Telling the Story: The Convergence of Print, Broadcast and Online Media

by The Missouri Group, George Kennedy, Daryl Moen

Out of the prestigious Missouri School of Journalism, the world’s first journalism school, and from the Missouri Group comes the fourth edition of Telling the Story . Praised for its concise, straightforward approach, the book teaches students the bedrocks of good journalism — from beat reporting, conducting interviews, and strong writing to the unchanging goals of fairness, accuracy and ethics — across all media, print, broadcast, and online. At the same time, Telling the Story prepares students for the ongoing changes in today’s converged newsrooms with the most up-to-date information and guidelines on new trends and technologies — from blogging to podcasting to syndicated newsfeeds.

Genres: Journalism, Writing, Textbooks

416 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Claire]

I only had to read a certain number of chapters for my Journalism class this semester, but still marking it (if only to help me reach my "goal" of however many books I decided I wanted to read this year!). Overall, I think this is a handy reference book covering the foundational elements of modern journalism, emphasizing the importance of digital journalism in this century, in particular. I thought the chapters on law (libel, civil vs. criminal cases, etc.) were especially handy for introducing people like me to the possible legal implications of what gets written, and how different crimes and trials are reported on, in different media (local newspapers, social media, feature stories...)

[Mark Youngkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good comprehensive introductory journalism text from the faculty of the University of Missouri, home of a well regarded journalism program. The 2013 edition includes fairly current coverage of how to use new media, including social media, in news coverage. Perhaps the fast change of pace of these forms of media call for annual editions. It will be useful in my teaching of introductory journalism courses this fall.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this a 4-star rating because, as an intro to journalism, it does a fine job. I was bored in places, but that's mainly because so mich of this was a review. I've been writing inverted pyramids for years, I didn't need to be taught how to write one. But that's not the book's fault. The chapters on journalism law and ethics were particularly good, and especially relevant in today's "fake news" pandemonium.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very informative book. I thought it had a lot to teach, but I'm not sure if it will stand the test of time because the content inside is constantly changing - the use of the internet and such. I learned from this book, but it wasn't completely engaging and interesting. I thought it was a nicely condensed book featuring the field of communication though. I read all the chapters and it had exercises at the end of each one. I wouldn't recommend unless you needed it for class.

*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009...

[Mark Youngkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good comprehensive introductory journalism text from the faculty of the University of Missouri, home of a well regarded journalism program. The 2013 edition includes fairly current coverage of how to use new media, including social media, in news coverage. Perhaps the fast change of pace of these forms of media call for annual editions. It will be useful in my teaching of introductory journalism courses this fall.

[Jennifer Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another text book. This one was for my journalism class. It gave me a lot of different ways to look at writing. I am always inspired to write when I read books about writing. I pulled an A in this class.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 2010 Journ122 textbook.

[Skai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This workbook was required for my journalism class. Newswriting and reporting I