Practical Newspaper Reporting (Music Technology Series)

Geoffrey Harris, David Spark

ISBN 10: 1138177938 / ISBN 13: 9781138177932

Published by Focal Press 2016-09-01, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical Newspaper Reporting (Music Technology Series)
• Publisher: Focal Press 2016-09-01
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138177938
• ISBN 13: 9781138177932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This guide to all aspects of the reporter's job, has been extensively revised and updated for a third edition. It considers:
What is news?
How the modern newsroom operates
How facts are gathered and checked
The reporter and picture ideas
District reporting
Techniques of interviewing
News writing and newspaper language
How to summarize
Reporting the courts
Political and industrial reporting
Aspects of sportswriting
Feature writing and arts reviewing


The book also includes an important new chapter on the place of local government in newspaper coverage and it examines a newspaper's internal structure and the reporter's daily work in the light of the latest technology.

This classic textbook is a must for all journalism and media courses and offers the ideal career introduction for the young journalist.

About the Author

Geoffrey Harris, David Spark, F. W. Hodgson