News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media, Fifth Edition

by Bruce D. Itule, Douglas A. Anderson

News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media, 5/e is a skills orientated approach to news writing and reporting. Its practical, almost handbook, style allows an instructor the flexibility to teach directly from the text and add his/her own material. McGraw-Hill is also proud to announce Bruce Itule won the 1999 Freedom Forum Teacher of the Year award for outstanding teaching. The Freedom Forum Teacher of the Year is awarded to three instructors annually in recognition of outstanding classroom teaching in the core areas of print and broadcast journalism instruction.

471 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1991

Reviews

[nic · Rating 4 out of 5]

suggested reading for journ class, got a hold of 6th edition. loved the examples used. a lot of the advice is still relevant, but whenever the author talked about using a 'recorder' i laughed a bit.

[Chido Nwakanma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a how-to book in the best traditions. It takes the reader, beginning students of journalism, through the bases and the technicalities of the foundation of journalism. Reporting and writing the news are at the heart of the journalistic enterprise. A grounding in these two areas is critical for all who come to the profession.
News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media is classic as well as contemporary. From the Five W's and H through grammar, beat reporting, attribution and interviewing, the authors show a deep understanding and spice their work with practical examples. I like the introduction of a section on reporting numbers and basic mathematics -reporters have traditionally dodged these areas with not so pleasant consequences. The Ethics chapter is built on the Social Responsibility theory of the press: that theoretical underpinning helps to expand the concept and bring it to life.
Highly recommended.