News writing
Title:
News writing
Author:
McKane, Anna.
ISBN:
9781847878526
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2006.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 196 p.)
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- What makes news?; Chapter 2 -- Gathering the news; Chapter 3 -- The intro; Chapter 4 -- Structure part 1: The inverted pyramid; Chapter 5 -- Structure part 2: The news story as answers; Chapter 6 -- Structure part 6: Avoiding narrative; Chapter 7 -- Other news writing models for intros; Chapter 8 -- Accuracy; Chapter 9 -- The language of news 1: Choosing the right words; Chapter 10 -- The language of news 2: Sentence structure brevity, clarity; Chapter 11 -- The language of news 3: Grammar, spelling and punctuation
Abstract:
This book deals fully with all aspects of writing news, including: "how to write a good intro, or first paragraph;. "how to order the information and assemble a winning story;. "what language to use. It provides a step-by-step guide to constructing a story, with good and bad examples and a detailed analysis of style, language and grammar. News Writing will be invaluable for trainee and student journalists at every level from first year undergraduate to those on MA courses.
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Electronic Access:
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