Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Writing news
- 3 Writing features
- 4 Writing columns and blogs
- 5 Writing reviews
- 6 Writing for digital publication – shortform
- 7 Writing for digital publication – longform
- 8 Style
- Glossary of terms used in journalism
- Further reading
- Index
Product information
- Title: Writing for Journalists, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2016
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317394198
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