Synopsis
A systematic and user-friendly approach to journalistic feature story writing for journalism students, professionals, freelancers, and beginners is provided in this guide. Writers will learn to move beyond conventional news stories and embrace their creativity to create compelling features. Generating fresh ideas, gathering factual information, sifting through raw material, choosing the best angle, and working with editors are all explored. Discussion questions and exercises reinforce the ideas presented in each chapter. Pop culture examples and recently published articles are used to make concepts memorable and easily accessible.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Matthew Ricketson is the head of journalism at RMIT University. He has written for The Age, The Australian, and Time. He is the winner of a United Nations Media Peace Prize citation and the George Munster prize for best freelance journalism.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Writing Feature Stories: How to Research and Write...
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories : How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 5636664-6
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories: How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1865087327I3N00
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories : How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 9606026-6
Seller Image
Writing Feature Stories: How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: Blue Vase Books, Interlochen, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: very_good. Book has little sign of wear or use. Seller Inventory # BVV.1865087327.VG
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories : How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: Mahler Books, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. It does have some cover shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 304 pages. Seller Inventory # 10GW22-347-251a
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories : How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 5636664-6
Buy Used
US$ 9.80
US$ 6.70 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories: How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9781865087320. Seller Inventory # 2282105
Buy Used
US$ 3.46
US$ 18.22 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories: How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9781865087320. Seller Inventory # 8597063
Buy Used
US$ 5.43
US$ 18.22 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Writing Feature Stories
Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, M, Spain
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Bueno. : Una guía práctica para todos los aspectos de la redacción de artículos periodísticos para periodistas y escritores independientes. Para escribir, debemos leer. Para escribir bien, debemos estudiar lo mejor. Matthew Ricketson ha destilado los elementos esenciales del oficio en un texto práctico igualmente valioso para el estudiante y el profesional en ejercicio. El libro de Matthew Ricketson es útil y estimulante. Para el joven reportero que lucha por escribir artículos, proporciona una buena introducción básica. Para aquellos interesados en ampliar los límites de la forma periodística, proporciona estímulo y provocación. Cada vez se publican más artículos periodísticos en periódicos y revistas, desde reportajes sobre el estilo de vida, como la búsqueda del pastel de chocolate perfecto, hasta series de investigación sobre el comercio ilegal de vida silvestre. Los artículos periodísticos ofrecen a los periodistas la oportunidad de ir más allá de la información periodística convencional y escribir de forma más creativa. Escrita por un periodista y profesor experimentado, esta guía práctica muestra cómo escribir artículos periodísticos elementales y más sofisticados. Explica cómo: generar ideas frescas, organizar su tiempo de manera eficiente, recopilar información objetiva y personal, examinar y clasificar la materia prima, encontrar la mejor manera de contar la historia, escribir la historia, editar y corregir su trabajo, trabajar con los editores. Matthew Ricketson ha trabajado como periodista desde 1981 en The Age, The Australian y Time Australia. Ha ganado varios premios, incluyendo una mención del Premio de la Paz de los Medios de las Naciones Unidas y el Premio George Munster. Es colaborador independiente de varias publicaciones y comenta regularmente en la radio sobre temas relacionados con los medios de comunicación. Es profesor titular en RMIT, donde dirige el programa de periodismo desde 1995. Su biografía, Paul Jennings: The boy in the story is always me' fue publicada en 2000. EAN: 9781865087320 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Educación Título: Writing Feature Stories Autor: Matthew Ricketson Idioma: en Páginas: 284 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-12-02-b4943e42
Buy Used
US$ 15.10
US$ 15.08 shipping
Ships from Spain to U.S.A.
Ships from Spain to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Writing Feature Stories: How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Published by
Allen & Unwin, 2004
ISBN 10: 1865087327
ISBN 13: 9781865087320
Used
Secondhand, Paperback
Seller: Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Secondhand, Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Matthew RicketsonFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 304'To write, we must read. To write well, we must study the best. Matthew Ricketson has done that distilling essentials of the craft into a practical text equally valuable to the learner and the practising professional.' - Andrew Rule, Walkley Award-winning journalist 'Matthew Ricketson's book is both useful and thought provoking. For the young reporter struggling to write features, it provides a good basic primer. For those interested in pushing the boundaries of the journalistic form, it provides encouragement and provocation.' - Margaret Simons, award-winning journalist and author of Meeting of the Waters More feature stories are being published in newspapers and magazines than ever before, ranging from lifestyle spreads about the search for the perfect chocolate mud cake to investigative series about the illegal trade in wildlife. Feature stories offer journalists the chance to move beyond conventional news reporting and write more creatively. Written by an experienced journalist and teacher, this practical guide shows how to write both elementary and more sophisticated feature stories. It explains how to: * generate fresh ideas * organise your time efficiently * gather factual and personal information * sift and sort raw material * find the best way to tell the story * write the story * edit and proofread your work * work with editors. Matthew Ricketson has worked as a journalist since 1981 with The Age, The Australian and Time Australia. He has won several awards, including a United Nations Media Peace Prize citation and the George MunsterAward. He freelances for various publications and comments regularly on radio about media issues. A senior lecturer at RMIT, he has run the Journalism program there since 1995. His biography, Paul Jennings: The boy in the story is always me' was published in 2000. Secondhand, Paperback. Seller Inventory # 9781865087320-SECONDHAND
Buy Used
US$ 8.78
US$ 30.00 shipping
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available