The universal journalist [electronic book] / David Randall.
By: Randall, David [author]
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BookPublisher: London : Pluto Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Fifth edition.Description: online resource (ix, 292 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780745336817 (hardback); 9781783717774 (e-book); 9780745336763 (paperback).Subject(s): Journalism | Journalism -- Vocational guidance | Journalistic ethics | Reporters and reportingDDC classification: 070.43 Online resources: E-book | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 070.43 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Translated into more than a dozen languages, David Randall's handbook is an invaluable guide to the "universals" of good journalistic practice for professional and trainee journalists worldwide. Randall emphasizes that good journalism isn't just about universal objectives: it must also involve the acquisition of a range of skills that will empower journalists to operate in an industry where ownership, technology, and information are constantly changing. His acclaimed account challenges old attitudes and rejects cynical, sloppy journalism.
This updated, fifth edition of The Universal Journalist ensures its relevance to contemporary readers by addressing new tools for digital research, along with issues such as the problem of the replacement of trained journalists by social media and other untrained "citizen journalists" in the media.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What makes a good reporter? -- The limitations of journalism -- What is news? -- Where do good stories come from? -- Research -- Handling sources, not them handling you -- Questioning -- Reporting numbers and statistics -- Investigative reporting -- How to cover major incidents -- Mistakes, corrections and hoaxes -- Ethics -- Writing for newspapers -- Intros -- Construction and description -- Handling quotes -- Different ways to tell a story -- Comment, intentional and otherwise -- How to be a great reporter.
CIT Module JOUR 6002 - Core reading.
CIT Module JOUR 9001 - Core reading.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 What Makes A Good Reporter?
- 2 The Limitations of Journalism
- 3 What Is News?
- 4 Where Do Good Stories Come From?
- 5 Research
- 6 Handling Sources, Not Them Handling You
- 7 Questioning
- 8 Reporting Numbers and Statistics
- 9 Investigative Reporting
- 10 How To Cover Major Incidents
- 11 Mistakes, Corrections and Hoaxes
- 12 Ethics
- 13 Writing for Newspapers
- 14 Intros
- 15 Construction and Description
- 16 Handling Quotes
- 17 Different Ways To Tell A Story
- 18 Comment, Intentional and Otherwise
- 19 How To Be A Great Reporter
- Appendix: Reading for Journalists