All the News Writing and Reporting for Convergent Media

by Lieb, Thom

• ISBN13: 9780131345058
• ISBN10: 0131345052
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-05
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This newswriting book is the first of its kind as it aims to teach readers how to work in a convergent newsroom where they are required to report in print, online, radio and television formats.Readers will learn about ethics, being a responsible journalist and how to cover an increasingly diverse populationall while mastering the mechanics of communicating through different media.

Table of Contents

News in the Age of Convergence	p. 1
Deciding What's News	p. 21
Research and Interviewing	p. 33
Writing Short News Reports and Leads	p. 59
Writing the Basic Text Story	p. 73
Writing the Advanced Text Story	p. 95
Writing the Basic Outline Story	p. 127
Writing the Basic Audio Story	p. 143
Writing the Advanced Audio Story	p. 161
Writing the Basic Video Story	p. 179
Writing the Advanced Video Story	p. 193
Writing the Advanced Online Story	p. 209
Key Story Types	p. 225
Journalistic Principles	p. 251
Legal Issues and Journalistic Ethics	p. 267
Writing in a Diverse Environment	p. 293
Print and Online Writing Style	p. 308
Broadcast News Style	p. 322
Associated Press Style	p. 327
Index	p. 331
Credits	p. 338
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