Intended to make more accessible the writing of special merit by Canadian reporters and writers about subjects that were particularly important or interesting at the time, this book contains the articles that received the National Newspaper Awards. Following each story is an interview with the winning author. Also included are winning feature and…

This book presents a series of fifteen articles, written in 1911 by the journalist Will Irwin, that discuss the origins, purposes, and principles of newspaper journalism. The articles first appeared in "Collier's" magazine and have been reprinted to give journalism students a better understanding of how twentieth-century newspapers…

This collection brings together 58 news stories by professional reporters who wrote of their own involvement in newsworthy events. Part One, "Reporters Are Like All of Us and Can Be Newsworthy Too," features accounts written by reporters who were employed by newspapers that went out of business, were victims of crimes, were accused of…

Reporting is a craft, an art, and a principal means of building and maintaining the kind of society a democratic people wants. This book describes--with examples--the nature, uses, and potential of the craft of reporting and emphasizes newspaper practice as dominant among systems of news dissemination. This edition differs from the second edition…

This book is devoted to investigative reporting. Chapters tell how to decide on a subject, how to find and evaluate sources, how to approach and interview the sources and the subject of the investigation, how to write the investigative story, how to insure that it gets published, and how to advance the aims of an investigation, even after the…

A three-year research project, including more than one year in a network affiliate station, provided the material for an analysis of current practices in television news programming. Based on the thesis that the organization of news encourages the oversimplification of events, this analysis traces the foundation of the bias called the "news…

This book is designed to introduce the fundamentals of broadcast news writing. The first three chapters concern leads, organization of material, and grammar and style. Chapter four brings the news writer into contact with the technological and aesthetic demands of radio and discusses interviews, lead-ins, and tag lines. Chapter five deals with…

This volume provides a broad introduction to the roles of the four principal media of mass communications--the newspaper, the magazine, radio, and television--and presents the fundamentals of writing for each of these media. Each medium is examined with respect to its unique position and influence in American society and is compared, for editorial…

This book, designed to improve the skills of would-be journalists, explains the reporting, writing, and editing that go into preparing print and broadcast materials. Part 1 describes the world of journalist, the impact of reporting on the public, and the media as an information network; part 2--on reporting--discusses the role of the journalist…

Intended as a practical guide for persons interested in the field of free lance writing, this book provides information on the following topics: the individual's response to the magazine publishing market; magazines and the types of articles that are marketable; methods for locating story material; ways of questioning and interpreting an editor's…

This book shows the novice reporter how to recognize a news story, get the necessary ingredients, put them together properly, and polish the finished product. It also presents a look at the reporter's work and details the major legal pitfalls awaiting unwary journalists. Since the step-by-step techniques shown concentrate more on the process of…

This book, designed primarily as a college text, but also useful for self-study, as a library reference, and as a reference for cub reporters, newscasters, and associate editors, offers guidance on format and structure for the feature writer. Topics discussed include news features, brites, color stories, side bars, and think pieces, as well as…

Based on the premise that students can learn a great deal by reading and writing a newspaper, this book was created by preservice instructors to teach upper elementary students (grades 3-5) newspaper concepts, journalism, and how to write newspaper articles. It shows how to use newspaper concepts to help students integrate knowledge from multiple…

Even the youngest readers and writers in today's classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K-3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling;…

Addressing the expressed needs of the writing community, this book presents writing lessons for intermediate, middle school, and secondary school students that incorporate the 5-step writing process into content areas as a natural part of the curriculum. The 30 lessons in this book involve students in large and small groups and in individual…