In this update of the 1998 edition, Knight (journalism and English composition, Gettysburg College, PA) expands examples and exercises in explaining "what makes good writing good" for both traditional and electronic media. He also gives a concise history of the English language, and appends material on proper word usage, and newspaper and broadcast styles. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Robert M. Knight has written for nearly 40 publications and news services, chief among them the Chicago Tribune and its Sunday magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, Reuters and the Washington Post. He is a former senior editor and broadcast editor of the City News Bureau of Chicago, and is a past president of the Chicago Headline Club chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. A veteran journalist, he began his career with United Press International in Denver and Albuquerque and spent several years as a print and broadcast reporter in New Mexico. A graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Knight earned his master’s degree at DePaul University in Chicago.

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