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020			_a9780195155235
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082			_a070.43 _bSCA/R
100			_aScanlan, Christo
245			_aReporting and writing basics for the 21st century / _cChristopher Scanlan
260			_aNew York ; _bOUP, _c2000.
300			_axxxi, 572 p.
505			_aChapter 1: News Thinking in What's the News? 1 What Is News? 3 A Changing World 1 Developing Critical Thinking Skills 5 A Life in Journalism: Rhea Borja, Richmond Times-Dispatch 6 Three Basic Elements of News 6 First, the Bad News 10 Developing Your News Senses 11 Where News Comes From 12 How to Find News 14 Knowing Your Audience 17 How Audience Affects Content 18 Seeing News as Culture 19 News in the Information Age 19 News Thinking: The Coaching Way 21 Glossary of Important Terms 22 Exercises 22 Readings 23 Hotlist 23 Chapter 2: The Reporter's Toolbox 26 Introduction 26 Part 1: Reporting and Writing Tools 27 Competence in the Newsroom: Visual Literacy 38 Working With Photos and Photojournalists 40 Part 2: Reporting and Research Tools for Today's Wired Journalist 41 A Reporter's Best Friend: A Librarian 46 Part 3: The Reporter's Mind-Set 47 An Accuracy Checklist 49 Sacred Texts: What Prize-Winning Journalists Read for Inspiration 51 Tool Sharpening: The Coaching Way 53 Glossary of Important Terms 54 Exercises 54 Readings 55 Hotlist 56 Chapter 3: A Process Approach TO Reporting and Writing BB A Life in Journalism 58 Reporters at Work: The Process Approach 59 News Thinking I: Getting Ideas 60 Idea Generators: Creativity Skills for Today's Journalists 62 Brainstorming the School Budget Story 63 Collect: Reporting the Story 66 Reporting by E-Mail 70 Story Example 71 Developing a Reporting Plan 73 News Thinking II—Focus: Thinking of Stories 74 Story Example 78 Checklist: Finding a Focus 86 Focusing Your Story 87 Student Example 88 Order: Mapping Your Story 88 Checklist: Mapping Your Story 89 Student Example 89 Draft: Writing the Story 90 Checklist: Discover by Drafting 95 A Word About Voice 95 Revise: Rewriting the Story 96 Student Example: Revising the Story 97 Guidelines for Revision 102 Student Example 105 Writers at Work: The Coaching Way Glossary of Important Terms 112 Exercises 112 Readings 112 Hotlist 113 C HAPTER Introduction 115 4: Finding and Writing a Lead 1 1 5 Mastering the Five W's, an H and SW Breaking Down the Lead 117 The Two Types of Leads: "Tell Me the News," "Tell Me a Story" 121 The Lexicon of Leads 122 "Tell Me the News" Leads: Summary and Analysis Leads 126 "Tell Me a Story" Leads: Anecdotal, Significant Detail, Round-Up and Emblem Leads 128 Story Example: An Anecdotal Approach 129 How I Wrote the Story 130 Exploding the Myths of Lead Writing 133 Discovering the Point: How to Write a Lead 135 Finding the Tension 136 Choosing the Right Lead 138 Avoiding Cliches of Lead Writing 139 Revising Your Lead 142 Testing the Anecdotal Lead 142 Tips for Revising Leads 143 Writing Workshop 145 Notes from the Scene: From a Reporter's Notebook 145 Lead Writing: The Coaching Way 149 Glossary of Important Terms 150 Exercises 150 Readings 151 Hotlist 151 Introduction 152 Story Forms 152 Chapter 5: Story Forms: Shaping the News 1 52 Inverted Pyramid Example 155 Hourglass Example 158 Student Example 162 Nut Graf Example 163 The Narrative: The Way We Tell Stories 171 Narrative Example 172 How I Wrote the Story 179 Five Boxes Story 183 The Serial Narrative: "To Be Continued ..." 190 A Serial Narrative Glossary 193 Conclusion Birth of the Inverted Pyramid: A Child of Technology, Commerce and History 195 Shaping the News: The Coaching Way 198 Glossary of Important Terms 199 Exercises 199 Readings 200 Hotlist 200 Chapter 6: Learning to Listen: Building Interviewing Skills 2C2 Introduction 202 Interviewers at Work: The Process of Interviewing 203 Deadline Reporting: How Telephone Interviews Become Stories 205 Red Light, Green Light: Asking Questions That Start and Stop Conversation 210 The Craft of Interviewing: Learning to Listen 212 Advice for Interviewers 214 Getting It Down, Getting It Right: The Importance of Note-Taking 215 To Tape or Not to Tape 217 How People Talk: Getting Quotes, Using Them Effectively 219 Using Quotes: Do's and Don'ts 223 Keeping Confidences: On or Off the Record 225 Interview Ground Rules 226 Tips for E-Mail Interviews 228 | Interviewing: The Coaching Way 228 ; Glossary of Importzint Terms 229 Exercises 229 Readings 230 Hotlist 231 Chapter 7: Making CONNECTiaNs: Introduction 233 Diversity and the News 233 Minorities in the Newsroom and the News 234 Tips for Better News Coverage of Minorities 237 Stereotypes and Other Cliches of Vision 238 The Case for Cultural Competence in Journalism 241 Reporter's Toolbox: The Five W's of Diversity 242 Reporter's Toolbox: Talking Across Difference 245 Reporter's Toolbox: Guidelines for Racial Identifiers in News Stories 245 Reporter's Toolbox: Resources and Strategies for Connecting With Diverse Commimities 246 Reporting and Writing About Difference: Story Examples 247 Student Example 1 247 Student Example 2 249 Professional Example 251 Making Connections: The Coaching Way 256 Glossary of Important Terms 257 Exercises 257 Readings 257 Hotlist 258 Chapter S: Reportinb and Writinb Broadcast News 2B2 Introduction 262 Working Fast 263 A Life in Journalism: Tiffany Murri, KIVI-TV 264 Broadcast Style 266 Newspaper Version 267 Television Version 268 How I Wrote the Story 274 Teases and Tags: Starting Off, Ending Right 275 Advice From a Television Newsroom 275 Broadcast Interview Tips 278 Writing for Broadcast 279 From Print to TV: Making the Shift 282 On-Camera Preparation/Performance Tips 284 Broadcast Quality: The Coaching Way 285 Glossary of Important Terms 286 Exercises 286 Readings 287 Hotlist 287 Chapter B: Writing Dnline News 291 Introduction 291 Storytelling and News in the Electronic Age 292 A Life in Journalism: Jonathan Dube, Charlotte Observer 294 How I Wrote the Story 298 As We May Write: Hypertext and the Future of Writing 300 Tips From an Online Newsroom: Q&A With Michael Rogers, Editor and General Manager, Newsweek.com 304 Roads to "Way New Journalism" 306 Writing the Online Story: A Process Approach 306 Think Links 308 Tips From an Online Newsroom: Q&A With Glenn McLaren, Assistant Editor, Internet Edition, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 311 Multimedia: Reporting Live on Your Computer 314 New Forms for a Digital Age 316 Tips From an Online Newsroom: Q&A With David Ho, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition 320 Electronic Ethics: Brave New World 322 A Final Word 323 Online Writing: The Coaching Way 323 Glossary of Important Terms 324 Exercises 324 Readings 325 Hotlist 326 Chapter ID: First Assignments 323 Introduction 328 Hps for Success for Beginning Journalists 328 First Assignment: Writing About Accidents 330 First Assignment: Writing About Fires 332 First Assignment: Writing About Festivals, Fairs, Parades and More 337 Story Ideas for Fairs, Festivals, Parades and More 338 First Assignment: Writing About Meetings and Hearings 340 A life in Journalism: Heather Svokos, Lexington Herald Leader 345 First Assignment: Writing About Speeches 350 Writing the Speech Story 353 First Assignment: Writing Obituaries 355 A Life in Journalism: Greg Toppo, The Associated Press 358 How 1 Wrote the Story 362 First Assignment: Writing About News Releases 363 Writing Workshop: Writing a Police Brief 367 First Assignments: The Coaching Way 367 Glossary of Important Terms 368 Exercises 368 Readings 369 Hotlist 370 Chapter 1 1 : Doing the Right Thing: Libel, Privacy and Ethics 372 Introduction 373 Libel 373 A Life in Journalism: Frank Greve, Knight Ridder Newspapers 378 Privacy 381 A New Trend: Reportorial Conduct 382 Taping Phone Calls 385 Copyright and the Journalist 388 Ethical Decision Making 390 Doing Ethics: Ask Good Questions to Make Good Ethical Decisions 391 Guiding Principles for the Journalist 392 Coriflict of Interest 393 Ethics in American Newsrooms: A Brief History by Robert Haiman 393 Fabrication: The Legend on the License 396 The Ethics of Reconstruction 399 Where Credit Is Due: Avoiding Plagiarism 400 Doing the Right Thing: The Coaching Way 402 Glossary of Important Terms 404 Exercises 404 Readings 405 Hotlist 406 Chapter 12: Storytelling on Deadline -^DS A Life in Journalism 408 The Clock Is Ticking 410 What's a Story? 413 The Process of Storytelling on Deadline 419 Enterprise: A Broadcast Storyteller's View: John Larson, NBC's "Dateline" 420 Finding Stories in the News 422 Reporting for Story 423 Reporting Techniques 425 Focusing in the Field 427 Planning on the Fly 429 Drafting on Deadline 430 Rewriting for Readers and Viewers 431 Story Example 432 How I Wrote the Story 434 A Conversation With Mark Fritz of The Associated Press 436 The Clock Ticks: How a Deadline Storyteller Works 437 How I Wrote the Story 439 Storytelling on Deadline: A Writing Workshop 446 Deadline Storytelling: The Coaching Way 450 Glossary of Important Terms 451 Readings 451 Hotlist 452 Chapter 1 3: Dn the Beat 454 Ingredients of Successful Beat Reporting 454 Getting—and Staying—Organized 458 The New Beats 459 First Beat: Covering a Community 461 Story Example 1 463 Story Example 2 465 Covering a New Frontier: The Suburbs 468 Beginner's Beats: Covering Government 475 Beginner's Beats: Covering Council Meetings 475 Student Example 476 Beginner's Beats: Covering Cops 480 A Life in Journalism: Karin Fischer, Charleston Daily Mail 480 Tips for Covering Cops 483 Essential Terms for Police Reporters 485 Covering Cops: From News Release to Brief to Story 486 Beginner's Beats: Covering Courts 490 Glossary: Essential Terms for the Court Reporter 495 Beginner's Beats: Covering Education 498 A Life in Journalism: Holly Kurtz, Orlando Sentinel 500 Beginner's Beats: Covering Sports 502 Story Example 503 How I Wrote the Story 505 Working a Beat: The Coaching Way 507 Exercises 508 Readings 508 Hotlist 510 Chapter 14: Numbers and the Introduction 513 Beg(nning Journalist 513 Why Math Matters 514 Numbers in the News: A Random Sample 516 The Basic Math Skills You'll Need 517 Rates and Percents 520 Math Workshop: Percentages 521 Changing Decimals to Percents and Vice Versa 521 Percent Of 521 Rates 525 Per-Capita Rate 526 A Life in Journalism: Making News Sense of Numbers 526 Reporting on Budgets 528 Advanced Math Skills 531 Vital Statistics: Birth, Death, Health, Disease 532 Polls and Surveys: Numbers That Tell Us What We Think 534 Writing With Numbers 535 Tips From the Experts 536 Reporter's Toolbox; Calculators 537 Getting Smarter 538 Making Sense of Numbers: The Coaching Way 538 Glossary of Important Terms 539 Exercises 540 Readings 540 Hot list 541- Chapter IS: Getting—and Keeping a Job 543 Introduction 543 Job Hunting: Step by Step 544 Frequently Asked Questions About Job Interviews 552 Job Prospects, Salaries and Benefits: What You Can Expect 554 Jim Naughton's Rules for Job Hunting 555 Start at a Small Paper 556 Keeping a Job 558 A Life in Journalism: Lessons to a New Reporter (From an Almost New One) 558 Top 10 Ways to Survive Your First Year in Journalism (And Every Year After) 563 Getting—and Keeping—a Job: The Coaching Way 568
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