All the News: Writing and Reporting for Convergent Media - Softcover

Lieb, Thom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131345052 ISBN 13: 9780131345058

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

This newswriting book is the first of its kind as it aims to teach readers how to work in a convergent newsroom where they are required to report in print, online, radio and television formats. Readers will learn about ethics, being a responsible journalist and how to cover an increasingly diverse population–all while mastering the mechanics of communicating through different media.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

All the News: Writing and Reporting for Convergent Media , 1/e

Thomas Lieb, Towson University

 

All the News: Writing and Reporting for Convergent Media aims to teach you how to succeed in a convergent newsroom where you will write for print, online, radio and television formats. You will learn about ethics, being a responsible journalist and how to cover an increasingly diverse population all while mastering the mechanics of communicating through different media. The first of its kind, All the News presents a fresh and realistic view of news writing in the 21st century.

 

What reviewers are saying about All the News: Writing and Reporting for Convergent Media :

 

“This book is top-rate for teaching media convergence.”

-  Linda Thorsen Bond, Stephen F. Austin University

 

“This is THE book we’ve been looking for Mass Media Writing; the total package!”

-  Sonny Rhodes, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

 

“There is certainly a lot to like in this book, and I mean that sincerely.  This textbook seems to have the best take on the role of new media in journalism today, and communicates it well.”

- John Carvalho, Auburn University

 

“This is the book that acknowledges the elephant in the living room and helps arm students with the information they need to be journalists in the 21st century.”

- Susan Brockus, California State University — Chico

 

“This is the most readable, most workable journalism text I’ve seen in many years.”

- Samuel W. Whyte, Montgomery County Community College

 

 

MyCommunicationKit is an electronic supplement that offers book-specific learning objectives, chapter summaries, flashcards, and practice tests as well as video clips and activities to aid student learning and comprehension. Raw video coverage of breaking news events allows students to practice their storytelling skills in different media formats. Also included in MyCommunicationKit are Research Navigator and Weblinks that give you access to powerful and reliable research material. http://www.mycommunicationkit.com (Access Code Required)

 

About the Author:

Thom Lieb has worked as a writer and editor of books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters and Web sites. He is the author of Editing for Clear Communication, due out in its second edition in July 2001. The companion Web site, Editing for the Web(http://www.towson.edu/~lieb/editing), has been named one of the four best-written sites on the Web by e-write online and has been used as a resource by countless students and professionals around the globe. He holds a master's degree in magazine journalism from Syracuse University and a doctorate in journalism from the University of Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0131345052
• ISBN 13: 9780131345058
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352