English for Journalists

by WynfordHicks (Author), WynfordHicks (Author)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.25

  Why is one reserved for the Royal Family? What style should you use in reported speech? What is the difference between less and fewer ? What are the rules for using apostrophes? How can you spot (and avoid) cliches? English for Journalists answers these questions, and many more. It provides students with a guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing - reporting speech, house style, jargon, cliches - specific to the language of journalism. English for Journalists combines a clear summary of the rules of journalistic writing with advice on when to break them, and each point is illustrated with concise examples. English for Journalists is accessible to all, including those students whose first language is not English. Separate chapters deal with topics such as grammar, spelling and punctuation. Features include a full index, a glossary of words used in journalism and a guide to further reading. It should prove invaluable not only to students but to trainee and working journalists.

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  English for Journalists is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in an accessible style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, the use of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing; with each point illustrated by concise examples. This revised and updated edition includes: an introductory chapter which discusses the present state of English and current trends in journalistic writing a new chapter in the grammar section featuring ten of the most common howlers made by journalists up-to-date examples of spelling, punctuation and usage mistakes published in newspapers and magazines a specimen house-style guide reproduced in full an extended glossary of terms used in journalism.

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $3.25

  English for Journalists is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in an accessible style, beginning with the fundamentals of grammar and the use of English, English for Journalists contains a clear summary of the rules of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, each point is illustrated with concise examples. This revised and updated edition includes: a discussion of the recent debates surrounding the use of standard and idiomatic English a new chapter on the use of arithmetic and figures the correct use and spelling of foreign words together with definitions of commonly used Greek and Latin references a chapter on broadcast journalism, by Harriett Gilbert, which highlights the problems faced by radio and television journalists an updated glossary of journalistic terms and suggestions for further reading