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9780813822860

Bottom Line Writing Reporting the Sense of Dollars

by Fink, Conrad C.
  • ISBN13:

    9780813822860

  • ISBN10:

    0813822866

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-02-16
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

An introduction for students and professionals to the magic of careers in business news writing. This lively and unique "how-to" book demystifies economic, business and financial news reporting and writing.

Author Biography

Conrad C. Fink is a William S. Morris Professor of Newspaper Strategy and Management, Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, and director of the James M. Cox, Jr. Institute for Newspaper Management Studies, University of Georgia, Athens.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Part One: Marketplace Realities 3(20)
Your Readers: Their Wants and Their Needs
5(18)
Part Two: Reporting and Numbers: Keys to Success 23(42)
Reporting: Sources Are Your Gold
25(20)
Making Facts and Numbers Sing
45(20)
Part Three: Writing Forms and Structures 65(38)
The Straight Stuff: Five Ws and How
67(16)
Capturing the Human Element
83(20)
Part Four: Three Major News Sectors 103(70)
Economics: Bringing the Big Picture Home
105(16)
Business: Walking the Main Street Beat
121(32)
Finance: It's Their Pocketbooks That Count
153(20)
Part Five: You, the Law and Ethics 173(24)
Be Fair, Be Accurate
175(22)
Part Six: Your Future on Campus and Beyond 197(22)
Starting Today Toward Tomorrow
199(20)
Appendix: Terms to Learn 219(6)
Name Index 225(4)
Subject Index 229

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