This book exposes the internal workings of the field of journalism and provides a guide to the way into the industry. Covering traditional press and magazine as well as radio and television journalism, this is an essential guide.
I read a recent edition of this book. I found it well written, reasonably up-to-date for such a fast moving subject and very interesting throughout. For a beginners' guide it went into a surprising amount of detail.
I'm not a beginner but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to someone who is.