Inside Reporting (B&B JOURNALISM)

Description

No other textbook offers a more engaging and accessible approach to newswriting than Inside Reporting. While emphasizing the basics, this new edition offers a wealth of information on digital reporting and packaging stories in modern, interactive ways. It also includes more useful advice on feature writing―from stories to reviews and column-writing―than any other textbook in the field. Cover Page Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Content Preface Acknowledgements About this book 1 The story of journalism Newsroom heroes, legends and folklore The birth of journalism News in the 19th century News in the 20th century Today’s changing media landscape The student journalists’ news attitude survey 2 How newsrooms work What is news? What readers read How a story gets written How the news comes together Who’s who in the newsroom What it’s called Tools, talent and temperament The Press Room Test yourself 3 Newswriting basics Just the facts The five W’s The inverted pyramid Writing basic news leads Beyond the basic news lead Leads that succeed After the lead, what next? Story structure Rewriting Editing Newswriting style Making deadline 66 newswriting tips The Press Room Test yourself 4 Reporting basics Where stories come from Finding and using sources Using the Internet Observation Taking notes Interviewing Interviewing (cont.) Quotations Attributions Math for journalists Diversity in news coverage The Press Room Test yourself 5 Covering the news Covering a beat Writing obituaries Covering accidents and disasters Covering fires Covering crime Covering courts Covering speeches Covering meetings Covering politics Covering sports Test yourself 6 Beyond breaking news The world of features Generating story ideas Feature style Feature story structures Writing profiles Enterprise projects Investigative reporting Package planning Short-form alternatives (sidebars and graphics) Writing editorials and columns Writing reviews Test yourself 7 Law and ethics Press rights When things go wrong Understanding libel Invasion of privacy Copyright law Taste and decency The Seven Deadly Sins Journalistic ethics Ethics survey Test yourself 8 Digital journalism From print to the Web Reporting on multiple platforms Journalism and social media Blogging Updating stories online Writing for the Web Incorporating links Incorporating multimedia Encouraging user participation Media convergence Planning online packages Test yourself 9 Broadcast journalism Broadcast news Writing for broadcast Radio news reporting Television news reporting The Press Room Test yourself 10 Public relations What is public relations? Planning a PR strategy Writing news releases Balance, bias and spin The Press Room Test yourself The Morgue Exercise answers Webliography Sources and credits INDEX Back Cover