Writing and Reporting News: A Coaching Method (Writing & Reporting News: A Coaching Method) - Softcover

Rich, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495569879 ISBN 13: 9780495569879

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Prepare yourself for the changing world of journalism with Rich?s WRITING AND REPORTING NEWS: A COACHING METHOD, the book that integrates new trends in the convergence of print, broadcast and online media while teaching fundamental skills. With information about blogs, multimedia writing, and new skills you?ll need for whatever career you choose, the Sixth Edition features tips, techniques, and real-life stories from writing coaches and award-winning journalists. A strong ?storytelling? approach makes the text accessible and interesting, helping you easily master the writing and reporting techniques you?ll need for success in any news medium.

About this title

Product Description

Intended to be the core text for the introductory news writing and reporting course which may be titled Introduction to News Reporting and Writing, News and Feature Writing, Newswriting, or Journalistic Reporting and Writing. Students often take this course as the initial news reporting/writing requirement in a school of Journalism or Mass Communications department.

Review

aI think that this text offers a very realistic and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals for future communicators.a aIt covers the range of media writing that the course is intended to cover, but it also breaks down content into specific story types (example: disaster stories), which many media writing books donat do.a aCarole Richas Writing and Reporting News presents a clear and current overview of journalism and communication. The text provides students who have little or no experience in the field with a comprehensive introduction, while raising some of the leading issues in the field.a aI usually get really great feedback from students on the textbook a as they seem to find it easy to follow and very helpful. One student, in fact, was so excited about the textbook that she asked to make an announcement in class about its ability to help her better understand the various story structures.a ?I think that this text offers a very realistic and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals for future communicators.? ?I usually get really great feedback from students on the textbook ? as they seem to find it easy to follow and very helpful. One student, in fact, was so excited about the textbook that she asked to make an announcement in class about its ability to help her better understand the various story structures.? ?It covers the range of media writing that the course is intended to cover, but it also breaks down content into specific story types (example: disaster stories), which many media writing books don?t do.? ?Carole Rich's Writing and Reporting News presents a clear and current overview of journalism and communication. The text provides students who have little or no experience in the field with a comprehensive introduction, while raising some of the leading issues in the field.? "I think that this text offers a very realistic and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals for future communicators." "It covers the range of media writing that the course is intended to cover, but it also breaks down content into specific story types (example: disaster stories), which many media writing books don't do." "I usually get really great feedback from students on the textbook - as they seem to find it easy to follow and very helpful. One student, in fact, was so excited about the textbook that she asked to make an announcement in class about its ability to help her better understand the various story structures." "Carole Rich's Writing and Reporting News presents a clear and current overview of journalism and communication. The text provides students who have little or no experience in the field with a comprehensive introduction, while raising some of the leading issues in the field."

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495569879
• ISBN 13: 9780495569879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 531