Journalists today need to be able to work across different media. In the past there were newspaper reporters, radio reporters, and television reporters, now journalists are expected to be flexible and multi-skilled. Practical Journalism: How to Write News introduces the skills needed to become a journalist in the digital age. Easy to read, the book draws on interviews with dozens of working journalists. They share their thoughts on the profession and we watch them work ??? selecting stories, carrying out interviews, and writing scripts. There are chapters on interviewing, research techniques, and news writing. Further chapters cover working in broadcasting and online, media law, and ethics.??Each chapter concludes with activities and a list of further reading and??a glossary of terms is included at the end of the book.Most journalists believe they work ethically although few have set rules and others admit to being pressured to behave underhandedly. This book looks at how journalists can work more ethically and provides a guide for beginners.

• ISBN: 0761949275
• ISBN-13: 9780761949275
• Author : Helen Sissons
• Language : English
• Format:  Paperback - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 11/1/2006
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications
• Price ($AUD): $97.95


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