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Essential Reporting : The NCTJ Guide for Trainee Journalists

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This is a book for everyone who wants to be a journalist: a practical guide to all you need to know, learn, and do to succeed as a trainee reporter in today′s newsroom.

Although the world of journalism is changing fast, as technology blurs the boundaries between newspapers, radio, television and web-based media, the reporter′s core role remains the same: to recognize news, communicate with people, gather information, and create accurate, balanced, and readable stories.

Essential Reporting, written by an experienced NCTJ examiner, explains how to do this. Contents include:

  • What makes a good reporter
  • What is news, and how to find it
  • How newsrooms work
  • Day-to-day life as a reporter
  • Key reporting tasks
  • Covering courts and councils
  • Successful interviewing
  • Writing news stories
  • Specialist reporting
  • Handling sound, pictures and the web

It also contains a wealth of advice, tips and warnings from working journalists, a guide to NCTJ training and examinations, a glossary and a guide to further reading.

It will be invaluable to anyone embarking on a career in journalism and is the NCTJ′s recommended introductory text for all students on college and university courses preparing them to become successful reporters.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781412947510
  • ISBN-10: 1412947510
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
  • Publish Date: October 2007
  • Dimensions: 9.07 x 7.34 x 0.65 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.09 pounds
  • Page Count: 280

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