Overview

Now in its tenth edition, Reporting for the Media continues to be an essential resource for journalism instructors. A sweeping introduction to newswriting and reporting, this classic text focuses on the basics of reporting--how to become more curious about the world, generate provocative ideas, gather vital information and write incisive stories. The authors emphasize such central topics as grammar basics, newswriting style, traditional story structures and styles, interviewing techniques, reporting on speeches and meetings, and common ethical dilemmas. In addition to its excellent pedagogy and coverage of the converged newsroom, the text also explores a variety of advanced topics including broadcast writing, law, ethics and public relations. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * A new chapter on writing for digital media and cross-platform storytelling * An introductory chapter that combines chapters 1 and 2 of the last edition * A new four-part organization that presents the chapters on libel and ethics earlier in the book * Chapters 12 and 22, exercises on copyediting symbols and an appendix containing the abridged AP Stylebook are now on a Companion Website * More coverage of new and emerging forms of media

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Author:   John Bender ,  Lucinda D. Davenport ,  Michael W. Drager ,  Fred Fedler
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   10th Revised edition
Weight:   0.010kg
ISBN:  

9780199846429

ISBN 10:   0199846421
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   22 November 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PREFACE; 1. Journalism Today; 2. Grammar and Spelling; 3. Newswriting Style; 4. The Language of News; 5. Selecting and Reporting the News; 6. Libel, Privacy and Newsgathering Issues; 7. Ethics; 8. Basic News Leads; 9. Alternative Leads; 10. The Body of a News Story; 11. Quotations and Attribution; 12. cInterviews; 13. Writing for Radio and TV News; 14. Writing for Digital Media; 15. Speeches and Meetings; 16. Brights, Follow-Ups, Roundups, Sidebars and Obituaries; 17. Feature Stories; 18. Public Affairs Reporting; 19. Advanced Reporting; 20. Journalism and Public Relations; APPENDIX A - CITY DIRECTORY; APPENDIX B - RULES FOR FORMING POSSESSIVES; APPENDIX C - ANSWER KEYS

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Bender: Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Davenport: Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University Drager: Assistant Professor of Journalism, Shippensburg University Fedler: Professor of Journalism, University of Central Florida

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