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Convergent Journalism: An Introduction, 4th Edition
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Convergent Journalism: An Introduction, 4th Edition

by Vincent F. Filak
March 2024
Intermediate to advanced
206 pages
7h 42m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 2 Writing across Platforms

Glenn Hubbard

DOI: 10.4324/9781003402039-2

Introduction

“I’m sorry, but this isn’t what I want to do. I’m going into print.”

This was once a common sentiment among a sizable portion of journalism students entering required video production or broadcast skills courses. Many professors also heard the opposite (always misguided) sentiment: “I’m interested in TV news, but I don’t like to write [or don’t like AP style, don’t like newspapers, etc.].” The journalism profession has historically been divided along what sometimes resembled political party lines – print people versus broadcast people – but in recent years these divisions have become less meaningful.

Arguably the larger dividing line in modern media ...

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