Gibbs, Cheryl K.,

Getting the whole story : reporting and writing the news / Cheryl Gibbs, Tom Warhover. - x, 451 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm. - The Guilford communication series . - Guilford communication series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-436) and index.

Introduction -- The Journalist's Role in Society -- What Journalists Do -- How News Writing is Different -- The Community as a Context for the News -- Reporting Basic, Informative News Stories -- Writing Basic, Informative News Stories -- Framing News Stories -- Interviewing -- Observation, Curiosity and Note-Taking -- Adding Photos, Graphics and Other Visual Elements -- General Assignment Reporting -- Covering a Beat -- In-Depth Stories -- Journalists' Rights and Responsibilities -- Getting a Job - and Keeping It -- Newspaper Jobs -- Common Mistakes and Unnecessary Words -- Commonly Misspelled Words -- A Quick Guide for Covering Emergencies -- Journalists' Creeds, Platforms and Codes of Ethics -- Glossary of Newsroom Terms -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Authors. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E. App. F.

1572307951 9781572307957

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Reporters and reporting
Journalism.

PN4781 / .G525 2002

070.43