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Inside Reporting
No other textbook offers a more engaging and accessible approach to newswriting than "Inside Reporting." While emphasizing the basics, this new edition offers a wealth of information on digital reporting and packaging stories in modern, interactive ways. It also includes more useful advice on feature writing--from stories to reviews and column-writing--than any other textbook in the field.
352 pages, Paperback
First published July 7, 2006
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December 30, 2020
It covers the basics of everything you need to know about journalism and much more
December 29, 2014
One of the worst textbooks I have ever read. The author operates on the principle that students are too stupid and lack the attention and focus to read paragraphs of normal, organizaed text, and has created a clusterfuck of a textbook in response.
Everything is separated into clearly defined boxes, and there's a million of them to a page. Sidebars of quotes, stories, recommendations, biographies, etc. There is no pattern or regularity to what will appear in the boxes for each chapter, just random shit. I often skimmed through chapters listlessly, with no idea what was important, pointless, or just filler. I took very sparse notes, and then ended up struggling with the open book final because of the terrible organization.
This textbook literally feels like my own version of hell. I had this thought every single time I needed to read it.
Everything is separated into clearly defined boxes, and there's a million of them to a page. Sidebars of quotes, stories, recommendations, biographies, etc. There is no pattern or regularity to what will appear in the boxes for each chapter, just random shit. I often skimmed through chapters listlessly, with no idea what was important, pointless, or just filler. I took very sparse notes, and then ended up struggling with the open book final because of the terrible organization.
This textbook literally feels like my own version of hell. I had this thought every single time I needed to read it.
December 14, 2024
buy if your field, borrow if not
November 4, 2019
A good introduction to the basics of journalism, but horrifically overpriced. $100+ per copy? That's madness. It's good, but not solid gold. Your best bet is to find it used.
January 27, 2022
It's not often I'll read a textbook, but I was looking for a primer on journalism and this really did the job. The magazine style layout took a bit to get used to, but it actually made it really easy to scan and skip around to get what I needed.
December 31, 2017
You'd think a textbook on Journalism would be as black and white as newsprint, reporting 'just the facts ma'am", but Tim Harrower made it fun! Written humorously but still giving us the inverted pyramid of information, he illustrated points with punny character names such as Robin Banks. (In a story about a crook robbing banks.) They always made our class laugh, (or groan). Personally, I cracked up every time.
I regret renting this baby as I am going on to Journalism 2. Even though we won't need it, I would've enjoyed keeping it for reference and entertainment alone.
I regret renting this baby as I am going on to Journalism 2. Even though we won't need it, I would've enjoyed keeping it for reference and entertainment alone.
December 5, 2013
Easy to read and filled with interesting information, this book could serve as a instructive text for someone considering journalism or a fun read for anyone else. Brief without skipping important information, Harrower addresses broadcast news, the history of news, how the internet impacts news, reporting for disasters, ethics and laws for reporters, and much more. I would highly recommend this book to anyone if only for them to learn more about the news industry.
October 9, 2011
One of the best journalism books I ever read in college. The easy to read magazine layout of the book was perfect. Along with the main text of the book sub sections and side bars of supplemental material added a perfect amount of various material. Quotes, lists, and interesting side stories were supplies in a great format.
June 17, 2009
An awesome book! I wish that I'd had this when I first started teaching newspaper. Lots of great examples, easy to read format - very graphic and visual. Information is chunked into smaller, more digestible bits. I will recommend that this become our textbook at our next adoption.
May 9, 2016
I love this book as much for the visual aesthetic as for the info-packed content. It's like a Bible for new reporters. Written as a college-level text, I've found it super useful for my high school students and although a textbook, I've actually enjoyed reading it.
September 18, 2012
We really didn't do much in this book in the class I used in in. I should probably go through and read some parts...
October 19, 2015
One of the best reporting books.
It is a magazine like, very interesting indeed!
will write a complete review later ISA
It is a magazine like, very interesting indeed!
will write a complete review later ISA
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