Practical Newspaper Reporting
4th Edition
Published on 15. November 2010
224 pages
978-1-4462-4831-7 (ISBN)
Description
Now in its fourth edition, this classic textbook has grown up alongside the newspaper industry. Today, as ever, it provides students of newspaper journalism with a toolkit for gathering news and filling ever-increasing space with first-rate copy for print and online.
Detailed and down-to-earth, this book delivers:
* Guidance on news gathering, from government and business to sport and religion
* Guidance on news writing, drawing on over 300 examples that have appeared in print, discussing why they work or how they could have been better
* Guidance on feature writing, including profiles, comment, leading articles, obituaries and reviews
* Specific chapters on ethical reporting and the possibilities and pitfalls of investigative journalism
* A review of the new financial realities that the internet is imposing on the media.
Informed by over half a century's professional experience and fully revised to give a nuanced account of the skills required in an online environment, this book is an essential companion for your journalism degree and beyond.
Detailed and down-to-earth, this book delivers:
* Guidance on news gathering, from government and business to sport and religion
* Guidance on news writing, drawing on over 300 examples that have appeared in print, discussing why they work or how they could have been better
* Guidance on feature writing, including profiles, comment, leading articles, obituaries and reviews
* Specific chapters on ethical reporting and the possibilities and pitfalls of investigative journalism
* A review of the new financial realities that the internet is imposing on the media.
Informed by over half a century's professional experience and fully revised to give a nuanced account of the skills required in an online environment, this book is an essential companion for your journalism degree and beyond.
Reviews / Votes
David Spark's down to earth advice on the essentials of reporting is distilled from a lifetime of experience but as fresh and practical as if he were at your elbow in the newsroom. His newcomers' guide to the web as a tool for reporting is especially usefulSir Harold Evans
former Editor of The Sunday Times
To those who may think that formal journalism is a dying art this book offers a splendid rejoinder. It is for all those who purport to write that others may read
Sir Simon Jenkins
Guardian columnist and former Editor of The Times
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Edition
Fourth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-4462-4831-7 (9781446248317)
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Practical Newspaper Reporting
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4th Edition
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Practical Newspaper Reporting
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11/2010
4th Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
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Persons
David Spark is a veteran tech journalist and founder of Spark Media Solutions, a brand journalism firm that helps its clients be seen as leading voices in their field through brand-quality media production.
Content
News and How to Find It
Pursuing News: What Do I Need to Know?
Interviewing
Newswriting: What Am I Trying to Say?
Newswriting: Choosing the Words
Newswriting: Getting the Words in Order
Newswriting for the Internet
Sportswriting
Reporting the Courts
Government and the Media
Reporting Business
Investigative Reporting
Features: Illuminating the world
Religion and Diversity
Ethics: What You Write Could Get Someone Killed
Pursuing News: What Do I Need to Know?
Interviewing
Newswriting: What Am I Trying to Say?
Newswriting: Choosing the Words
Newswriting: Getting the Words in Order
Newswriting for the Internet
Sportswriting
Reporting the Courts
Government and the Media
Reporting Business
Investigative Reporting
Features: Illuminating the world
Religion and Diversity
Ethics: What You Write Could Get Someone Killed
