Writing & Reporting for the Media 13e

Writing and Reporting for the Media introduces students to what reporters do-engage the world around them, generate story ideas, gather information, and effectively write a wide variety of story types. This classic text's reputation is built on its thorough grounding in the basics: grammar, news writing style, traditional story structures, and other practical skills that aspiring reporters need. Extensive examples and practice exercises throughout help students to master these foundational skills.

List of contents

• Preface


• Chapter 1: Journalism Today


• Chapter 2: Selecting and Reporting the News


• Chapter 3: Newswriting Style


• Chapter 4: The Language of the News


• Chapter 5: Libel, Privacy and Newsgathering Issues


• Chapter 6: Ethics


• Chapter 7: Basic News Leads


• Chapter 8: Alternative Leads


• Chapter 9: The Body of a News Story


• Chapter 10: Quotations and Attribution


• Chapter 11: Interviewing


• Chapter 12: Feature Stories


• Chapter 13: Writing for Broadcast News


• Chapter 14: Visual Journalism


• Chapter 15: Speeches and Meetings


• Chapter 16: Brights, Follow-Ups, Roundups, Sidebars and Obituaries


• Chapter 17: Public Affairs Reporting


• Chapter 18: Introduction to Investigative Reporting


• Chapter 19: Journalism and Public Relations


• Appendix A: City Directory


• Appendix B: Summary of AP Style


• Appendix C: Rules for Forming Possessives


• Credits


• Index

About the author

John R. Bender is a William H. Kearns professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Lucinda D. Davenport is a university distinguished professor at Michigan State University.

Michael W. Drager is an associate professor at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Fred Fedler taught journalism at the University of Central Florida for 38 years until his retirement in 2008.

Product details

• Authors: John R. Bender, Lucinda D. Davenport, Michael W. Drager, Fred Fedler, Clara E. (Professor Hill
• Assisted by: Hill Clara E. (Editor), John C. Norcross (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2023
• EAN: 9780197614853
• ISBN: 978-0-19-761485-3
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 267 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Medical counselling, MEDICAL / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy