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Teaching by example through vivid writing, Professor Mencher shows students, the fundamentals of reporting and writing news, in this new edition of a classic text.

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Author:   Melvin Mencher
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Edition:   10th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.993kg
ISBN:  

9780073212760

ISBN 10:   0073212768
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   27 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Part I. The Reporter At Work 1. On the Job Part II. The Basics 2. Components of the Story Part III. Writing the Story 3. What is News? 4. The Internet and Other Tools of the Trade 5. The Lead 6. Story Structure 7. The Writer's Art 8. Features, Long Stories and Series 9. Broadcast Newswriting 10. Writing News Releases Part IV. Reporting Principles 11. Digging for Information 12. Making Sound Observations 13. Building and Using Background 14. Finding, Cultivating and Using Sources 15. Interviewing Principles and Practices 16. Speeches, Meetings and News Conferences 17. Hunches, Feelings and Stereotypes Part V. From Accidents to Education 18. Accidents and Disasters 19. Obituaries 20. The Police Beat 21. The Courts 22. Sports 23. Business Reporting 24. Local Government and Education Part VI. Laws, Taste and Taboos, Codes and Ethics 25. Reporters and the Law 26. Taste--Defining the Appropriate 27. The Morality of Journalism Stylebook Glossary Index

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Melvin Mencher is an experienced journalist who became a journalism instructor. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, has written extensively for many publications and taught at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University for 28 years.

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