An Introduction to Journalism examines the skills needed to work as a journalist in newspapers, television, radio, and online. This book provides case studies as a guide to researching stories, interviewing, and writing for each medium, as well as recording material for both radio and television. It offers a wide range of comments and tips on the best way to approach stories and includes interviews with journalists working on a variety of news outlets, from the BBC to weekly newspapers.
Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox. The world had more journalism, across a wider range of media, than at any time since the birth of the western free press in the eighteenth century. Western journalists had found themselves under a cloud of suspicion: from politicians, philosophers, the general public, anti-globalization radicals, religious groups, and even from fellow journalists. Critics argued that the news industry had lost its moral bearings, focusing on high investment returns rather than reporting and analysing the political, economic, and social issues of the day. Journalism has a central and profound impact on our worldview; we find it everywhere from newspapers and television, to radio and the Internet. In the new edition of this thought-provoking and provocative Very Short Introduction, Ian Hargreaves examines the world of contemporary journalism. By looking not only at what journalism has been in the past, but also what it is becoming in the digital age, he examines the big issues relating to reportage, warfare, celebrity culture, privacy, and technology worldwide. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Anyone studying journalism, or training for the industry, will benefit from the broad scope of information and guidance packed into this textbook. Those already employed in journalism or related areas will also find it useful as a reference book. Essential techniques employed by journalists working across all media are supplemented with detailed sections on the workings of public administration, law, health and safety, regulation and training. Each chapter concludes with suggested learning activities and an extensive list of resources for further study and investigation. The approach throughout chapters covering background issues (e.g. law) is 'journalism centred': all topics are related to the interests and concerns of journalists and journalism. Students of the City and Guilds Diploma in Media Techniques will find the book particularly relevant to their studies as it has been developed to reflect the syllabus of this course.
Designed to engage, inspire and challenge students while laying out the fundamentals of the craft, Principles of American Journalism introduces readers to the core values of journalism and its singular role in a democracy. From the First Amendment to Facebook, the new and revised edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the guiding principles of journalism and what makes it unique: the profession's ethical and legal foundations; its historical and modern precepts; the economic landscape of journalism; the relationships among journalism and other social institutions; the key issues and challenges that contemporary journalists face. Case studies, exercises, and an interactive companion website encourage critical thinking about journalism and its role in society, making students more mindful practitioners of journalism and more informed media consumers.
Science Journalism: An Introduction gives wide-ranging guidance on producing journalistic content about different areas of scientific research. It provides a step-by-step guide to mastering the practical skills necessary for covering scientific stories and explaining the business behind the industry. Martin W. Angler, an experienced science and technology journalist, covers the main stages involved in getting an article written and published; from choosing an idea, structuring your pitch, researching and interviewing, to writing effectively for magazines, newspapers and online publications. There are chapters dedicated to investigative reporting, handling scientific data and explaining scientific practice and research findings to a non-specialist audience. Coverage in the chapters is supported by reading lists, review questions and practical exercises. The book also includes extensive interviews with established science journalists, scholars and scientists that provide tips on building a career in science journalism, address what makes a good reporter and discuss the current issues they face professionally. The book concludes by laying out the numerous available routes into science journalism, such as relevant writing programs, fellowships, awards and successful online science magazines. For students of journalism and professional journalists at all levels, this book offers an invaluable overview of contemporary science journalism with an emphasis on professional journalistic practice and success in the digital age.
Introduction. 1. Setting Up. Uploading the Future. What Is a Multitude Journalism Story? Hardware Needs. Software Needs. Larry Pryor of the Online Journalism Review, A Century Opens, a Century Closes. 2. Day One. The New Grammar. Reconciling Experts and Amateurs. How to Begin Without Tripping at the Start Line. John Pavlik of the Center for New Media, Columbia University School of Journalism, Transforming Journalism Education. 3. Way New Journalism Meets Lord Northcliff. Primary Issues in Reporting an Online Publication. Basic Reporting. Retractions, Corrections, Clarifications. Traps and Triumphs in Partnerships. Advertising. David Weir of Salon.com, The Role of Journalist as Both Church and State in New Media. 4. Gathering Digital Data. Essential Rules of the Game. Using Search Engines. Computer Assisted Reporting. E-mail, Newsgroups, and Mailing Lists. Digitalized Photography and Sound. Mark Potts, Internet Journalism Consultant, Musing on the Future of Journalism. 5.A Message for Each Medium. Writing for the Web. Hyperlinks. Using Video to Tell a Story. The Power of Audio. Still Photography in an Age of Motion. Graphics Getting Graphic. Interactivity in Journalism. Jane Ellen Stevens of the Online Journalists Association, Where Are the New Storytellers? 6. Convergence. Design Online. Fitting the Multiples into a Medium. What Works Right Now. Preparing for What Will Work Tomorrow. Fred Stefany of ReacTV, Converging Cyber-Journalism. 7. Multimedia Editing. Seeing the Parts. Ethics in Online Journalism. Seeing the Whole. Rewriting, Reshooting, Redrawing, Rescripting. Richard Gingras of Excite@Home, Five Hot Tips, or How to Deal with the 26-Year-Old Harvard MBA Who'd Rather You Didn't Exist. 8. Preparing for Liftoff. Final Edits. Libel. Stitching It All Together. Last Minute Emergencies. The Launch. Rusty Coats of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.com, It's All about Invention. 9.A Journalist's Introduction to Online Intellectual Property. Copyright and Fair Use. Trademarks and Soundmarks. Copyright Checklist. James Wheaton of the First Amendment Project, The New Information Railroad. 10. Issues in the Future of Online Journalism. The Doubts about Online Journalism. The Opportunities for Doing It Right. The Work Ahead. A Parting Salutation. John Markoff of the New York Times, Farewell to the Web.
As the world of politics and public affairs has gradually changed beyond recognition over the past two decades, journalism too has been transformed... yet the study of news and journalism often seems stuck with ideas and debates which have lost much of their critical purchase. Journalism is at a crossroads: it needs to reaffirm core values and rediscover key activities, almost certainly in new forms, or it risks losing its distinctive character as well as its commercial basis. Journalism Studies is a polemical textbook that rethinks the field of journalism studies for the contemporary era. Organised around three central themes – ownership, objectivity and the public – Journalism Studies addresses the contexts in which journalism is produced, practised and disseminated. It outlines key issues and debates, reviewing established lines of critique in relation to the state of contemporary journalism, then offering alternative ways of approaching these issues, seeking to reconceptualise them in order to suggest an agenda for change and development in both journalism studies and journalism itself. Journalism Studies is a concise and accessible introduction to contemporary journalism studies, and will be highly useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students on a range of Journalism, Media and Communications courses.
When you combine the sheer scale and range of digital information now available with a journalist’s "nose for news" and her ability to tell a compelling story, a new world of possibility opens up. With The Data Journalism Handbook, you’ll explore the potential, limits, and applied uses of this new and fascinating field. This valuable handbook has attracted scores of contributors since the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation launched the project at MozFest 2011. Through a collection of tips and techniques from leading journalists, professors, software developers, and data analysts, you’ll learn how data can be either the source of data journalism or a tool with which the story is told—or both. Examine the use of data journalism at the BBC, the Chicago Tribune, the Guardian, and other news organizations Explore in-depth case studies on elections, riots, school performance, and corruption Learn how to find data from the Web, through freedom of information laws, and by "crowd sourcing" Extract information from raw data with tips for working with numbers and statistics and using data visualization Deliver data through infographics, news apps, open data platforms, and download links
