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Author:   Melvin Mencher
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Edition:   12th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.898kg
ISBN:  

9780073511993

ISBN 10:   0073511994
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   17 February 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I. The Reporter At Work 1. On the Job Part II. The Basics 2. Components of the Story Part III. Writing the Story 3. What Is News? 4. The Internet and Other Tools of the Trade 5. The Lead 6. Story Structure 7. The Writer's Art 8. Features, Long Stories and Series 9. Broadcast Newswriting 10. Writing News Releases Part IV. Reporting Principles 11. Digging for Information 12. Making Sound Observations 13. Building and Using Background 14. Finding, Cultivating and Using Sources 15. Interviewing Principles and Practices 16. Speeches, Meetings and News Conferences 17. Hunches, Feelings and Stereotypes Part V. From Accidents to Education 18. Accidents and Disasters 19. Obituaries 20. The Police Beat 21. The Courts 22. Sports 23. Business Reporting 24. Local Government and Education Part VI. Laws, Taste and Taboos, Codes and Ethics 25. Reporters and the Law 26. Taste--Defining the Appropriate 27. The Morality of Journalism Stylebook Glossary Index

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Melvin Mencher is the author of News Writing and Reporting, the text that set the standard for the field, now in its Eleventh Edition. He has extensive experience in the newsroom and has written numerous articles, as well as a publication from the Poynter Institute, The Sayings of Chairman Mel.

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