Modern News Reporting: Understanding and Expression

Author: Zheng Sili/Zheng Yu
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book adopts a micro-journalism perspective and mindset, focusing on specific real-life cases to illustrate broader concepts and skills in modern news reporting. Consequently, the narrative style of the book is primarily micro-narrative, manifested in the following aspects:
First, the critique and deconstruction of the "grand narrative." The "postmodern" and "new historicism" question the traditional grand narrative approach, arguing that it tends to be metaphysical and seems to be spoken by some grand voice—so who is it? What qualification does it have to preach to the masses? They believe that traditional universities are the most representative venues for grand narratives. The authors of this book fully agree and have therefore shifted their approach.
Second, inspiration from the MBA case teaching method in economics. MBA programs teach economic principles through specific cases, which are detailed and realistic, often drawn from real-world management operations, offering significant learning insights. News reporting is highly practical, and this model can beed.
Third, integrating news concepts with news practice. Through specific reporting cases, readers can observe several successful news texts or general texts, providing references for learning. This is the primary reason why the book offers as many reporting cases as possible.
Fourth, introducing the "reading images" explanation method. In the text, relevant news images are included as much as possible to enhance the visual impression and understanding of the material. By the way, all the textual and image cases cited in this book are "factual news" reports and images from legitimate publications.
The book presents its arguments in a relaxed, essay-like style, while placing the reader in an interactive dialogue position. The author often engages in conversations with the reader through tones of inquiry, seeking advice, and providing answers.