| Description |
x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Media practice.
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| Contents |
1. Behind the Hollywood myths: the journalist's job -- 2. Efficks, ethics or politics? -- 3. Sourcing the news -- 4. The art of interviewing -- 5. Learning the language of news -- 6. News reporting: beyond the five Ws -- 7. Planning for the unforeseen: covering transport accidents, fires, demonstrations and human interest stories -- 8. More news assignments: meetings, press conferences, reports, speeches and eye-witness reporting -- 9. Powerful information: reporting national and local government / John Turner -- 10. Law and disorders: covering the courts / Henry Clother -- 11. Investigative reporting: why and how / David Northmore -- 12. Feature writing: thinking visually, painting pictures with words -- 13. Some specialist areas: personal columns, reviewing, freelancing -- 14. New technology: how journalism can damage your health -- 15. On and off the Job - or both? Training and careers |
| Summary |
"The Newspapers Handbook is the essential guide to working as a newspaper journalist. It examines the ever-changing, everyday skills of newspaper reporting and explores the theoretical, ethical, moral and political dimensions of a journalist's job." "The Newspapers Handbook encourages a critical approach to newspaper practice. Thoroughly rewritten for the third edition and using a range of new examples from tabloid and broadsheet newspapers, non-mainstream and local and regional publication, Richard Keeble examines key journalistic skills as the art of interviewing, news reporting, reviewing, freelancing and feature writing. Newly updated chapters from Henry Clother, David Northmore and John Turner explore the specialisms of covering the courts, investigative journalism and local government reporting."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Newspaper court reporting.
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Reporters and reporting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Investigative reporting.
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Feature writing.
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Newspaper publishing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Journalism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
00067065 |
| ISBN |
0415240824 alkaline paper |
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0415240832 paperback alkaline paper |
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