Writing and reporting the news

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Author:

Lanson, Jerry.

ISBN:

9780195306668

Personal Author:

Lanson, Jerry.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

xix, 531 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Contents:

News judgment -- Fairness -- The language of news -- Traditional leads -- Other leads -- Attribution -- Quotations -- Information selection -- Organization -- Background and context -- Reporting in a multimedia age -- Facts -- Story origination -- Research -- Sources -- Interviewing -- Obituaries -- Meetings, speeches and press conferences -- Government and politics -- Police -- Courts -- Features -- Municipal services -- Education -- Business and labor -- Science, medicine and the environment -- Broadcast journalism -- The basics: format ; style ; spelling and grammar ; analogies, metaphors and cliches ; ethics ; law.

Abstract:

A comprehensive and accessible introductory text for journalism students. Lanson and Stephens provide thorough instruction on writing and reporting, examples of good and bad writing and extensive opportunities to apply their advice through practical exercises. Based on the authors' careers as journalists and journalism professors--and on the experience of dozens of other reporters--this textbook/workbook gives students a clear, logical introduction to the craft of journalism. The book has three goals: to teach clear, concise and accurate writing; to teach students how to find reliable information about newsworthy events and issues and how to set this information within an understandable and meaningful context; to explain the workings of print, online and broadcast newsrooms and how the gathering and delivery of news are changing in today's increasingly digital and cross-media age.--From publisher description.

Subject Term:

Reporters and reporting.

Journalism -- Authorship.

Journalism -- Authorship. (OCoLC)fst00984035

Reporters and reporting. (OCoLC)fst01094906

Added Author:

Stephens, Mitchell.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001082.html

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Writing and Reporting the News, Third Edition, is a comprehensive and accessible introductory text for journalism students. Jerry Lanson and Mitchell Stephens provide thorough instruction on writing and reporting, hundreds of examples of good and bad writing and extensive opportunities to apply their advice through practical exercises. Based on the authors' careers as journalists and journalism professors--and on the experience of dozens of other first-rate reporters--this unique textbook/workbook gives students a clear, logical introduction to the craft of journalism. The book is designed to accomplish three goals: * to teach clear, concise and accurate writing * to teach students how to find reliable information about newsworthy events and issues and how to set this information within an understandable and meaningful context * to explain the workings of print, online and broadcast newsrooms and how the gathering and delivery of news are changing in today's increasingly digital and cross-media age Discussions and examples have been updated throughout for this new edition. A new section covers writing for the Internet, and the authors have also added boxed sections in which reporters offer tips on how to cover specific types of stories and beats.