News Writing
eBook - ePub

News Writing

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

News Writing

About this book

"Deserves to be on every journalism student's reading list and every tutor's book shelf. It is clear, straightforward and scholarly in a very accessible way... bursting with good advice and insight which should benefit all who all read it."
- Kate Jenner, School of Journalism and Digital Communication, University of Central Lancashire

"A first-class no-nonsense guide to news writing... Anna McKane?s wealth of experience both as a journalist and a lecturer in journalism gives News Writing the edge over similar tomes."
- Kate Shanahan, Lecturer in Journalism, School of Media, Dublin Institute of Technology


The ability to hone and craft an eye-catching news story is fundamental to good journalism. It is an essential skill that the young journalist of today must carry with them. The growth of online journalism and the use of social media has meant that the skills required in news writing are evolving, opening up fresh challenges and exciting new possibilities.

Anna McKane?s News Writing takes you step-by-step through the key aspects of writing news on both print and online platforms, equipping you with all that you need to become an articulate, accurate and engaging journalist. Crucially, the book will show you how to:

• create an attention-grabbing intro or first paragraph

• structure the content of your story effectively

• use the appropriate language.

Fully updated to account for the role of online journalism, this second edition guides you through the essentials of website presentation, from headlines and standfirsts to the use of smartphone images and links. An all-new chapter shows you how to use Twitter and online blogs to piece together a winning story, and up-to-date examples and exercises throughout encourage you to pick apart and analyse the techniques used in a variety of recent news stories across a range of platforms.

This is the essential workbook to take you through your studies in Journalism and News Writing.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle
  3. Advertisement
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1   What Makes News?
  9. 2   Gathering the News
  10. 3   The Effective Intro
  11. 4   The Inverted Pyramid
  12. 5   News as a Conversation
  13. 6   Make it a News Story, not a Narrative
  14. 7   Presentation and Headlines
  15. 8   Other Ways Into the Story
  16. 9   Accuracy and Getting it Right
  17. 10   Choosing the Right Words
  18. 11   Writing for Clarity
  19. 12   Grammar and Punctuation
  20. 13   More News Models
  21. Epilogue
  22. Appendix
  23. Glossary
  24. Further Reading
  25. Index