English for Journalists: Twentieth Anniversary Edition

ISBN-13: 9780415661720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 197 str.

Wynford Hicks

Opis

English for Journalists has established itself in newsrooms the world over as an invaluable guide to the basics of English and to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in a highly accessible and engaging style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with all points illustrated through a series of concise and illuminating examples. The book features practical, easy to follow advice with examples of common mistakes and problem words. The twentieth anniversary edition features a new first chapter on the state of English today by author Wynford Hicks and includes updated examples to improve accessibility. This is an essential guide to written English for all practising journalists and students of journalism.

Spis treści

Introduction: how this book began; Chapter 1 What kind of English?; Chapter 2 Grammar: the rules; Chapter 3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes; Chapter 4 Grammar: problems and confusions; Chapter 5 Spelling; Chapter 6 Punctuation; Chapter 7 Reporting speech; Chapter 8 Style; Chapter 9 Words; Chapter 10 Foreign words; Chapter 11 Figures;

O autorze

Wynford Hicks has worked as a reporter, subeditor, feature writer, editor and editorial consultant in magazines, newspapers and books, and as a teacher of journalism specialising in the use of English, subediting and writing styles. He is the author of Writing for Journalists and Quite Literally, and the co-author of Subediting for Journalists.