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The News Interviewby Steven Clayman; John Heritage; Paul Drew
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 46.00This much-needed work examines the place of the news interview in Anglo-American society as well as its historical development. Through analyses of well-known interviews, the book explores the relationship between journalists and public figures, and reveals the tensions beneath the surface of the nightly news. more...
Broadcast Journalismby Andrew Boyd
Elsevier 2000; US$ 62.95This new edition of Broadcast Journalism is a major revision to the premier textbook in its field and a standard primer for broadcasting courses. It is an up-to-date practical manual for would-be reporters eager to enter the hectic arenas of radio and TV news. Broadcast Journalism offers a vivid insight into the world of electronic reporting, taking you behind the scenes at ITN and the BBC World Service. Join camera crews on a stakeout at the High Court, and capture the atmosphere in the studios of the world's largest news organisation. All the essential skills are covered, with step-by-step instruction in reporting, recording and editing using the latest equipment. Coverage for radio and TV includes: - Newswriting - Newsgathering - Newsreading... more...
The Subversive Copy Editorby Carol Fisher Saller
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 13.00Each year writers and editors submit over three thousand grammar and style questions to the Q&A page at The Chicago Manual of Style Online . Some are arcane, some simply hilarious—and one editor, Carol Fisher Saller, reads every single one of them. All too often she notes a classic author-editor standoff, wherein both parties refuse to compromise on the "rights" and "wrongs" of prose styling: "This author is giving me a fit." "I wish that I could just DEMAND the use of the serial comma at all times." "My author wants his preface to come at the end of the book. This just seems ridiculous to me. I mean, it’s not a post -face." In The Subversive Copy Editor , Saller casts aside this adversarial view and suggests new strategies... more...
Reporting for Journalistsby Chris Frost
Routledge 2001; US$ 29.95Reporting for Journalists examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story, tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report. more...
Breaking Newsby Brian Mooney; Barry Simpson
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 24.95An inside look at the shocking decline of Reuters. * Features exclusive interviews with Reuters staffers, competitors, and clients * Written by two former Reuters journalists * Examines one of the biggest stories in recent journalism history more...
Writing for Journalistsby Wynford Hicks; with Sally Adams; Harriett Gilbert
Routledge 1999; US$ 29.95Introduces the reader to the essentials of good writing, using many examples of previously published work, such as stories and reviews from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, periodicals and specialist trade journals. more...
Newspapers Handbookby Richard Keeble
Routledge 1998; US$ 31.95The Newspapers Handbook is the first comprehensive guide to the job of the newspaper reporter. It offers advice on a range of different types of newspaper writing and shows how reporting styles can differ throughout the press. more...
Known World of Broadcast Newsby Stanley Baran; Roger Wallis
Routledge 1990; US$ 41.95A comprehensive empirical and theoretical study of broadcast news throughout the world, which examines the effects of syndication and questions whether this fiercely competitive business satisfies the democratic demands of its audience. more...
Investigative Journalismby Hugo de Burgh
Routledge 2000; US$ 39.95Investigative Journalism is a critical and reflective introduction to the traditions and practices of investigative journalism. It combines interviews with journalists, researchers, editors and television producers. more...
News of the Worldby Klaus Bruhn Jensen
Routledge 1998; US$ 160.00This is the first in-depth study of how television viewers around the world respond to the ever increasing mass of information available and is based on interviews in the United States, India, Mexico, Italy, Denmark, Israel and Belaraus. more...