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OverviewUsing experience-driven advice and compelling articles from scores of newspaper, magazine and online writers, Feature Writing shows how award-winning journalists achieve excellence and national recognition. The Seventh Edition helps the reader cultivate vital journalistic skills through detailed coverage on creating and refining article ideas, conducting research and interviews, writing, and navigating legal and ethical questions. World-class writing examples from Pulitzer Prize feature writers, extensive updates, and timely tips from some of America's best feature writers have made this the premier book in its field for more than three decades. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward Friedlander , John LeePublisher: Pearson Education Limited Imprint: Pearson Education Limited Edition: 7th edition Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 27.40cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9781292042152ISBN 10: 129204215 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 01 November 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsCHAPTER oneThe Newspaper Feature Story The Feature: Helen's Story An Overview Newspaper Feature Story Types: News and Timeless Features Categories and Appeals Newspaper Feature Writers: The Right Stuff A Profile of the Pulitzer Winners The Anatomy of a Newspaper Feature Story Mrs. Kelly's Monster by Jon Franklin of the Baltimore Evening SunA Pulitzer Prize Winner The Future: Trends in Newspaper Feature Writing CHAPTER TWOThe Newspaper Feature Story Idea What Newspaper Readers Want to Read How to Get Ideas Focusing Ideas Ideas That Didn't Work Ideas That Worked Life on the Land: An American Farm Family Life on the Land: An American Farm Family by John Camp of the St. Paul Pioneer PressA Pulitzer Prize Winner Pearls Before Breakfast PEARLS BEFORE BREAKFAST by Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post MagazineA Pulitzer Prize Winner CHAPTER ThreeThe Magazine Article and Article Idea How a Magazine Article Differs from a Newspaper Feature Staff Writer Versus Freelancer Three Necessary Skills for the Freelance Writer Stalking the Elusive Article Idea Matching Ideas to Markets Like Something the Lord Made by Katie McCabe for The WashingtonianA National Magazine Award Winner Death of a Playmate by Teresa Carpenter for The Village VoiceA Pulitzer Prize Winner Taking the Next Step CHAPTER fourResearching for Newspaper Feature Stories and Magazine Articles Newspaper Reference Rooms AND COMPUTER FILES Magazine Reference Resources Computerized Research Using Search Engines and Directories WRITING FOR THE INTERNET On the Decline of Print Journalism Freelancing for the InternetTurning Research into the Finished Article WHERE BUSINESS TRAVELERS LIVE by Joe Brancatelli WHy we hate the airlines and lobve diet coke by Joe Brancatelli CHAPTER fiveInterviewing for Newspaper Feature Stories and Magazine Articles Kinds of Interviews Getting Ready to Interview Who to Interview Asking for the Interview Persuading People Who Don't Want to Talk When and Where to Interview Researching the Interviewee Conducting the Personal Interview Making Friends Asking Questions Attribution Guidelines Gathering Material Fixing Quotes Description Excerpt from The Boy Behind the Mask by Tom Hallman Jr. of The OregonianA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from Crossing Over by J. 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Moehringer of The Los Angeles TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner Closing the Session The Interview Story Zepp's Last Stand by Madeleine Blais of The Miami HeraldA Pulitzer Prize Winner CHAPTER sixWriting the Newspaper Feature Story Beginning the Process Story Structure Writing the Lead A Dozen Lead Categories Excerpt from Angels and Demons by Tom French of the St. Petersburg TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from How Super Are Our Supercarriers? by Steve Twomey of The Philadelphia InquirerA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from A Gift Abandoned: Day One-Jack-in-the-box by Sheryl James of the St. Petersburg TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from ''AIDS in the Heartland: Chapter 1'' by Jacqui Banaszynski of the St. Paul Pioneer PressA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from Ashes to Dust by Linda Wilson of The Daily News, Longview, WashingtonA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from Being Black in South Africa: For Many, the Struggle Is Finding Work by David Zucchino of The Philadelphia InquirerA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from ''Toxic Shock'' by Nan Robertson of The New York TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from ''A Daughter Remembers Dad as He Lived, and Died'' by Tad Bartimus of the Associated PressA Pulitzer Prize Finalist Excerpt from Utica, Illinois by Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune A Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from ''Life on the Land: An American Farm Family'': Part 2 by John Camp of the St. Paul Pioneer PressA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from ''Family, Town, Grieve Three Drowned Brothers'' by Tad Bartimus of the Associated PressA Pulitzer Prize Finalist Excerpt from ''Making It Fly: Buying a Jetliner-An Act of Faith'' by Peter Rinearson of The Seattle TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from Mrs. Kelly's Monster by Jon Franklin of the Baltimore Evening SunA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from THE BUREAUCRACY: HOW DID IT GET SO BIG? By Saul Pett of The Associated Press A Pulitzer Prize WinnerExcerpt from ''Making It Fly: The Big Gamble'' by Peter Rinearson of The Seattle TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner Excerpt from A Father's Pain, a Judge's Duty, and a Justice Beyond Their Reach by Barry Siegel of The Los Angeles TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner Writing the Body of the Story Writing the End of the Story Excerpt from Crime Scene: Beyond the Statistics, A Druggist Confronts the Reality of Robbery by Angelo B. Henderson of The Wall Street JournalA Pulitzer Prize Winner EXCERPT FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW By Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times A Pulitzer Prize Winner WRITING A STORY FOR THE WEBAnalyzing Two Feature Stories A Boy of Unusual Vision by Alice Steinbach of the Baltimore SunA Pulitzer Prize Winner All She Has, $150,000, Is Going to a University by Rick Bragg of the New York TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner CHAPTER sevenWriting the Specialized Feature Story The Deadline Feature Sidebar Ashes to Dust by Linda Wilson of The Daily News, Longview, WashingtonA Pulitzer Prize Winner The Profile Adam & Megan: A Story of One Family's Courage by Dave Curtin of the Colorado Springs Gazette TelegraphA Pulitzer Prize Winner The Feature Series First Born, Fast Grown: The Manful Life of Nicholas, 10 by Isabel Wilkerson of The New York TimesA Pulitzer Prize Winner The Specialized Feature Story and Multimedia JournalismExcerpt from Final Salute by Jim Sheeler of the Rocky Mountain News A Pulitzer Prize Winner CHAPTER eightMarketing and Writing the Magazine Article Case History The Idea The Market The Query Letter The Waiting Game Gathering the Information Organizing the Story Sitting Down to Write The Aftermath Send in the Clones Genome Tome by Priscilla Long for The American Scholar A National Magazine Award Winner CHAPTER nineWriting and Rewriting Like a Pro Writers Must be Versatile Revising Your Copy Useful Writing Devices Avoiding Common Mistakes Common Writing Problems Writing Subjectively Putting It All Together Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D Game Review for PC Accelerator Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Game Review for MacAddict CHAPTER tenLegal and Ethical Considerations for Writers Libel Invasion of Privacy Copyright Law Copyright Protection Copyright Infringement Ethical Guidelines Credits IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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