Communication is an important skill!
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is pleased to list these books highly recommended for those interested in learning
how to be a better writer, reporter, or editor, both for print and broadcast.
This book is easily the most handy guide to effective writing you will ever
run across. Designed with the working writer and editor in mind, it provides
a useful reference work for both beginning and veteran journalist. Get the wire-bound
version if you can. The
Art and Craft of Feature Writing Written by a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and based on a Journal in-house
guide to feature writing, this invaluable book is the best treatment I have
ever seen for writers who wish to perfect their craft. I've been told that while
a plumber can teach plumbing, a writer cannot teach writing. This book disproves
that theory. This publication can teach anyone how to write effective features
and longer news stories, and in the process, make you a better writer for hard
news, as well. A must for the serious writer. If
It Bleeds, it Leads: An Anatomy of Television News Follow
the Story,
by Pulitzer-winning author James B. Stewart WRITING
THE NEWS: A Guide for Print Journalists by Walter Fox Now in paperback, this basic guide to newswriting explains clearly how to organize
a news story and write it with style and depth. Using examples from the contemporary
press, the book provides practical information for anyone involved in print
journalism or interested in the rhetoric of news. Nine readable chapters cover
essential journalistic skills, from lead writing and story development to the
handling of quotes and feature techniques. Throughout, the author presents newswriting
as an evolving craft that has had a major impact on literature and communications.
(162 pp., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", paperback, ISBN 0-8138-2675-6, $21.95) AP
Broadcast Newswriting Handbook Broadcast
Voice Handbook (audio cassette)
An often-hilarious
look at TV News
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