Practical Newspaper Reporting - Hardcover

Spark, David B; Harris, Geoffrey

 
9781847878960: Practical Newspaper Reporting
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1847878962 ISBN 13: 9781847878960
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Now in its Fourth Edition, this classic textbook has grown up alongside the newspaper industry. Today, as ever, it provides students of newspaper journalism with a toolkit for gathering news and filling ever-increasing space with first-rate copy for print and online.

Key Features:

  • Offers guidance on news gathering, from government and business to sport and religion
  • Provides guidance on news writing, drawing on over 300 examples that have appeared in print, discussing why they work or how they could have been better
  • Gives guidance on feature writing, including profiles, comment, leading articles, obituaries and reviews
  • Presents specific chapters on ethical reporting and the possibilities and pitfalls of investigative journalism
  • Includes a review of the new financial realities that the internet is imposing on the media

Informed by over half a century′s professional experience and fully revised to give a nuanced account of the skills required in an online environment, this book is an essential companion for your journalism degree and beyond.

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About the Author

David Spark is a veteran tech journalist and founder of Spark Media Solutions, a brand journalism firm that helps its clients be seen as leading voices in their field through brand-quality media production.

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Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1847878962
ISBN 13 
9781847878960
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
4
Number of pages
224

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