April 2016
Beginner
200 pages
5h 43m
English
book
Writing for Journalists, 3rd Edition
by Wynford Hicks, Adams Sally, Harriett Gilbert, Tim Holmes, Jane Bentley
Overview
The new edition of Writing for Journalists focuses on the key issue for writers working across all forms of media today: how to produce clear, engaging and illuminating copy that will keep the reader hooked from start to finish.
Written by skilled specialist contributors and drawing on a broad range of examples to illustrate the best professional practice, this edition includes:
- chapters on how to write news, features and reviews whatever the format used for delivery
- expanded chapters on writing for digital publication in both shortform and longform
- top tips on writing columns and blogs from leading professionals
- an exploration of the importance of style and its impact on great journalistic writing
- an extensive glossary of terms used in journalism and suggestions for further reading
This is an essential guide to good writing for all practising journalists and students of journalism.
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