Reporting for Journalists

ISBN-13: 9780415553209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 220 str.

Chris Frost

Opis

Chris Frost examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story to tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report. Reporting for Journalists explains the key skills needed by the twenty-first century news reporter. It is an essential handbook for students of journalism and a useful guide for working professionals.

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).