Scholastic journalism

The new 12th edition of Scholastic Journalism is fully revised and updated to encompass the complete range of cross platform multimedia writing and design to bring this classic into the convergence age. Incorporates cross platform writing and design into each chapter to bring this classic high school journalism text into the digital ageDelves into the collaborative and multimedia/new media opportunities and changes that are defining the industry and journalism education as traditional media formats converge with new technologiesContinues to educate studen.

Clarity and conciseness

Includes index.

Scholastic Journalism; Copyright; Contents; About the authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Walk through; Timeline; 1 Understanding news; Where does news come from?; News value; Timeliness; Proximity; Prominence; Audience impact; Surprise or oddity; Human interest; Conflict and drama; Visual impact; The importance of audience; Beat reporting; Featurizing news; News in other contexts; Sourcing news; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Other factors affecting coverage; Conclusion; 2 Interviewing and reporting; Interviewing; Developing questions; Organizing the interview; Setting up the interview

Conducting the interviewObservation; Reliability of sources; Internet research; Conventional research; Conclusion; 3 News writing; News writing; The news lead; Alternative news lead approaches; Feature leads; Contrast lead; Vignette lead; The descriptive lead; Developing a news story; Body of a news story; Flow and organization; Potential weaknesses in news writing; Vagueness; Wordiness; Jargon and pretentious vocabulary; Editorializing; Numerical distortions; Passive voice; Online news coverage; Using quotes and attribution; A news writer's checklist; Conclusion; 4 Writing specialty stories

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