Comprehensive coverage of news reporting and writing, beat reporting, and storytelling skills. News Reporting and Writing teaches students the elements of reporting and good writing and provides the basic tools they need to become journalists across various media platforms, including advice on how to conduct interviews and research, employ computer-assisted reporting techniques, and create rich and well-crafted stories for every beat.
The best writing models, period. The tenth edition continues to offer highly praised annotated model stories. Helpful marginal notes highlight classical news story structures and illustrate what makes good writing good. Up-to-the minute news stories throughout serve as examples of outstanding storytelling.
Helps with the 20 most common writing errors. In text guidelines help students avoid and correct typical writing problems. Thousands of accompanying online exercises offer students opportunities to improve their grammar and AP style (bedfordstmartins.com/newscentral).
Unparalleled discussion of legal and ethical issues. Throughout students are given a framework for critically assessing the ethical questions they will face as journalists. Practical advice gives techniques for dealing with conflict of interest, invasion of privacy, deceit, and plagiarism.
“On the Job” boxes prepare students for careers now. In every chapter, a working journalist illustrates how the skills students learn in class will prepare them for careers across the media and in public relations.