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Featuring tips from leading writing coaches and award-winning journalists, this textbook helps students of journalism and media acquire the writing and reporting skills they will need in their future careers. Ethical considerations are emphasized throughout the volume. The fifth edition contains a new chapter on global journalism and has added special boxed sections on multimedia reporting. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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WRITING AND REPORTING NEWS prepares students for the changing world of journalism by emphasizing traditional basic skills while also stressing new trends in the convergence of print, broadcast and online media. With new information about blogs, multimedia writing, and other skills students will need for careers in the media, the Fifth Edition retains its emphasis on writing fundamentals and ethics in journalism, as well as the coaching method, which features tips and techniques from writing coaches and award-winning journalists. The text's strong "storytelling" approach with stories about journalists and its built-in instructional material make it accessible and easy for students to learn effective writing and reporting techniques for every news medium.
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