Essential Public Affairs for Journalists - Softcover

Morrison, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198785518 ISBN 13: 9780198785514

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2017

Synopsis

Essential Public Affairs for Journalists is the definitive handbook for journalism students and practising journalists.

It guides readers through the constitutional framework and the governing institutions of the United Kingdom before considering the electoral system and the principal political parties. A number of key topics are discussed in turn including the National Health Service, education, utilities and industry, and social security.

The author examines both how these services operate and how they can generate a wealth of reports for the student and professional journalist alike.

The text is supported by an Online Resource Centre featuring:
- Web links
- Additional topical feature ideas
- Tables to accompany the text
- News feeds

About this title

Review:

A work of extraordinary range and ambition that brilliantly succeeds in laying bare the workings of our nation. Above all else this is a readable, useable book; the information is accessible and the analysis is snappy and fair-minded. (Justin Webb, Presenter, The Today Programme, BBC Radio 4)

If this compendious volume had been at my elbow, explaining how all the bits join together as I started out in journalism, many things would be been easier to understand and write about. (Michael White, Assistant Editor and former Political Editor, The Guardian)

An essential guide for everybody in our trade. Finding your way around public bodies and laws is to discover how much of Britain works. And his time in journalism has taught James Morrison what journalists need to know: where and how to find stories. (Kevin Maguire, Associate Editor, The Daily Mirror)

Journalists need to know what they need to know. Government, at every level, and public bodies are where they will find the stories that really affect their readers, listeners, and the viewers. This is a practical guide to help cut through the bureaucracy, jargon, smoke-screens, and secrecy. (Bob Satchwell, Executive Director, Society of Editors)

About the Author:

James Morrison is a Reader in Journalism at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and a freelance journalist and writer. Previously, he was course leader of the NCTJ-accredited newspaper and magazine journalism programmes at City College Brighton and Hove and has been a Senior Lecturer at Kingston University. James is a senior examiner in public affairs for the NCTJ and a member of its Public Affairs board.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0198785518
• ISBN 13: 9780198785514
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 648