Overview

Reporting for Journalists examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story, tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report. It is an essential handbook for students of journalism and a useful guide for working professionals. Reporting for Journalists explores the role of the reporter in the world of modern journalism and explains the importance of learning to report across all media - radio, television, on-line, newspapers and periodicals. Using case studies and examples of print and broadcast news stories, Reporting for Journalists includes: * how to find a story and how to develop ideas * researching the story and building a contacts book * making best use of computer aided reporting, news groups, chat rooms and search engines * covering courts, council and press conferences * a chapter on broadcast reporting highlighting issues specific to television and radio * an annotated bibliography, a glossary of key terms and a list of journalistic websites.

Full Product Details

Author:   Chris Frost (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780415240864

ISBN 10:   0415240867
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   04 October 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780415553193
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The role of the reporter - reporting in different media; news - what it is and how to identify it; specialist reporting; finding a story - market considerations; diary stories; off diary stories; calls; ethical considerations; more than words; researching the story - contacts book; computer assisted reporting; using the Internet; figures as facts; professional practice; office procedures - office diaries; story support material; on the road - looking good; out and about; personal safety and security; making contact - building trust; cultural expectations and problems; ethics; security; inside the door - taking notes; the news theatres; making promises; interviewing - what the public expects; types of interview; your approach to the interview; asking questions; ethical matters; broadcasting - planning the story; thinking on the move; telling the story; story treatment; the broadcast interview; some broadcast dos and don'ts; getting the story back; filling the story - dealing with the office; avoiding disaster; what next? - what is creative thinking?; following up a story; and finally - organizations with codes of practice.

Reviews

... the Routledge Media Skills series.... offering solid how-to-do-it advice for those embarking on a career in journalism or television...and together they are beginning to form a comprehensive textbook published in installments. <br>-Bruce Hamlin, City University, London, in Journalism <br>... the growing and important Media Skills stable from Routledge. <br>-John Herbert, Staffordshire University, in Journalism Studies <br> Frost (University of Central Lancashire, UK) provides pragmatic advice on traveling to obtain news. And a well-conceived discussion of the news-production process includes helpful diagrams. The book succeeds in fostering interest in news and a journalism career without hyperbole or ignoring the news media's shortcomings and challenges. Recommended for extensive collections supporting the study of news writing and reporting. Choice June 2002. <br>

Author Information

Chris Frost is senior lecturer in journalism at the University of Central Lancashire. A journalist and a teacher for almost thirty years, he chairs the National Union of Journalist's ethics council. He is the author of Media Ethics and Self Regulation

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