Journalism: Principles and Practice

A classic text of journalism education that goes beyond the basics to ask the questions that anyone thinking of becoming a journalist really needs to consider. An ethical, entertaining and enduring read - highly recommended.- Michelle Stanistreet, General Secretary, National Union of JournalistsThis is the one book you need to guide you through university and into your career in journalism.It features stories and tips from a diverse range of journalists, including Ayshah Tull and Cathy Newman of Channel 4 News; Emma Youle of HuffPost; Andrew Norfolk of the Times; and the Mirror's Nada Farhoud.Covering everything from print to podcasting, it will equip you with the skills and understanding you need to become a successful and ethical journalist.Tony Harcup's Principles and Practice is simply the best guide there is to studying and practising journalism today.A holistic assessment of what journalism is all about, with plenty of enterprising interpretations of our trade - a word I prefer to ′profession′. I never met a more ′unprofessional′ breed than that of my fellow hacks. This book will, I hope, lead our successors both to question and rebel more than we have.- Jon Snow, Channel 4 News

Tony Harcup teaches journalism at the University of Sheffield in the UK,  and has spent more than 20 years working as a staff and freelance journalist in both alternative and mainstream media before moving into journalism education.

Tony has also researched extensively in the fields of journalism, news values, ethics and alternative media, and his books and journal articles are on students’ reading lists at universities around the world.

His book Journalism: Principles and Practice (Sage, 2015) is now in its third edition and has been translated into several languages, including Chinese and Korean. His other titles include The Ethical Journalist (Sage, 2007), Alternative Journalism, Alternative Voices (Routledge, 2013), the Oxford Dictionary of Journalism (Oxford University Press, 2014) and – with Peter Cole – Newspaper Journalism (Sage, 2010).

In 2015 Tony was included in the Sage Video Collection with a talk on ethics in journalism:

http://sk.sagepub.com/video/ethics-in-journalism