Author:
Publisher:
Keywords: journalists, law
Number of Pages: 448
Published:
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0582823110
ISBN-13: 9780582823112

Author: Professor Jay Rosen
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: journalists
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2001-04-01
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0300089074
ISBN-13: 9780300089073

The public journalism movement emerged after the 1988 presidential election as a countermeasure against eroding trust in the news media and widespread public disillusionment with politics and civic affairs. In this book, public journalism advocate Jay Rosen recalls the history of the movement and explains how its innovations offer an opportunity to revitalize the press and improve civic life.

Author: Mrs Ursula Smartt
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: journalists, law, media
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2006-08-10
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 1412908477
ISBN-13: 9781412908474

Media Law for Journalists functions as both an introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing U.K. journalists. It is intended as a course textbook for students, first and foremost. However, it is also intended to help keep journalists out of jail and on the right side of the law. The book presumes no prior legal knowledge but covers all the relevant areas including: defamation, privacy, contempt of court, freedom of expression, and intellectual property. It also looks at the difference between the English and Scottish legal systems as they pertain to the media. function

Author: Wynford Hick
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: journalists, writing
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1999-06-28
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0415184452
ISBN-13: 9780415184458

Writing for Journalists is about the craft of journalistic writing: how to put one word after another so that the reader gets the message or the joke, goes on reading and comes back for more. It introduces the reader to the essentials of good writing, making use of many examples of previously published work and critically analyzing stories and reviews from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, periodicals and specialist trade journals. Whether students, trainees or professionals, this handy guide is perfect for anyone who writes for newspapers and periodicals.

Author:
Publisher: Arno
Keywords: journalists, american, trials, alton
Number of Pages: 158
Published: 1970
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0405016840
ISBN-13: 9780405016844

Author: Angela Phillips
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: journalists, writing
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2007-01-19
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 1412919177
ISBN-13: 9781412919173

This is a book about the art of writing for newspapers and magazine, but doesn’t look at punctuation, spelling, and the stylistic conventions of ‘everyday’ journalism. Instead, Good Writing For Journalists presents extended examples of writing which are powerful, memorable, colorful, or funny. Each piece is contextualized and analyzed encouraging readers to learn from the best practitioners. This book inspires those who want to make their writing individual and memorable. Along the way the major elements of non-fiction writing are introduced, in chapters organized by genre

Author: S. L. Alexander
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: journalists, handbook, courts, covering
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2003-05
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0742520226
ISBN-13: 9780742520226

Detailed descriptions of each step of the judicial process along with tips from top journalists allow for a comprehensive analysis of courtroom activities.