Journalism Today

by Ferguson, Donald L.; Patten, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780844256757
• ISBN10: 0844256757
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-03-01
• Publisher: Natl Textbook Co

Summary

Discusses the history and responsibilities of the Media, the gathering, writing, and presentation of news, and the future of journalism as technology changes.

Table of Contents

Introduction	2	(5)
Section 1 Journalism in a Democracy	7	(48)
The History of American Media	8	(17)
America's First Newspapers	9	(1)
The Birth of the Nation	10	(3)
The Penny Press	13	(1)
Effect of the Telegraph	14	(1)
Yellow Journalism	15	(2)
Muckraking	17	(1)
The Advent of Radio	17	(2)
The Impact of Television	19	(2)
Journalism Today	21	(2)
Wrap-up	23	(1)
On Assignment	24	(1)
The Responsibilities of the Media	25	(30)
A Journalist's Job	27	(4)
Evaluating the Media	31	(3)
The Ethics of Journalism	34	(6)
Libel Law	40	(5)
Limits on Scholastic Journalism	45	(5)
Forum Theory	50	(1)
Wrap-up	51	(1)
On Assignment	52	(3)
Section 2 Gathering the News	55	(44)
What Is News?	56	(18)
News Judgment	58	(1)
The ``Who Cares?'' Method	59	(2)
The Elements of News	61	(5)
Generating News Story Ideas	66	(4)
Wrap-up	70	(1)
On Assignment	71	(2)
Career Profile/News Commentator	73	(1)
News Organizations and Sources	74	(11)
The Newspaper Staff	74	(3)
Types of Reporters	77	(1)
News Sources	78	(4)
Wrap-up	82	(1)
On Assignment	83	(1)
Career Profile/Small-Town Editor	84	(1)
Making the Interview Work	85	(14)
Preparing for the Interview	86	(3)
The Formal Interview	89	(1)
Writing the Interview Story	90	(6)
Wrap-up	96	(1)
On Assignment	96	(3)
Section 3 Writing the News	99	(62)
Writing News Story Leads	100	(20)
Getting Started	101	(1)
The Inverted Pyramid	101	(2)
Writing the Lead	103	(4)
Good Leads	107	(5)
Leads to Avoid	112	(3)
Wrap-up	115	(1)
On Assignment	116	(4)
Writing News Stories	120	(23)
Using Transitions	121	(3)
The Body of the Story	124	(2)
Organizational Patterns	126	(3)
Newspaper Style	129	(6)
A Special Problem	135	(1)
The Whole Story	136	(3)
Wrap-up	139	(1)
On Assignment	140	(2)
Career Profile/News Reporter	142	(1)
Handling Quotes Fairly and Accurately	143	(18)
Direct Quotation	144	(3)
Paraphrasing	147	(1)
Partial Quotation	147	(1)
Attribution	148	(3)
Speech Stories	151	(2)
Wrap-up	153	(1)
On Assignment	154	(2)
The Story of a Story/Photo Essay	156	(5)
Section 4 Writing Features, Sports, and Editorials	161	(76)
In-Depth Reporting	162	(21)
Stories with Substance	163	(3)
Avoiding Superficiality	166	(2)
Finding Space	168	(1)
The Quality of Writing	169	(6)
Introductions to In-Depth Stories	175	(5)
Wrap-up	180	(1)
On Assignment	181	(1)
Career Profile/Investigative Reporter	182	(1)
Writing Feature Stories	183	(12)
Humanizing the News	184	(2)
Personality Features	186	(3)
Finding Subjects	189	(1)
Features and School Papers	189	(2)
Wrap-up	191	(1)
On Assignment	192	(2)
Career Profile/Feature Writer	194	(1)
Writing Sports Stories	195	(15)
The Sports Story	197	(2)
Organizing Sports Coverage	199	(1)
The Pre-game Story	200	(1)
The Game Story	201	(2)
The Post-game Story	203	(1)
Sportswriting Today	204	(2)
Wrap-up	206	(1)
On Assignment	207	(2)
Career Profile/Sports Reporter	209	(1)
Writing Editorials and the Editorial Page	210	(27)
Types of Editorials	211	(6)
Writing the Editorial	217	(4)
The Editorial Page	221	(4)
Letters to the Editor	225	(3)
Responsible Editorials	228	(2)
Wrap-up	230	(1)
On Assignment	231	(3)
Career Profile/Local Columnist	234	(1)
Career Profile/Editorial Cartoonist	235	(2)
Section 5 Producing the School Newspaper	237	(80)
Editing and Layout	238	(27)
Copy Editing	239	(3)
The Copy Editor's Work	242	(4)
Writing Headlines	246	(7)
Newspaper Layout	253	(8)
Wrap-up	261	(1)
On Assignment	261	(4)
Using Photographs Effectively	265	(19)
Functions of Photographs	265	(2)
Photo Assignments	267	(1)
Pictures with Impact	268	(4)
Photo Selection and Layout	272	(2)
Special Photo Techniques	274	(3)
Preparing Photos	277	(3)
Wrap-up	280	(1)
On Assignment	280	(3)
Career Profile/Photojournalist	283	(1)
Business and Advertising	284	(33)
Staff Organization	285	(1)
Advertising	285	(11)
Writing Advertising Copy	296	(2)
Illustrating the Advertisement	298	(8)
Newspaper Circulation	306	(2)
Keeping Records	308	(1)
Wrap-up	309	(1)
On Assignment	310	(4)
Career Profile/Graphic Artist	314	(1)
Career Profile/Advertising Director	315	(2)
Section 6 Beyond the Newspaper	317	(42)
The Yearbook	318	(18)
Planning the Yearbook	319	(3)
Organizing the Staff	322	(2)
Writing the Copy	324	(1)
Yearbook Layout	325	(3)
Financing the Yearbook	328	(1)
Working with the Yearbook Company	329	(3)
Wrap-up	332	(1)
On Assignment	332	(3)
Career Profile/Magazine Editor	335	(1)
Broadcasting	336	(12)
School Broadcasting	336	(6)
Writing for Broadcast	342	(2)
Broadcasting Careers	344	(1)
Wrap-up	344	(1)
On Assignment	344	(3)
Career Profile/TV Anchor	347	(1)
Student News Bureau	348	(11)
What Is the Student News Bureau?	349	(1)
Using the Local Media	350	(1)
The Publicity Angle	350	(2)
A Student News Bureau at Work	352	(2)
Wrap-up	354	(1)
On Assignment	355	(2)
Career Profile/Newspaper Editor	357	(2)
Section 7 Understanding the Technology	359	(34)
Taking, Developing, and Printing Photographs	360	(17)
Parts of a Camera	361	(1)
Understanding Film	362	(1)
Using Light Effectively	362	(1)
Focusing	363	(1)
F-stops	364	(2)
Preparing for Pictures	366	(1)
Developing the Film	366	(6)
The Value of Photographs	372	(1)
Wrap-up	372	(1)
On Assignment	373	(2)
Career Profile/Photojournalist	375	(1)
Career Profile/Photo Editor	376	(1)
The New Technology of Publishing	377	(16)
What Is Desktop Publishing?	378	(1)
Advantages of Desktop Publishing	378	(3)
Meeting Your Needs	381	(1)
Variety of Uses	382	(1)
A Word of Caution	383	(1)
Printing	383	(4)
Technology and the Future	387	(2)
Wrap-up	389	(1)
On Assignment	390	(3)
Glossary	393	(5)
AP-UPI Stylebook	398	(32)
Index	430