Reporting for journalists
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Reporting for journalists
（Media skills）
Routledge, 2002
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-165) and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780415240864
Description
Reporting for Journalists examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story, tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report. It is an essential handbook for students of journalism and a useful guide for working professionals.
Reporting for Journalists explores the role of the reporter in the world of modern journalism and explains the importance of learning to report across all media - radio, television, on-line, newspapers and periodicals. Using case studies and examples of print and broadcast news stories, Reporting for Journalists includes:
* how to find a story and how to develop ideas
* researching the story and building a contacts book
* making best use of computer aided reporting, news groups, chat rooms and search engines
* covering courts, council and press conferences
* a chapter on broadcast reporting highlighting issues specific to television and radio
* an annotated bibliography, a glossary of key terms and a list of journalistic websites.
Table of Contents
- The role of the reporter - reporting in different media
- news - what it is and how to identify it
- specialist reporting
- finding a story - market considerations
- diary stories
- off diary stories
- calls
- ethical considerations
- more than words
- researching the story - contacts book
- computer assisted reporting
- using the Internet
- figures as facts
- professional practice
- office procedures - office diaries
- story support material
- on the road - looking good
- out and about
- personal safety and security
- making contact - building trust
- cultural expectations and problems
- ethics
- security
- inside the door - taking notes
- the news theatres
- making promises
- interviewing - what the public expects
- types of interview
- your approach to the interview
- asking questions
- ethical matters
- broadcasting - planning the story
- thinking on the move
- telling the story
- story treatment
- the broadcast interview
- some broadcast dos and don'ts
- getting the story back
- filling the story - dealing with the office
- avoiding disaster
- what next? - what is creative thinking?
- following up a story
- and finally - organizations with codes of practice.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780415240871
Description
Reporting for Journalists examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story, tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report. It is an essential handbook for students of journalism and a useful guide for working professionals.
Reporting for Journalists explores the role of the reporter in the world of modern journalism and explains the importance of learning to report across all media - radio, television, on-line, newspapers and periodicals. Using case studies and examples of print and broadcast news stories, Reporting for Journalists includes:
* how to find a story and how to develop ideas
* researching the story and building a contacts book
* making best use of computer aided reporting, news groups, chat rooms and search engines
* covering courts, council and press conferences
* a chapter on broadcast reporting highlighting issues specific to television and radio
* an annotated bibliography, a glossary of key terms and a list of journalistic websites.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction 2. The Role of the Reporter - Reporting in different media
- News: what it is and how to identify it
- Specialist reporting 3. Finding a Story - Market considerations
- Diary stories
- Off diary stories
- Calls
- Ethical considerations
- More than words 4. Researching the Story - Contacts book
- Computer assisted reporting
- Using the internet
- Figures as facts
- Professional practice 5. Office Procedures - Office diaries
- Story support material 6. On the Road - Looking good
- Out and about
- Personal safety and security 7. Making Contact - Building trust
- Cultural expectations and problems
- Ethics
- Security 8. Inside the Door - Taking notes
- The news theatres
- Making promises 9. Interviewing - What the public expects
- Types of interview
- Your approach to the interview
- Asking questions
- Ethical matters 10. Broadcasting - Planning the story
- Thinking on the move
- Telling the story
- Story treatment
- The broadcast interview
- Some broadcast do's and don'ts
- Getting the story back 11. Filling the Story - Dealing with the office
- Avoiding disaster 12. What Next? - What is creative thinking?
- Following up a story 13. And Finally - Organisations with codes of practice
- Glossary
- Further reading
- Bibliography
- Internet sites of interest
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