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Getting the Whole Story: Reporting and Writing the News » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Getting the Whole Story: Reporting and Writing the News by Cheryl Gibbs

Authors: Cheryl Gibbs, Tom Warhover
ISBN-13: 9781572307957, ISBN-10: 1572307951
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.
Date Published: July 2002
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Cheryl Gibbs

Book Synopsis

A textbook for a journalism course introducing the process of reporting. The topics include interviewing, observation, community as context, visual elements, and covering a beat. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	The Journalist's Role in Society	7
Ch. 2	What Journalists Do	28
Ch. 3	How News Writing is Different	47
Ch. 4	The Community as a Context for the News	68
Ch. 5	Reporting Basic, Informative News Stories	102
Ch. 6	Writing Basic, Informative News Stories	118
Ch. 7	Framing News Stories	157
Ch. 8	Interviewing	183
Ch. 9	Observation, Curiosity and Note-Taking	208
Ch. 10	Adding Photos, Graphics and Other Visual Elements	223
Ch. 11	General Assignment Reporting	241
Ch. 12	Covering a Beat	271
Ch. 13	In-Depth Stories	303
Ch. 14	Journalists' Rights and Responsibilities	346
Ch. 15	Getting a Job - and Keeping It	365
App. A	Newspaper Jobs	393
App. B	Common Mistakes and Unnecessary Words	398
App. C	Commonly Misspelled Words	408
App. D	A Quick Guide for Covering Emergencies	411
App. E	Journalists' Creeds, Platforms and Codes of Ethics	418
App. F	Glossary of Newsroom Terms	424
	Works Cited	431
	Index	437
	About the Authors	451