TY - BOOK AU - Lamble,Stephen TI - News as it happens: an introduction to journalism SN - 0195567226 AV - PN4775 .L25 2011 U1 - 070.4 22 PY - 2011/// CY - South Melbourne, Vic. PB - Oxford University Press KW - Journalism KW - Authorship N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-370) and index; Part 1. The History And Theory Of Journalism -- 1. The History of Journalism -- 2. The Methodology of Journalism -- Part 2. What Is News -- 3. News Values -- 4. Journalism Ethics -- 5. The Newsroom -- 6. Journalism Research -- Part 3. News Writing -- 7. Interviewing -- 8. Writing News for Print -- 9. Writing Broadcast News -- 10. Writing News for Online and Portable Devices -- Part 4. Other Forms Of Journalism -- 11. Feature Writing -- 12. Investigative Journalism -- 13. Photojournalism -- Part 5. Journalism Law -- 14. How We Are Governed -- 15. Defamation -- 16. Contempt -- 17. Other Legal Perils -- Part 6. News Rounds -- 18. Courts, Crime, Councils and Sports -- --; Part 1; The History And Theory Of Journalism : --; 1; The History of Journalism --; Journalism, democracy and technology --; Journalism and history intersect --; The evolution of newspapers --; No guarantee of media freedom in Australia --; Technology helps news travel further and faster --; 2; The Methodology of Journalism --; Seeking and reporting truth --; Reactive and proactive journalism --; Journalism, history and law -- --; Part 2; What Is News : --; 3; News Values --; Attempts to define news --; Six functions of journalism --; The 'big six' news values --; Values tend to blend together --; Kipling's 'six honest serving men' --; The inverted pyramid --; Reactive and proactive news --; Journalists must distinguish between news, comment and opinion --; Smoke, mirrors and frightened rabbits --; Thieves and copycats --; 4; Journalism Ethics --; Society is ambivalent about journalists and journalism --; Pragmatic reasons to be ethical --; Rogue journalists threaten media freedom --; Codes of ethics and codes of practice --; MEAA Journalists' Code of Ethics --; Industry codes --; Chequebook journalism --; Journalistic integrity --; 5; The Newsroom --; The chain of command --; Newsroom presentation and etiquette --; Tips for finding stories --; When the spin-doctors spin out --; Reporting on protests and riots --; Reporting on death and tragedy --; Acknowledging your own feelings --; Making mistakes --; 6; Journalism Research --; Getting the basics right --; Traditional approaches to research --; How not to research --; Beware of online traps --; Computer-assisted research --; Verifying online information --; Newspaper archives --; Searching the web --; Government websites --; Government and corporate information --; Social networking sites and blogs --; Email and text messaging --; The magic of number crunching -- --; Part 3; News Writing : --; 7; Interviewing --; Convincing people to talk to you --; Breaking the ice as a student --; Background research --; The arranged interview --; Beware of liars, fantasists and comedians --; Telephone and video interviews --; Email interviews and SMS dialogues --; Different types of questions --; Where to conduct interviews --; The art of listening --; The sounds of silence --; Closing an interview --; Journalists and sources --; 8; Writing News for Print --; Building a relationship with words --; Journalistic writing style --; Sentences and paragraphs --; Introducing and quoting sources --; Writing the story --; The inverted pyramid and effective intros --; 9; Writing Broadcast News --; Challenges of a changing media landscape --; The critical importance of voice --; Writing radio news --; Radio news style --; Television news --; Writing television news --; Television news style --; 10; Writing News for Online and Portable Devices --; An era of change --; Writing news for online and mobile devices --; The inverted pyramid is an ideal model --; Geographic pointers are essential --; Cultural, ethnic and language differences --; The inverted pyramid: online version --; Online headings and intros --; Links in stories --; Online mistakes -- --; Part 4; Other Forms Of Journalism : --; 11; Feature Writing --; Feature writing and news values --; Personal traits of effective feature writers --; Different types of feature articles --; Researching for features --; Writing features --; Feature introductions and intros --; Structuring a feature --; 12; Investigative Journalism --; Examples of major investigative stories --; Leaders in the field --; Setting agendas over time --; How to investigate --; Freedom of information --; Issues that work against investigations --; Qualities of investigative journalists --; 13; Photojournalism --; A brief history of news photography --; Digital photojournalism --; Categories of news photos --; The mechanics of producing good photos --; Working with photographers --; Caption writing --; Photojournalism ethics --; Total packages -- --; Part 5; Journalism Law : --; 14; How We Are Governed --; Australia's three tiers of government --; How legislation is made --; Voting in a parliament --; Who's who in a parliament? --; Parliamentary privilege --; The separation of powers --; Two sources of law --; The court hierarchy --; Journalists and the fourth estate --; 15; Defamation --; Defamation defined --; Libel and slander --; Defamation is a tort --; Who can sue? --; Time limits and penalties --; Stress and chilling effects --; State of mind is irrelevant --; Online defamation --; Defamation defences --; Criminal defamation --; How to minimise defamation risks --; 16; Contempt --; Contempt of court --; Contempt in the face of a court --; Scandalising a court --; Sub judice contempt --; Restrictions on court reporting --; Contempt of parliament --; Contempt of commissions, inquiries and other related offences --; 17; Other Legal Perils --; Trespass and nuisance --; Breach of confidence --; Hidden cameras and voice recorders --; Privacy --; Stalking --; Spent convictions --; Blasphemy --; Obscenity --; Censorship --; Discrimination and vilification --; Sedition --; Intellectual property, copyright and plagiarism -- --; Part 6; News Rounds : --; 18; Courts, Crime, Councils and Sports --; Working your way into a new round --; Tread carefully with sources and think outside the square --; Court reporting --; Crime reporting --; Council reporting --; Sport reporting --; Appendix 1; Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance Journalists' Code of Ethics --; Appendix 2; Australian Press Council General Statement of Principles --; Appendix 3; Links to Industry Codes of Practice and Complaints-handling Organisations ER -