Journalism Workbook

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title Page
4. Copyright Page
5. Table of Contents
6. Acknowledgements
7. List of Illustrations
8. Introduction
9. Chapter 1 Reporting
   1. News gathering
   2. news writing
   3. weddings
   4. funeral reports
   5. making cais
   6. handouts
   7. speeches
   8. the unexpected
   9. local talking points
   10. local government
   11. industrial reporting,
   12. court reporting
   13. set-piece interviews
   14. off-beat stories
   15. reading your own newspaper
   16. periodicals and magazines
   17. checklist for reporters news gathering and news writing
   18. references and further reading
10. Chapter 2 Feature writing (general)
    1. Backgrounders
    2. spin-ofifs/follow-ups
    3. interview features and profiles
    4. seasonal features
    5. opinion pieces
    6. formula and how-to articles
    7. references and further reading
11. Chapter 3 Feature writing (specialisms)
    1. Service columns
    2. personal columns
    3. arts reviews
    4. ‘our special correspondent’
    5. structure and style in feature writing
    6. references and further reading
12. Chapter 4 Photojournalism
    1. Features
    2. person shots
    3. organizing
    4. shopping
    5. fashion photography
    6. Royals visits
    7. court coverage
    8. picture editing
    9. references and further reading
13. Chapter 5 Subediting
    1. Running stories
    2. soft sell
    3. features subbing
    4. showbiz gossip
    5. blurbs and standfirsts
    6. reader participation
    7. headline writing
    8. references and further reading
14. Chapter 6 Page planning and design
    1. Type
    2. quality newspapers
    3. weekly papers
    4. magazine and periodical design
    5. checklist for assignments
    6. references and further reading
15. Chapter 7 Workshop projects
    1. Reading and cutting
    2. contents analysis
    3. investigative projects
    4. group publications
    5. media debates
    6. visiting experts
16. Chapter 8 Study programmes
    1. Situationers
    2. media research papers
    3. seminars
    4. references and further reading
17. Chapter 9 Marking and assessment
    1. Reporting: news gathering
    2. news writing Feature writing Photojournalism: photographic skills
    3. editorial skills Subediting: features subbing
    4. accuracy
    5. cutting
    6. collating
    7. legality
    8. headline writing Planning and design Workshop projects Study programmes References and farther reading
18. Chapter 10 Resources
    1. Official information
    2. libraries
    3. printed sources
    4. databases
19. Appendix Professional organizations
    1. Bibliography
    2. Reference
    3. General
    4. Textbooks
    5. Media periodicals
    6. Practical guides
    7. National Union of journalists’ Code of Conduct
    8. Press Complaints Commissions’s Code of Practice
20. Glossary
21. Index