Writing for Journalists (Media Skills)

by Adams Sally (Contributor), Adams Sally (Contributor), Wynford Hicks (Author), Harriett Gilbert (Contributor), Tim Holmes (Contributor)

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  Paperback
  2016

  $4.91

  The new edition of Writing for Journalists focuses on the key issue for writers working across all forms of media today: how to produce clear, engaging and illuminating copy that will keep the reader hooked from start to finish.

  Written by skilled specialist contributors and drawing on a broad range of examples to illustrate the best professional practice, this edition includes:

  • chapters on how to write news, features and reviews whatever the format used for delivery
  • expanded chapters on writing for digital publication in both shortform and longform
  • top tips on writing columns and blogs from leading professionals
  • an exploration of the importance of style and its impact on great journalistic writing
  • an extensive glossary of terms used in journalism and suggestions for further reading

  This is an essential guide to good writing for all practising journalists and students of journalism.