ABSTRACT

Print Journalism provides an up-to-date overview of the skills needed to work within the newspaper and magazine industries.

This critical approach to newspaper and magazine practice highlights historical, theoretical, ethical and political debates and includes tips on the everyday skills of newspaper and magazine journalists, as well as tips for online writing and production.

Crucial skills highlighted include:

  • sourcing the news
  • interviewing
  • sub editing
  • feature writing and editing
  • reviewing
  • designing pages
  • pitching features

In addition separate chapters focus on ethics, reporting courts, covering politics and copyright whilst others look at the history of newspapers and magazines, the structure of the UK print industry (including its financial organization) and the development of journalism education in the UK, helping to place the coverage of skills within a broader, critical context.

All contributors are experienced practicing journalists as well as journalism educators from a broad range of UK universities.

 

part I|52 pages

Context

chapter 3|13 pages

Profits and the public interest

The business of newspapers and magazines

part II|211 pages

Practice

chapter 4|7 pages

‘Get me a great quote’

Sourcing and research

chapter 6|8 pages

Practice and theory

What is news?

chapter 7|10 pages

Beyond the inverted pyramid

Developing news-writing skills

chapter 8|9 pages

Staying calm under pressure

The role of the news editor

chapter 10|11 pages

What makes a good feature?

The different genres

chapter 11|8 pages

The right idea at the right time

Pitching the feature

chapter 12|9 pages

Doing it in style

Feature writing

chapter 15|9 pages

Getting personal

How to write comment

chapter 16|8 pages

The art of reviewing

chapter 17|34 pages

Design for print media

chapter 19|15 pages

Journalism in a non-linear, screen-based environment

Practical online skills

chapter 20|12 pages

From Nexus to newslog

Online journalism from the grassroots

part III|50 pages

More key areas

chapter 21|10 pages

Is virtuous journalism possible?

A critical overview of ethical dilemmas

chapter 22|15 pages

Courting controversies

Law and the journalist

chapter 23|5 pages

Getting it right

Copyright and the journalist

chapter 24|13 pages

Beyond the parish pump

Reporting local and national politics

part IV|13 pages

And finally