Complete Reporter Fundamentals of News Gathering, Writing, and Editing

Name: Complete Reporter Fundamentals of News Gathering, Writing, and Editing
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ISBN: 9780205295869

ISBN-10: 020529586X

ISBN-13: 9780205295869

Edition: 7th 2000

Authors: Kelly Leiter, Julian Harriss, Stanley Johnson

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Designed to teach how to gather, write, and edit news stories,The Complete Reporter discusses the techniques that are used every day in the news business. Through a combination of descriptive text, examples, demonstrations, and exercises, this book makes fundamental concepts clear while instilling task-specific news and feature story writing skills. Along with introducing students to basic discussions about the field of reporting and basic writing, editing, and design skills, this text provides them with key guidelines and tips for writing general and specialty stories (see Parts IV-VII). Practical exercises throughout each chapter give readers experience with realistic writing situations.…

Book details

List price: $179.99
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/2/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface



Journalism as a Career



The Reporter in the News Organization



What Is News?



News Style



Ethics and Libel



The Simple News Lead



The Complex Lead



Polishing the Lead



The Body of the Story



Features and Human-Interest Stories



Rewrites and Follow-Ups



Pictures



News for Radio and Television



Policy in the News



Personals and Briefs



Speeches, Publications, Interviews



Meetings and Special Events



Illnesses, Deaths, Funerals



Fires, Accidents and Disasters



Seasons, Weather, Natural Disasters



Crime



Courts, Trials, Lawsuits



Government and Politics



Business, Industry, Agriculture, Labor



Education, Research, Science, Technology



Religion and Philanthropy



'Lifestyle' Section



Sports



The Arts, Entertainment, Criticism



Editorials and Columns



Rewriting Faulty Stories



Copy Editing



Proofreading



Headlines



Newspaper Design


Appendix


The Internet


Selected Readings


Index