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Real feature writing / Abraham Aamidor.

By: Aamidor, Abraham.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: LEA'S communication series.Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1999Description: xiii, 161 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0805831797 ; 0805831800 .Subject(s): Feature writingDDC classification: 070.44
Contents:
Part I -- The profile -- The trend story -- The pro and con story -- The news peg -- Part II -- The focus story -- Problems and solutions -- The journalist essay -- Point of view -- Part III -- The lead -- Observation for detail -- Interview techniques -- Best use of quotes -- Copyediting for features -- Using databases -- Breaking Into newspapering -- Spell checkers.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 070.44 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00086273
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book emphasizes story shape and structure by illustrating several distinct types of feature and non-fiction stories, all drawn from the real world. Aamidor presents a collection of distinct non-deadline story types (profile, trend, focus, advocacy, and more) together with an introduction to each story type, a full-text example, a critical analysis of the example, and clear directions for producing similar stories.

Real Feature Writing excels in a diverse mix of authors and subjects, including African-American, women's, and environmental issues. Parts I and II include the story shapes and examples, and move from basic to more advanced types. Part III includes chapters on leads, quotes, descriptive writing, databases and reference books, and a chapter on breaking into newspaper feature writing that includes several interviews with feature writers and editors.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and indexes.

Part I -- The profile -- The trend story -- The pro and con story -- The news peg -- Part II -- The focus story -- Problems and solutions -- The journalist essay -- Point of view -- Part III -- The lead -- Observation for detail -- Interview techniques -- Best use of quotes -- Copyediting for features -- Using databases -- Breaking Into newspapering -- Spell checkers.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Part I Types of Feature Stories
  • The Profile
  • The Trend Story
  • The Focus Story
  • The Pro-and-Con Story
  • The News Peg
  • International Perspectives
  • Advocacy Journalism
  • Part II Writing Features
  • The Lead
  • Interview Techniques
  • Best Use of Quotes
  • Literary Journalism
  • Research
  • Content Editing for Features
  • Copy Editing for Features
  • Freelancing
  • Ethics 201

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