Journalism : principles and practice /
Tony Harcup.
- 3rd ed.
- Los Angeles, etc. : SAGE, 2015.
- 271 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. What is journalism? -- Ch. 1. The who, what, where, when, why and how of journalism -- Ch. 2. Constraints, influences and ethics -- Ch. 3. What is news? -- Ch. 4. Where does news come from? -- Ch. 5. The best obtainable version of the truth: journalists as objective reporters? -- Ch. 6. Be curious and sceptical: journalists as investigators -- Ch. 7. We are in the entertainment business: journalists as entertainers -- Pt. 2. How to do journalism -- Ch. 8. Interviewing for journalism -- Ch. 9. Writing news -- Ch. 10. Writing features -- Ch. 11. Telling it in sound and vision -- Ch. 12. Style for journalists -- Pt. 3. What now for journalism? -- Ch. 13. An ethical approach to journalism -- Ch. 14. Engaging with the audience and social media -- Ch. 15. The future is unwritten: challenges facing the journalists of tomorrow.
This book is the must-have guide to everything you need to know about how journalism works. The new edition is fully updated to cover the new essentials: social media, the impact of Twitter, and the need for an ethical approach.
This book will equip you with all the skills and savvy you need to become the resourceful yet ethical journalists of the future. New and improved features will help you:
- Get to grips with the huge impact of social and mobile media on how we gather information and tell stories
- Grasp the rights and wrongs of journalism with a new chapter on ethics and regulation
- Learn how to make the most of your skills with tips from journalists such as Cathy Newman and Andrew Norfolk
- Think through "what would you do?" in a new feature that takes you into the real world of journalism at the end of every chapter.
This new edition retains its innovative two-column structure, stylishly blending theory and practice. As relevant to the newsroom as the seminar room, it is the one book you will need to take you through your degree and into your career as a journalist.