Writing for Journalists

by Wynford Hicks, Harriett Gilbert

Writing for Journalists is about the craft of journalistic 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.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Journalism

168 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1999

Reviews

[Khanh Nguyen]

useful tricks and vivid examples, various references for reading, highly recommended, personally i like the chapter of Styles

[NEWMARKJRESEARCH]

This book is available as an ebook:

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[Bec]

Again, could do with an update (although there is a separate section for online), but on the whole rather useful.