The third edition of Writing the News continues the tradition of its predecessors by providing journalists with a clear and concise introduction to the craft of newswriting. In addition to updating and adding to the number of examples from the contemporary press, this new edition includes a section on the increasingly popular narrative form of the news feature and an expanded chapter on news style.
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Walter Fox has more than four decades of experience as a professional journalist, editor, communications specialist and journalism professor.
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Walter Fox has more than four decades of experience as a professional journalist, editor, communications specialist and journalism professor. He has taught journalism at Temple and West Chester universities in Pennsylvania, and has worked as a reporter and editor for wire services and daily and national newspapers. His book, "Writing the News: A Guide for Print Journalists," has been published abroad in China, India and Bulgaria.
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Highly recommended for students of print & media journalism,
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Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Writing The News: A Guide For Print Journalists, Walter Fox continues to draw upon his more than forty years of experience as a professional journalist, editor, communications specialists, and journalism educator to provide aspiring journalists and news writers with an introductory primer for their trade. Among the issues covered are writing the lead; story development, handling quotes, varieties of the basic structure of writing, examples for the contemporary press, feature narratives, and an enhanced chapter on news style. Writing The News is very highly recommended for students of print and media journalism, as well as article and reportage writing for magazines and periodicals.
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at first, i was told to become a journalist by my dad because he's a famous journalist in my country. In the beginning, I thought of it as a burden because it wasn't my area. Then I read this book and suddenly, page after page, a light of my hidden talent started to emerge. Then, I finally realized that this is my fate and destiny, to become a journalist. This book is really helpful in anything that is related to being a journalist. All the tips, comments and necessary information was provided in this really fabolous book. I most definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to become and even to the ones who hates of being a journalist. Who knows? Maybe it's your hidden talent!
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Beginning journalists are often bewildered by the sheer number of rules they are asked to follow in constructing a news story, especially when these rules seem to contradict much of what they have learned about writing in composition classes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inverted pyramid story, inverted pyramid form, beginning journalists, electronic journalism, advance text, lead writing, tax package, proposed ordinance, story angle, proper attribution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco, Washington Post, World War, New York Times, City Manager Frank Gibson, Baltimore Sun, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, San Diego, Van Sork, Branch Davidian, Chicago Tribune, Councilman Greene, Elmwood Park, Father Berrigan, Greensburg Council, League of Women Voters of Rockville, Richard Williams New!
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Beginning journalists are often bewildered by the sheer number of rules they are asked to follow in constructing a news story, especially when these rules seem to contradict much of what they have learned about writing in composition classes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inverted pyramid story, inverted pyramid form, beginning journalists, electronic journalism, advance text, lead writing, tax package, proposed ordinance, story angle, proper attribution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco, Washington Post, World War, New York Times, City Manager Frank Gibson, Baltimore Sun, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, San Diego, Van Sork, Branch Davidian, Chicago Tribune, Councilman Greene, Elmwood Park, Father Berrigan, Greensburg Council, League of Women Voters of Rockville, Richard Williams New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Associated Press Stylebook by Norm Goldstein in Back Matter
- On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser in Back Matter
- A Tale of Two Cities (Signet Classics) by Charles Dickens on page 48
- Mask Of State: Watergate Portrait (Harvest Book; Hb283) by Mary McCarthy on page 99
- The Careful Writer by Theodore M. Bernstein in Back Matter
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- Real-World Newsletters to Meet Your Unreal Demands by Linda Jorgensen in Back Matter
- Journalistic Approach to Good Writing: Craft CL-03-2 by Robert M. Knight in Back Matter
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