News reporting and writing

by Brian Brooks

The Missouri Group’s clear and authoritative step-by-step approach comes from years in the field and in the classroom. Through extensive contemporary examples and dependable, no-frills advice, the Missouri Group teaches students the reporting and writing skills they need to become effective journalists in every medium and for every beat. The ninth edition of News Reporting and Writing addresses students’ greatest challenges by providing more writing help than ever before. It prepares students for the realities of today’s news rooms with the most contemporary coverage of new trends in journalism including convergence, citizen journalism, and researching online. A reinvigorated new text design emphasizes what’s important, increases ease of navigation, and makes salient features and examples quicker and easier to find.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, School, Journalism

571 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Eva]

- No Rating

Textbook for my COMM 260 News Writing Class that I took during my spring semester of my junior year of college, 2022. Solid text, more explanations/examples then information but was reliable to study from for tests.

What you get out of this all depends on how your professor uses this book, therefore I didn’t rate it.

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this back in 1989 when I was toying with the idea of writing for a living. It was a decent basic writing book with an emphasis on getting noticed and writing to be memorable. I would recommend this as a beginner's journalism book.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its a textbook, and for a textbook really not so bad. For a 100 level class, I think it provided a good deal of detail and a decent overview of the subject, journalism.

There were some nice sidebar hints, tips and tricks, and all that. The only thing lacking was a bit more depth to the discussion of AP Style, but I imagine the authors assumed you would receive that part of the discussion in class.

I purchased a separate book to help with the AP style sides of things - it turned out to be the one recommended in the text, so that was rather nice.

Not a bad read if you are interested in learning more about the art of being a journalist.

[Annalisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great textbook for my journalism class. Excellent examples. To the point. Easy to read. (And doesn't use fragments like I do; I promise .). The accompanying workbook is also quite good, though a bit dense.

[George · Rating 3 out of 5]

What didn't I know already? A good starting point/foundation, but not a bible.

[Jaen]

thankful for this book!

[Trang Ngo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Đọc sách dạy viết tiếng Anh mà bằng tiếng Việt nên hơi chán.
Kiến thức thì ok, nhưng đa phần bỏ qua mấy đoạn ví dụ về cách viết vì đọc tiếng Việt chả hiểu gì.

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

buy if your field, borrow if not

[casetheplace]

Impeccable leads! Inverted pyramid! High five!

[La Trưởng]

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