News Writing _ A Handbook for Newspaper Journalists (Translation Series of Journalism and Communication Studies)

Author: Walter Fox (USA)
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Publish Date: 2003-04-02
Features: News is like architecture; the external form always adapts to the internal function. New journalists often feel confused, bewildered, and lost when faced with the strict rules they are expected to follow in writing news, especially when these rules conflict with what they learned in writing classes. They hear that they should arrange materials in a way different from traditional storytelling methods. They also hear that sentences should be short, more verbs should be used than adjectives, and the rules of paragraphing should be abandoned. Of course, while trying to memorize all these pieces of advice, they also hear that they must write reports in a very short time. In the face of today's surging wave of television, the author of this book focuses on the process of news writing. It not only teaches beginners the writing techniques they need but also provides insights for experienced professionals to master all news writing techniques, so that they can attract readers who are accustomed to television and one-dimensional information to read their reports.