includes a new chapter on broadcast journalism. * Addresses recent trends in journalism, such as the use of graphics, databanks and computer-aided reporting. * Expands discussion of fairness in reporting with advice on how to avoid stereotyping and excluding ethnic groups. * Incorporates many new references, including discussions of the Oakland fire, the 1992 presidential election and the political and social changes in the former Soviet Union.;* Improves organization in Part I by presenting topics in the following sequence: news judgement, fairness and language of news. * Provides an easy reference guide by placing a section at the back of the book that outlines format, style, spelling and grammar.
