English for Journalists
Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
5th Edition
Published on 31. July 2023
214 pages
978-1-000-89540-7 (ISBN)
Description
English for Journalists has established itself in newsrooms the world over as an invaluable guide to the basics of English and to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in a highly accessible and engaging style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with all points illustrated through a series of concise and illuminating examples. The book features practical, easy-to-follow advice with examples of common mistakes and problem words.
This thirtieth anniversary edition features a revised first chapter on the state of English today by author Wynford Hicks, and a chapter on writing for social media by Gavin Allen, along with an updated glossary and references.
This is an essential guide to written English for practising journalists and students of journalism today.
This thirtieth anniversary edition features a revised first chapter on the state of English today by author Wynford Hicks, and a chapter on writing for social media by Gavin Allen, along with an updated glossary and references.
This is an essential guide to written English for practising journalists and students of journalism today.
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Series
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
69 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-000-89540-7 (9781000895407)
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06/2013
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Persons
Wynford Hicks has worked as a reporter, subeditor, feature writer, editor and editorial consultant in magazines, newspapers and books, and as a teacher of journalism specialising in the use of English, subediting and writing styles. He is the author of Quite Literally.
Gavin Allen is Digital Journalism Lecturer at Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture. He has been a journalist for 20 years, latterly as Associate Editor of Mirror.co.uk, having previously worked at MailOnline, MSN and WalesOnline.
Gavin Allen is Digital Journalism Lecturer at Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture. He has been a journalist for 20 years, latterly as Associate Editor of Mirror.co.uk, having previously worked at MailOnline, MSN and WalesOnline.
Content
Introduction: how this book began
1 English today
2 Grammar: the rules
3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes
4 Grammar: problems and confusions
5 Spelling
6 Punctuation
7 Reporting speech
8 Style
9 Social media
10 Words
11 Foreign words
12 Figures
Appendix 1 Style guide
Appendix 2 The 'fronted adverbial' muddle
Appendix 3 Glossary of terms
Further reading
Index
1 English today
2 Grammar: the rules
3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes
4 Grammar: problems and confusions
5 Spelling
6 Punctuation
7 Reporting speech
8 Style
9 Social media
10 Words
11 Foreign words
12 Figures
Appendix 1 Style guide
Appendix 2 The 'fronted adverbial' muddle
Appendix 3 Glossary of terms
Further reading
Index
