Newswriter's Handbook: An Introduction To Journalism
This updated second edition of Newswriter's Handbook arrives with meaningful revisions from authors Stein, Paterno, and Burnett, all working journalists with plenty of real-world experience behind them. Print journalism moves fast, and this edition keeps pace, broadening its scope to tackle the issues that matter most right now. There's sharper focus on recent legal developments affecting the press, an honest look at the ethical controversies that have damaged the reputations of news organisations both large and small, a brand-new section dedicated to obituary writing, and a welcome expansion into online opportunities. Short punchy beats. Longer, more complex narratives. Features, editorials, opinion pieces. The handbook covers the full range, guiding readers through developing sound news judgement, writing with accuracy and fairness, structuring stories with clarity, and navigating the genuinely thorny questions of honesty and professional ethics. It also prepares students for specialisation and traditional beat reporting. What makes this particularly useful is the breadth of its examples, drawn from major national dailies through to respected regional papers and student publications. That variety gives the writing advice a grounded, practical quality rather than a purely theoretical one. For anyone serious about building a career in news, it's an encouraging and substantive starting point.
- Author: R. Christopher Burnett
- Publisher: Blackwell Pub
- Genre: Journalism & Media Studies
- ISBN: 978-0813827216
- Pages: 322 pages