REPORTING AND WRITING ON JOURNALISMS NEW FRONTIER

ISBN: 9781634873406 Géneros: KNTJ Sinópsis: Reporting and Writing on Journalisms New Frontier teaches students the fundamentals of good reporting tactics and gives them a solid command of basic writing techniques The book emphasizes practical skills a good journalist needs before even beginning to report explains the kind of stories that work best for each medium explores good newsgathering habits and describes successful interviewing tactics It provides clear guidelines for quality writing including the importance of organizing a story before writing purging cliches redundancies and euphemisms creating great headlines and writing with clarity Individual chapters are devoted to the specific needs of writing for radio television and the web The book also contains sound advice on libel and slander laws that are essential information for avoiding litigation Reporting and Writing on Journalisms New Frontier is a concise current engaging exploration of practical tools and techniques that writers can employ immediately and use every day The book is designed for multimedia journalism courses A graduate of the University of Hawaii Jeff Rowe is the cofounder of the News Academy at Fullerton College He is a print broadcast and web journalist whose career has included staff reporting positions at The Associated Press Orange County Register and Wall Street Journal He also has been a radio news producer television reporter and television news director Rowe also is a coauthor of Emerging Issues in Contemporary Journalism