
- 328 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
"A classic text of journalism education that goes beyond the basics to ask the questions that anyone thinking of becoming a journalist really needs to consider. An ethical, entertaining and enduring read - highly recommended."
- Michelle Stanistreet, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists This is the one book you need to guide you through university and into your career in journalism. It features stories and tips from a diverse range of journalists, including Ayshah Tull and Cathy Newman ofChannel 4 News; Emma Youle ofHuffPost; Andrew Norfolk of theTimes; and the Mirror's Nada Farhoud. Covering everything from print to podcasting, it will equip you with the skills and understanding you need to become a successful and ethical journalist. Tony Harcup's Journalism: Principles and Practice is simply the best guide there is to studying and practising journalism today. "A holistic assessment of what journalism is all about, with plenty of enterprising interpretations of our trade - a word I prefer to ?profession?. I never met a more ?unprofessional? breed than that of my fellow hacks. This book will, I hope, lead our successors both to question and rebel more than we have."
- Jon Snow, Channel 4 News
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Endorsements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Sidebar List
- Illustration List
- About the Author
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Guided Tour of Fourth Edition
- Online Resources
- Part One What is Journalism?
- Chapter 1 The who, what, where, when, why and how of journalism
- Chapter 2 Constraints and influences on journalists
- Chapter 3 What is news?
- Chapter 4 Where does news come from?
- Chapter 5 âThe best obtainable version of the truthâ: journalists as objective reporters?
- Chapter 6 âBe curious and scepticalâ: journalists as investigators
- Chapter 7 âWe are in the entertainment businessâ: journalists as entertainers
- Part Two How to do Journalism
- Chapter 8 Interviewing for journalism
- Chapter 9 Writing news
- Chapter 10 Writing features
- Chapter 11 Telling stories in sound and vision
- Chapter 12 Doing it in style: the language of journalism
- Part Three What now for Journalism?
- Chapter 13 An ethical approach to journalism
- Chapter 14 âOur history will be what we make itâ: journalism today, tomorrow and the day after
- Style Guide for Journalists
- References and bibliography
- Index