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Reporting for the Media, 10/e is a revision of our successful introduction to news writing and reporting, the basic course that all Journalism students take. It introduces students to what reporters do - engage the world around them, generate story ideas, gather information, and write stories. This book's sterling reputation is built on its thorough grounding in and focus on the basics: grammar, news writing style, traditional story structures, etc. This approach has allowed the text to retain much of its market share, and despite the changes that social media has brought about since the ninth edition published in 2008, it currently holds the #2 spot in the market. We reviewed the current edition with 4 users and 5 non-users. The book is very well respected, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with several specific suggestions for improvement.
For this revision, chapters 1 and 2 will be combined into a single introductory chapter, with references and exercises relating to copy editing symbols removed from the text and placed on a companion website. Chapters 12 and 22 (Writing Obituaries and Becoming a Professional, respectively) will be removed from the text and placed on the website as well. The appendix containing the abridged AP Stylebook will also be moved to the website - reviewers indicated that because they require purchase of the AP stylebook as a supplemental text, neither they nor their students consult textbooks' abridged style guides often, and that the decision whether to adopt a text did not take into account such an appendix. To address the changing nature of how news is reported, the authors will add a chapter on writing for digital media and cross-platform storytelling. Finally, the framework of the text will be reorganized so that the text is broken into four parts, with the chapters that cover libel and ethics placed earlier, in part two.
For this revision, chapters 1 and 2 will be combined into a single introductory chapter, with references and exercises relating to copy editing symbols removed from the text and placed on a companion website. Chapters 12 and 22 (Writing Obituaries and Becoming a Professional, respectively) will be removed from the text and placed on the website as well. The appendix containing the abridged AP Stylebook will also be moved to the website - reviewers indicated that because they require purchase of the AP stylebook as a supplemental text, neither they nor their students consult textbooks' abridged style guides often, and that the decision whether to adopt a text did not take into account such an appendix. To address the changing nature of how news is reported, the authors will add a chapter on writing for digital media and cross-platform storytelling. Finally, the framework of the text will be reorganized so that the text is broken into four parts, with the chapters that cover libel and ethics placed earlier, in part two.
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About the Author:
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
Review:
"This is a terrific text, one of the best in the field. It is comprehensive, reliable, and useful. The authors provide a simple, easy-to-understand narrative and an ample supply of thoughtful, relevant exercises." --Joseph Hayden, University of Memphis
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
"This is a terrific text, one of the best in the field. It is comprehensive, reliable, and useful. The authors provide a simple, easy-to-understand narrative and an ample supply of thoughtful, relevant exercises." --Joseph Hayden, University of Memphis
"The most satisfying text I ever used in my news reporting course. I've used it for the past year and have recommended it to other instructors who were equally praiseworthy after using it. The book's strengths lie in its straightforward delivery of the basic elements of journalism and the many examples at the ends of chapters, which allow students to put into practice the teachings of the chapter." --Scott Brown, CSU Northridge
"Reporting for the Media teaches the fundamentals of journalism through excellent examples and exercises while including up-to-date information on the issues and challenges facing today's news media." --Deborah Givens, Eastern Kentucky University
"I'm especially impressed with the public affairs reporting examples, including the Dahmer 911 transcript and the statistics chapter." --Berrin Beasley, University of North Florida
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0199846421
- ISBN 13 9780199846429
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages608
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