Authors: Wynford Hicks
ISBN-13: 9780415404204, ISBN-10: 0415404207
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: January 2007
Edition: REV
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:
Preface | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
How to use this book | ||
1 | The use of English | 1 |
2 | Grammar: the rules | 3 |
3 | Grammar: mistakes and confusions | 15 |
4 | Spelling | 29 |
5 | Punctuation | 38 |
6 | Reporting speech | 51 |
7 | House style | 56 |
8 | Style | 59 |
9 | Words | 66 |
10 | Foreign words | 84 |
11 | Figures | 105 |
12 | Broadcast journalism | 109 |
Glossary of terms used in journalism | 116 | |
Further reading | 123 | |
Index | 128 |