Journalism: Principles and Practice - Softcover

Harcup, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446274098 ISBN 13: 9781446274095

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Journalism: Principles and Practice is the must-have guide to everything you need to know about how journalism works. This new edition is fully updated to cover the new essentials: social media, the impact of Twitter, and the need for an ethical approach. 

This book will equip you with all the skills and savvy you need to become the resourceful yet ethical journalists of the future. New and improved features will help you:

• Get to grips with the huge impact of social and mobile media on how we gather information and tell stories
• Grasp the rights and wrongs of journalism with a new chapter on ethics and regulation
• Learn how to make the most of your skills with tips and advice from digital and other journalists
• Think through ‘what would you do?′ in a new feature that takes you into the real world of journalism

This new edition retains its innovative two-column structure, stylishly blending theory and practice. As relevant to the newsroom as the seminar room, it is the one book you will need to take you through your degree and into your career as a journalist.

About this title

About the Author

Tony Harcup is an Emeritus Fellow of the University of Sheffield whose writing about journalism can be found on reading lists around the world and has been translated into Chinese, Korean and Polish, among other languages.

Before moving into journalism education, Tony spent many years working as a staff and freelance journalist on alternative and mainstream media ranging from small local weekly publications to national newspapers, magazines and websites.

He has researched extensively in the fields of news values, journalistic ethics, alternative journalism and journalism education. His best-selling book Journalism: Principles and Practice (Sage, 2021) is now in its fourth edition, and his other titles include The Ethical Journalist (Sage, 2007) and What’s the Point of News? (Palgrave, 2020).

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1446274098
• ISBN 13: 9781446274095
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288