Description |
xii, 533 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates'(LEA) communication series |
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LEA's communication series.
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Contents |
Preface -- Part I: The Basics -- Feature Writing in the 21st Century -- A Career as a Feature Writer? Finding a Good Feature Article Idea -- Researching Feature Article Ideas -- The Writing and Editing Process -- Part II: Types of Articles -- Descriptive and Color Writing -- The Human-Interest Article -- Profiles and Personality Sketches -- Seasonal Features -- Entertainment Features and Critical Writing -- Aftermath, Follow-Up, and Depth Series Articles -- Travel Writing -- Service Features -- Personal Experience Articles -- Writing Humor in Feature Articles -- Writing Science and Technical Features -- Part III: The Collegiate and Professional Writer -- Writing Feature Articles on Campus -- Freelance Writing and Marketing -- Surviving in the Freelance Business -- Appendices: World Wide Web Resources -- Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Guidelines for Contributors -- Vermont Life Magazine Writers' Guidelines -- Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Writer's Guidelines -- Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Content and Style Guidelines -- Operations & Fulfillment Magazine Story Evaluation Checklist -- Freelance Letters of Agreement -- Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists -- American Society of Journalists and Authors Code of Ethics and Fair Practices -- Protecting Yourself in the Magazine Recession (or Any Other Time) |
Summary |
"Professional Feature Writing provides the basics of news media feature writing and establishes a solid foundation for students and writers making feature writing their career. This fourth edition offers a thorough and up-to-date look at newspaper, magazine, newsletter, and online publications, with emphasis on daily newspapers and consumer magazines. It serves as a comprehensive introduction to feature writing, emphasizing writing skills, article types, and the collegiate and professional writing life. With a wide variety of perspectives and experiences of both young and experienced writers, editors, publishers, and professors, the text is filled with practical guidance for writing a wide variety of features." "Each chapter includes excerpts and complete articles from the nation's leading publications." |
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"Building on introductory writing and reporting skills, this text is appropriate for upper-division journalism students learning feature writing and advanced writing topics. It will also serve as a valuable resource for freelance writers."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography, pages 509-519 |
Subject |
Feature writing.
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Journalism -- Authorship.
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LC no. |
2003049395 |
ISBN |
0805847650 alkaline paper |
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0805847669 paperback alkaline paper |
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