Reporting for Journalists

ISBN-13: 9780415553193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 224 str.

Chris Frost

Opis

Reporting for Journalists explains the key skills needed by the twenty-first century news reporter. From the process of finding a story and tracing sources, to interviewing contacts, gathering information and filing the finished report, it is an essential handbook for students of journalism and a useful guide for working professionals. Reporting for Journalists explores the role of the reporter in the world of modern journalism and emphasises the importance of learning to report across all media - radio, television, online, newspapers and periodicals. Using case studies, and examples of print, online and broadcast news stories, the second edition of Reporting for Journalists includes:

• information on using wikis, blogs, social networks and online maps
• finding a story and how to develop ideas
• researching the story and building the contacts book including crowd sourcing and using chat rooms
• interactivity with readers and viewers and user generated content
• making best use of computer aided reporting (CAR), news groups and search engines
• covering courts, councils and press conferences
• reporting using video, audio and text
• preparing reports for broadcasting or publication
• consideration of ethical practice, and cultural expectations and problems
• an annotated guide to further reading, a glossary of key terms and a list of journalism websites and organisations.

Reporting for Journalists examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story, tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report. It is an essential handbook for students of journalism and a useful guide for working professionals.
Reporting for Journalists explores the role of the reporter in the world of modern journalism and explains the importance of learning to report across all media - radio, television, on-line, newspapers and periodicals. Using case studies and examples of print and broadcast news stories, Reporting for Journalists includes:
* how to find a story and how to develop ideas
* researching the story and building a contacts book
* making best use of computer aided reporting, news groups, chat rooms and search engines
* covering courts, council and press conferences
* a chapter on broadcast reporting highlighting issues specific to television and radio
* an annotated bibliography, a glossary of key terms and a list of journalistic websites.

Recenzje

Frost (University of Central Lancashire, UK) provides pragmatic advice on traveling to obtain news. And a well-conceived discussion of the news-production process includes helpful diagrams. The book succeeds in fostering interest in news and a journalism career without hyperbole or ignoring the news media's shortcomings and challenges. Recommended for extensive collections supporting the study of news writing and reporting. Choice June 2002

Spis treści

@contents: Selected Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction  Chapter 2. The role of the reporter  Chapter 3. Finding a story  Chapter 4. Researching the story  Chapter 5. Office procedures  Chapter 6. On the road  Chapter 7. Making contact  Chapter 8. Getting the story  Chapter 9. Interviewing  Chapter 10. Production  Chapter 11. And finally...  Glossary  Further reading  Internet sites of interest  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Chris Frost is Head of Journalism at Liverpool John Moore's University, UK. A journalist and a teacher for almost forty years, he chairs the National Union of Journalist's ethics council and is a member of the NUJ Professional Training Committee. He is the author of Journalism Ethics and Regulation (2007), Media Ethics and Self Regulation (2000) and Designing for Newspapers and Magazines (2003).