Practical Newspaper Reporting

4th Edition

David Spark; Geoffrey Harris
eISBN-13: 9781473903340

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Now in its fourth edition, this classic textbook has grown up alongside the newspaper industry. Today, as ever, it provides students of newspaper journalism with a toolkit for gathering news and filling ever-increasing space with first-rate copy for print and online.



Detailed and down-to-earth, this book delivers:



• Guidance on news gathering, from government and business to sport and religion


• Guidance on news writing, drawing on over 300 examples that have appeared in print, discussing why they work or how they could have been better


• Guidance on feature writing, including profiles, comment, leading articles, obituaries and reviews


• Specific chapters on ethical reporting and the possibilities and pitfalls of investigative journalism


• A review of the new financial realities that the internet is imposing on the media.



Informed by over half a century′s professional experience and fully revised to give a nuanced account of the skills required in an online environment, this book is an essential companion for your journalism degree and beyond.

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ISBNs 1473903343, 9781473903340, 9781847878977, 9781847878977
Language English
Number of Pages 224
Edition 4th