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Journalism: Principles and Practice
Will prove extremely relevant and popular on courses where students are pursuing Media and Journalism degrees' - "Granville Williams, Huddersfield University "
Journalism: Principles and Practice is essential reading for students, teachers and journalists. It seems destined to become a classic text of journalism education' - "Professor Bob Franklin, Cardiff University
"'Journalism: Principles and Practice combines practical advice with critical reflection and draws on Tony's 20 years' experience as a journalist. It explains how to "do journalism," how to be a journalist and how to relate all the well-intentioned theory about the profession to doing the real job in the real world' - "Hold the Front Page
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Novel, user-friendly layout... exhilarating and inspiring... seldom, if ever, have the practical and the theoretical been so well assimilated' - "Free Press
"This excellent and easy-to-read book will help young journalists understand the real nature of today's media - and their role within in' - "Jeremy Dear, NUJ, General Secretary
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Offering a wide-ranging introduction to journalism and combining the experience and advice of practising journalists with insights gained by the academic study of journalism, Journalism: Principles and Practice
- relates theory to practice throughout
- spans print, broadcasting and online journalism
- includes sections on news, features, sources, interviewing, and ethics
- includes a Style Guide for Journalists and a list of useful websites
In addition to explaining how to do' journalism, each chapter introduces a range of more theoretical concepts designed to encourage reflective practice. However, it also uses the perspective of practitioners to question media theory.
Journalism: Principles and Practice is essential reading for students, teachers and journalists. It seems destined to become a classic text of journalism education' - "Professor Bob Franklin, Cardiff University
"'Journalism: Principles and Practice combines practical advice with critical reflection and draws on Tony's 20 years' experience as a journalist. It explains how to "do journalism," how to be a journalist and how to relate all the well-intentioned theory about the profession to doing the real job in the real world' - "Hold the Front Page
"
Novel, user-friendly layout... exhilarating and inspiring... seldom, if ever, have the practical and the theoretical been so well assimilated' - "Free Press
"This excellent and easy-to-read book will help young journalists understand the real nature of today's media - and their role within in' - "Jeremy Dear, NUJ, General Secretary
"
Offering a wide-ranging introduction to journalism and combining the experience and advice of practising journalists with insights gained by the academic study of journalism, Journalism: Principles and Practice
- relates theory to practice throughout
- spans print, broadcasting and online journalism
- includes sections on news, features, sources, interviewing, and ethics
- includes a Style Guide for Journalists and a list of useful websites
In addition to explaining how to do' journalism, each chapter introduces a range of more theoretical concepts designed to encourage reflective practice. However, it also uses the perspective of practitioners to question media theory.
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256 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2003
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February 11, 2015
A very good introduction to journalism. It would be good to see this revised and updated as the examples of journalism come from the early 2000s and while it covers online journalism very well, things have moved on. Nevertheless Tony Harcup is very readable and very balanced.
January 16, 2022
An excellent introduction to journalism. It would be good to see this revised and updated as the examples of journalism come from the early 2000s and while it covers online journalism very well, things have moved on. Nevertheless, Tony Harcup is very readable and very balanced.
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