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Dave: IMG Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

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jimlynchIf Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »
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News Reporting and Writing / With Free ""Brush-up"" and ""NRW Plus"" Student CD-roms (9TH 03 - Old Edition)

by Melvin Mencher

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Teaching by example through vivid writing, Professor Mencher shows students the fundamentals of reporting and writing news in this new edition of a classic text.
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About the Author

Melvin Mencher is the author of News Writing and Reporting, the text that set the standard for the field, now in its Eleventh Edition. He has extensive experience in the newsroom and has written numerous articles, as well as a publication from the Poynter Institute, "The Sayings of Chairman Mel."
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Table of Contents

Part I. The Reporter At Work

1. On the Job

Part II. The Basics

2. Components of the Story

Part III. Writing the Story

3. What is News?

4. The Internet and Other Tools of the Trade

5. The Lead

6. Story Structure

7. The Writer’s Art

8. Features, Long Stories and Series

9. Broadcast Newswriting

10. Writing News Releases

Part IV. Reporting Principles

11. Digging for Information

12. Making Sound Observations

13. Building and Using Background

14. Finding, Cultivating and Using Sources

15. Interviewing Principles and Practices

16. Speeches, Meetings and News Conferences

17. Hunches, Feelings and Stereotypes

Part V. From Accidents to Education

18. Accidents and Disasters

19. Obituaries

20. The Police Beat

21. The Courts

22. Sports

23. Business Reporting

24. Local Government and Education

Part VI. Laws, Taste and Taboos, Codes and Ethics

25. Reporters and the Law

26. Taste—Defining the Appropriate

27. The Morality of Journalism

Stylebook

Glossary

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780072564976
Author:
Mencher, Melvin
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Subject:
Journalism
Copyright:
2003
Edition Number:
10
Publication Date:
20020726
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Pages:
640
Dimensions:
9.100 x 7.200 x 1.000 in 2.000 lb
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