Reporting for the Media

by Fred Fedler, John R. Bender, Lucinda Davenport

Now in its eighth edition, Reporting for the Media continues its outstanding tradition in journalism education. Providing both students and instructors with a firm foundation on which to build journalistic success, it emphasizes the most important skills and characteristics of effective
reporters--how to be engaged in and curious about the world and how to articulate a good story.
Reporting for the Media, 8/e , introduces students to news writing and reporting by focusing on such basics as grammar and mechanics, traditional story structures and styles, interviewing techniques, reporting on speeches and meetings, and common ethical dilemmas. Taking into consideration the
increasingly multimedia nature of journalism, this new edition includes material on broadcast writing and convergence. It also covers prewriting, using the Internet, and computer-assisted reporting. The eighth edition features new exercises in nearly every chapter, expanded coverage of
grammar--including parts of speech--and thoroughly updated real-life examples and illustrations, many covering issues that have arisen since 9/11. As in previous editions, this book features reading lists, discussion questions, suggested projects, five useful appendices, and end-of-chapter
checklists. Reporting for the Media, 8/e , is an ideal text for introductory news writing and reporting courses.

Genres: Journalism

704 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1996

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the best introductory journalism textbook I've encountered. Includes several great assignments for in-class work; also drives home the importance of factchecking (many of the assignments feature mispellings/contradictions that force students to verify the info). Effectively teaches nuts & bolts journalism while encouraging students to develop their news sense.

An all-porpose text for an intro class.

[Shannon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Surely there are better texts than this. I would have learned a ton more from Perry Parks' Making Important News Interesting. I hope that's the new JRN 200 text.