News Reporting and Writing

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• ISBN13: 9780312618117
• ISBN10: 0312618115
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-10
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

It's a tumultuous time in journalism as media forms evolve and new models emerge. There are few clear answers, but no one is more prepared than The Missouri Group to tackle these issues head on and to teach students the core, enduring journalism skills they need to succeed -- whether they write for the local paper, a professional blog, cable news, or even work in public relations.

Author Biography

BRIAN S. BROOKS is associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. In addition to coauthoring News Reporting and Writing for Bedford/St. Martin's, he is coauthor of Telling the Story, Fourth Edition (2010), Working with Words, Seventh Edition (2010), and The Art of Editing, Seventh Edition (2001).

 

GEORGE KENNEDY, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, is also a coauthor of Telling the Story, Fourth Edition (2010) and Beyond the Inverted Pyramid (1993), as well as a former managing editor of the Columbia Missourian and a former bureau chief for the Miami Herald.

 

DARYL R. MOEN is professor of journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and former editor of three daily newspapers. Moen is also coauthor of Telling the Story, Fourth Edition (2010) and Beyond the Inverted Pyramid (1993), and author of Newspaper Layout and Design, Fourth Edition (2000).

 

DON RANLY is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and was formerly director of the magazine sequence at the school. He too is coauthor of Telling the Story, Fourth Edition (2010) and Beyond the Inverted Pyramid (1993), author of Publication Editing (1999), and editor of Principles of American Journalism (1997). He has also produced "Ranly on Writing" audiocassettes and "Ranly on Grammar" and "Refrigerator Journalism" videocassettes.

Table of Contents

Part One. Journalism and Journalists
1. The Nature of News
2. The Changing Media Landscape
3. The Emerging Journalism

 

Part Two. Basic Reporting Techniques
4. Interviewing
5. Handling Quotations and Attribution
6. Gathering and Verifying Information
7. Finding the News in News Releases
8. Reporting with Numbers

 

Part Three. Storytelling
9. The Inverted Pyramid
10. Writing to Be Read
11. Alternatives to the Inverted Pyramid

 

Part Four. Writing for the Electronic Media
12. Writing for the Web
13. Writing for Radio and Television

 

Part Five. Reporting on Your Community
14. Covering a Beat
15. Speeches, News Conferences and Meetings
16. Other Types of Local Stories
17. Business and Consumer News

 

Part Six. Beyond Community Reporting
18. Social Science Reporting
19. Investigative Reporting
20. Working in Public Relations

 

Part Seven. Journalism Principles
21. Media Law
22. Ethics