News reporting & writing /
the Missouri Group, Brian S. Brooks, Beverly J. Horvit, Daryl R. Moen.
- Thirteenth edition.
- Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's , 2020
- xxvii, 515 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Journalism and journalists. The nature of news -- The state of the news industry -- Reporting tools. Gathering and verifying information -- Interviewing -- Quotations and attributions -- Using news releases as sources -- Reporting with numbers -- Storytelling. The inverted pyramid -- Writing to be read -- Alternatives to the inverted pyramid -- Writing news for radio and television -- Speeches, news conferences and meetings -- Other types of local stories -- Business and consumer news -- Public relations -- Ethics -- g Appendix 1. 20 common errors of grammar and punctuation -- Wire-service style summary -- Society of professional journalists' code of ethics. pt. 1. pt. 2. pt. 3. pt. 4. Writing for specific media. Writing for digital media -- pt. 5. Basic stories. Covering a beat -- pt. 6. Specialized techniques. Investigative and data-driven reporting -- pt. 7. Rights and responsibilites. Media law -- Appendix 2. Appendix 3.
9781319208165 1319208169
2020289943
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