Writing the News: A Guide for Print Journalists

by Walter Fox

The third edition of Writing the News continues the tradition of its predecessors by providing journalists with a clear and concise introduction to the craft of newswriting. In addition to updating and adding to the number of examples from the contemporary press, this new edition includes a section on the increasingly popular narrative form of the news feature and an expanded chapter on news style.

Genres: Writing

168 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1977

About the author

Walter Fox has had more than four decades of experience as a professional journalist, editor, communications specialist and journalism professor. He has taught journalism at Temple and West Chester universities in Pennsylvania, and has worked as a reporter and editor for wire services and daily and national newspapers. His book, "Writing the News: A Guide for Print Journalists," has been published abroad in China, India and Bulgaria.

He is a graduate of St. Joseph's University (Philadelphia) and the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.