News in a New Century: Reporting in an Age of Converging Media
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Book Overview
For use as the primary text in public affairs reporting or second-level reporting courses in news or broadcast programs. It may also be used for introductory news writing courses where an emphasis on reporting and writing across the media is desired. The text is an authentic breakthrough in teaching reporting skills to print and broadcast students. It expands traditional news coverage and beats, putting less emphasis on institutions and more on the people affected by them. The authors address important issues of sensitivity in covering an increasingly diverse community. They also integrate law and/or ethics into each chapter rather than relegating them to the end of the book.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0761985069
ISBN13:9780761985068
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Sage Publications
Length:342 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.3" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Emphasis on "shoe leather" reporting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Using this text for an advanced newswriting course, I like its emphasis on "shoe leather" reporting. My entering students have learned the basics of newswriting skills but not necessarily the vigor of pursuing a story with many dimensions.A proliferation of examples produces not only sample news stories but a running account from myriad reporters portraying both their curiosity and persistance in pursuing a story.Another strength of the text is its coverage of the way reporters in different media struggle to draft a story. With students in communication classes fuzzy about where they will "land"--in print, radio, TV, or electronic reporting--the multiple viewpoints are relevant. Teaching from this highly current book, I applaud these features in each chapter:integration of law/ethical issues summary boxes exercises and assignmentsuse of databases and computer-assisted reporting
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