Modern News Writing Tutorial

Author: Dong Guang'an
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: New Century Journalism and Communication Series. This book is the result of the author's more than two decades of teaching and research in news practice. It is also a newly revised and enriched work based on the author's previously published two writing textbooks, featuring more contemporary characteristics. The book is divided into sixteen chapters, comprehensively, systematically, and scientifically elaborating on the theoretical knowledge of news writing and the basic principles of various genres, incorporating cutting-edge research findings in today's journalism field. The chapter on an overview of news reporting summarizes the standards for selecting news facts, the grasp of public opinion guidance, the refinement of themes, and the organization and planning of news communication. The other fifteen chapters provide specific and in-depth analyses and explanations of major news reporting genres, such as news reports, features, interviews, and photo essays, covering both theory and practice, as well as principles and applications. Additionally, it offers fresh interpretations of various types related to key areas of news reporting, including economics, society, science and technology, law, sports, entertainment, and the internet. As the author states in the preface: the systematicity of theory, the practicality of methods, and the guidance for practice are the ultimate goals of compiling this textbook. The book is exemplary in its examples, innovative in perspective, and avant-garde in its viewpoints. Both seasoned professionals and newcomers in the field of journalism, as well as students and enthusiasts of news, can benefit from it.