Print journalism: a critical introduction. /
edited by Richard Keeble.
- New York: Routledge, 2005.
- xv, 347 p. : 25 cm.
Includes index and glossary.
Contents: Part I: Context: history, structure and business of print media: The print industry - yesterday, today and tomorrow: an overview -- The structure of the print industry -- Profits and the public interest: the business of newspapers and magazines -- Part II: Practice, sourcing, news, features, comment, reviews, production and going online: 'Get me a great quote': sourcing and research -- The do's and don'ts of interviewing -- Practice and theory: what is news? -- Beyond the inverted pyramid: developing news-writing skills -- Staying calm under pressure: the role of the news editor -- News subbing simplified -- What makes a good feature? the different genres -- The right idea at the right time: pitching the feature -- Doing it in style: feature writing -- Facing the challenge of feature editing -- Creating identities, building communities: why comment? Getting personal: how to write comment -- The art of reviewing -- Design for print media -- From blogrolls and wikis to big business: going online -- Journalism in a non-linear, screen-based environment: practical online skills -- From nexus to newslog: online journalism from the grassroots -- Part III: More key areas: ethics, law, copyright and politics: Is virtuous journalism possible? a critical overview of ethical dilemmas -- Courting controversies: law and the journalist -- Getting it right: copyright and the journalist -- Beyond the parish pump: reporting local and national politics -- Part IV: And finally: an education overview: Preparing reflective practitioners.
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Includes index and glossary.
Contents: Part I: Context: history, structure and business of print media: The print industry - yesterday, today and tomorrow: an overview -- The structure of the print industry -- Profits and the public interest: the business of newspapers and magazines -- Part II: Practice, sourcing, news, features, comment, reviews, production and going online: 'Get me a great quote': sourcing and research -- The do's and don'ts of interviewing -- Practice and theory: what is news? -- Beyond the inverted pyramid: developing news-writing skills -- Staying calm under pressure: the role of the news editor -- News subbing simplified -- What makes a good feature? the different genres -- The right idea at the right time: pitching the feature -- Doing it in style: feature writing -- Facing the challenge of feature editing -- Creating identities, building communities: why comment? Getting personal: how to write comment -- The art of reviewing -- Design for print media -- From blogrolls and wikis to big business: going online -- Journalism in a non-linear, screen-based environment: practical online skills -- From nexus to newslog: online journalism from the grassroots -- Part III: More key areas: ethics, law, copyright and politics: Is virtuous journalism possible? a critical overview of ethical dilemmas -- Courting controversies: law and the journalist -- Getting it right: copyright and the journalist -- Beyond the parish pump: reporting local and national politics -- Part IV: And finally: an education overview: Preparing reflective practitioners.
0415358817
PN4775.P73