How to Be a Journalist (Revised Edition of Journalism Starter Series)

Author: Wu Jincai
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-03
Features: Most of the content in the original book consists of lecture outlines by the author from various speaking engagements, with some parts lacking certain connections. This revision has enhanced the logical coherence and continuity of the arguments. New materials on recent news practices, such as online news reporting and innovations in journalistic styles, have been added. Practical materials for journalists have also been included. Notably, several appendices such as the "News Release Calendar" and the "Top 100 Typographical Errors Made by Journalists" have been added for reference during interviews and writing. News work provides society with specific, vivid, and language and text models every day. Therefore, the normative and accuracy of these models are particularly important. Xinhua News Agency, as a national news agency, places great emphasis on this in its editorial work. Following the publication of Xinhua English Editorial System, the compilation of Xinhua Chinese Editorial Guidelines has begun this year.