Essential Reporting

Essential Reporting

Author: Jon Smith

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2007-09-18

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1446205010

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"If you want a book that instructs you about all the technical skills you need to pass the examinations set by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and embark on a career in journalism, then this is the book for you. It outlines the basic knowledge required to succeed as a trainee reporter. Shorthand, intros, writing styles, subbing, layout, the way newsrooms work and how to find things out are among the range of skills described." - Times Higher Education "Precisely what it says on the cover - a down-to-earth essential handbook for anyone embarking on a career in journalism. All you need to know about avoiding newsroom minefields and attracting the editor′s attention for the right reasons. If only it had been around in my day!′ - Bob Satchwell, Executive Director, Society of Editors This is a book for everyone who wants to be a journalist: a practical guide to all you need to know, learn and do to succeed as a trainee reporter in today′s newsroom. Although the world of journalism is changing fast, as technology blurs the boundaries between newspapers, radio, television and web-based media, the reporter′s core role remains the same: to recognise news, communicate with people, gather information, and create accurate, balanced and readable stories. Essential Reporting, written by an experienced NCTJ examiner, explains how to do this. Contents include: what makes a good reporter what is news, and how to find it how newsrooms work day-to-day life as a reporter key reporting tasks covering courts and councils successful interviewing writing news stories specialist reporting handling sound, pictures and the web It also contains a wealth of advice, tips and warnings from working journalists, a guide to NCTJ training and examinations, a glossary and a guide to further reading. It will be invaluable to anyone embarking on a career in journalism and is the NCTJ′s recommended introductory text for all students on college and university courses preparing them to become successful reporters.


Work-at-Home Company Listing Volume I

Work-at-Home Company Listing Volume I

Author: S. Marie Surles

Publisher: HEA-Employment.com

Published: 2014-12-22

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 1505685869

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A reference and sourcebook of work-at-home company listings. This ebook has compiled a listing of telecommuting companies that previously and currently hire people to work from home. All contact details are provided and verified as of the book's publication. Thousands of professions, industries and occupations to choose from including: Data Entry, Administrative Assistant, Virtual Assistants, Legal Transcription, Medical Transcription, Customer Service Reps, Freelance Writers, Proofreaders, Editors, Translators, Telemarketers and Online Tutors. HEA-Employment.com is a work-at-home job listing service. Our website offers job seekers access to thousands of available work-at-home job opportunities. Over the years we compiled a listing of thousands of legitimate telecommuting companies that hire telecommuters and virtual assistants. The companies listed in this ebook are currently hiring or have hired people to work from home in the past. The companies are accept resumes for current and future job openings. HEA-Employment.com has the most comprehensive work at home job database on the Internet today with access to 1000's of work at home jobs and home based business opportunities from over 1,000 job boards all on one site. From part-time and temporary to full-time and permanent, every type of job is included. You can select when you want to work, how much you want to work and how much you want to be paid. Get both volumes for a complete listing.


Nine Days

Nine Days

Author: Fred Hiatt

Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0385742738

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Tenth-graders Ethan and Ti-Anna go to Hong Kong seeking her father, an exiled Chinese democracy activist who has disappeared, and follow his trail to Vietnam and back, also uncovering illegal activity along the way. Includes author's note and the history behind the novel written by the girl who inspired it.


And Then All Hell Broke Loose

And Then All Hell Broke Loose

Author: Richard Engel

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-02-09

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1451635117

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When he was just twenty-three, a recent graduate of Stanford University, Richard Engel set off to Cairo with $2,000 and dreams of being a reporter. Shortly thereafter he was working freelance for Arab news sources and got a call that a busload of Italian tourists were massacred at a Cairo museum. This was his first view of the carnage these years would pile on. Over two decades, Engel has been under fire, blown out of hotel beds, and taken hostage. He has watched Mubarak and Morsi in Egypt arrested and condemned, reported from Jerusalem, been through the Lebanese war, covered the whole shooting match in Iraq, interviewed Libyan rebels who toppled Gaddafi, reported from Syria as Al-Qaeda stepped in, and was kidnapped in the Syrian crosscurrents of fighting. He goes into Afghanistan with the Taliban and to Iraq with ISIS. Engel takes chances, though not reckless ones, keeps a level head and a sense of humor, as well as a grasp of history in the making. Reporting as NBC's chief foreign correspondent, he reveals his unparalleled access to the major figures, the gritty soldiers, and the helpless victims in the Middle East during this watershed time.