English for journalists [electronic book] / Wynford Hicks.
By: Hicks, Wynford [author.]
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BookSeries: Media skills: Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Twentieth Anniversary edition.Description: online resource (vii, 202 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780415661720 (paperback); 9781135012731 (e-book).Subject(s): English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Journalism -- Style manualsAdditional physical formats: Print version: English for journalistsDDC classification: 428.202407 Online resources: E-book Also available in print form.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 428.2024/07 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | MTU Cork Module JOUR9001 - Recommended Reading |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
English for Journalists has established itself as an invaluable guide to the basics of English in newsrooms the world over, focusing on the essential aspects of writing, from reporting speech to the house styles and jargon central to the language of journalism.
Written in a highly accessible and engaging style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with all points illustrated through a series of concise and illuminating examples. The book features practical, easy to follow rules, the correct and incorrect ways to report stories, and examples of common mistakes and problem words in journalistic writing.
The twentieth anniversary edition adds a new introduction to the work from author Wynford Hicks, as well as updated examples throughout to improve accessibility, and a revised first chapter on the state of English today. This is an essential guide to written English for all practicing journalists and students of journalism today.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index.
What kind of English -- Grammar: the rules -- Grammar: 10 common mistakes -- Grammar: problems and confusions -- Spelling -- Punctuation -- Reporting speech -- Style -- Words -- Foreign words -- Figures.
MTU CORK Module JOUR 9001 - Core reading.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction: how this book began (p. vi)
- 1 What kind of English? (p. 1)
- 2 Grammar: the rules (p. 16)
- 3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes (p. 30)
- 4 Grammar: problems and confusions (p. 41)
- 5 Spelling (p. 60)
- 6 Punctuation (p. 73)
- 7 Reporting speech (p. 93)
- 8 Style (p. 99)
- 9 Words (p. 108)
- 10 Foreign words (p. 135)
- 11 Figures (p. 158)
- Appendix: Bulletin style guide (p. 162)
- Glossary of terms used in journalism (p. 176)
- Further reading (p. 189)
- Index (p. 191)