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Overview'To write, we must read. To write well, we must study the best. Matthew Ricketson has done that distilling essentials of the craft into a practical text equally valuable to the learner and the practising professional.' - Andrew Rule, Walkley Award-winning journalist 'Matthew Ricketson's book is both useful and thought provoking. For the young reporter struggling to write features, it provides a good basic primer. For those interested in pushing the boundaries of the journalistic form, it provides encouragement and provocation.' - Margaret Simons, award-winning journalist and author of Meeting of the Waters More feature stories are being published in newspapers and magazines than ever before, ranging from lifestyle spreads about the search for the perfect chocolate mud cake to investigative series about the illegal trade in wildlife. Feature stories offer journalists the chance to move beyond conventional news reporting and write more creatively. Written by an experienced journalist and teacher, this practical guide shows how to write both elementary and more sophisticated feature stories. It explains how to: * generate fresh ideas * organise your time efficiently * gather factual and personal information * sift and sort raw material * find the best way to tell the story * write the story * edit and proofread your work * work with editors. Matthew Ricketson has worked as a journalist since 1981 with The Age, The Australian and Time Australia. He has won several awards, including a United Nations Media Peace Prize citation and the George MunsterAward. He freelances for various publications and comments regularly on radio about media issues. A senior lecturer at RMIT, he has run the Journalism program there since 1995. His biography, Paul Jennings: The boy in the story is always me' was published in 2000. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew RicketsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Imprint: Allen & Unwin Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781865087320ISBN 10: 1865087327 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 01 March 2004 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 What Exactly Is A Feature Story? 2 The Variety of Feature Stories 3 Crossing the Bridge from Media Consumer to Media Practitioner 4 Generating Fresh Story Ideas 5 Spend Half an Hour Planning Now, Save Half a day Later This man raped two little girls The story behind the story: Pamela Bone 6 Gathering the Raw Material 7 The Subtle and Slippery Art of Interviewing 8 Seeing Things For Yourself The Passion of John Marsden The story behind the story: David Brearley 9 Finding the Right Structure for the Story 10 Leads, Closes and that Big Lump in the Middle 11 Wordcraft Pol Pot Park The story behind the story: Kimina Lyall 12 Editing Your Story and Working With Editors 13 Looking Ahead to Literary Journalism Hope Lives Here The story behind the story: Garry Linnell Appendix GloReviewsTo write well, we must study the best. Matthew Ricketson has done that--distilling essentials of the craft into a practical text equally valuable to the learner and the practicing professional. --Andrew Rule, Walkley Award-winning journalist Matthew Ricketson's book is both useful and thought-provoking. For the young reporter struggling to write features, it provides a good basic primer. For those interested in pushing the boundaries of the journalistic form, it provides encouragement and provocation. --Margaret Simons, award-winning journalist and author of Meeting of the Waters Matthew Ricketson's book is both useful and thought-provoking. For the young reporter struggling to write features, it provides a good basic primer. For those interested in pushing the boundaries of the journalistic form, it provides encouragement and provocation. --Margaret Simons, award-winning journalist and author of Meeting of the Waters <br> Matthew Ricketson's book is both useful and thought-provoking. For the young reporter struggling to write features, it provides a good basic primer. For those interested in pushing the boundaries of the journalistic form, it provides encouragement and provocation. Margaret Simons, award-winning journalist and author of Meeting of the Waters Author InformationMatthew Ricketson has been a journalist since 1981, and worked on staff at The Age, The Australian and Time Australia. He is now head of Journalism at RMIT, and continues to write for major newspapers on a regular basis. He has won several awards, including the George Munster prize for best freelance journalism. In 2000 he published a biography of children's author, Paul Jennings (Penguin). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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