News Writing in a Multimedia World

Author(s): Thomas Clanin , Anthony Fellow , Andi Stein

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2004

Pages: 360

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News Writing in a Multimedia World addresses the new reality of today's journalists: reporters who excel in their profession can no longer consider themselves simply print reporters, broadcasters, or Internet-content providers -- they have to be
multimedia journalists.

News Writing in a Multimedia World is an introductory textbook for your mass media students that integrates different mediums within relevant chapters. It covers various types of newswriting for print, broadcast, and Internet-based media, as well as writing for public relations and advertising. News Writing in a Multimedia World also discusses media ethics and law, common word usage, grammatical and punctuation problems, and Associated Press style.

Introduction

Chapter 1News in a Multimedia World

Chapter 2Writing across the Media

Chapter 3Grammar and Punctuation

Chapter 4Style and Word Usage

Chapter 5
Tools for Good Writing

Chapter 6Writing Summary Leads

Chapter 7Basic News Writing--The Inverted Pyramid

Chapter 8Beyond the Summary Lead and Inverted Pyramid

Chapter 9Gathering Information

Chapter 10
Interviewing

Chapter 11
Specialized Stories

Chapter 12
Feature-Article Writing

Chapter 13Journalism Ethics

Chapter 14
Media Law

Chapter 15Writing for Public Relations

Chapter 16
Writing for Advertising

Chapter 17
Reporters' Resources

Index

Thomas Clanin

Anthony Fellow

Andi Stein