Essential reporting : the NCTJ guide for trainee journalists /
Jon Smith.
- 1st ed.
- Los Angeles : SAGE, c2014.
- x, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. What you need -- 2. What's news? -- 3. Finding out -- 4. A day in the life -- 5. First tasks -- 6. Out and about -- 7. Talking to people -- 8. The unexpected -- 9. Shaping the story -- 10. Writing the words -- 11. English matters -- 12. Working online -- 13. Audio & video -- 14. Court reporting -- 15. Local politics -- 16. Specialist areas -- 17. Features -- 18. Training.
Although the world of journalism is changing fast, as technology blurs the boundaries between newspapers, radio, television and web-based media, the reporter's core role remains the same: to recognise news, communicate with people, gather information, and create accurate, balanced and readable stories.