News writing
McKane, Anna
News writing - New Delhi Sage Pubs. India Pvt. Ltd. 2009 - xi,196p.
CONTENTS Foreword vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xi 1What Makes News? 1 2Gathering the News 16 3The Intro 27 4Structure Part 1: The Inverted Pyramid 46 5Structure Part 2: The News Story as Answers 57 6Structure Part 3: Avoiding Narrative 68 7Other News Writing Models for Intros 77 8Accuracy 85 9The Language of News 1: Choosing the Right Words 94 10The Language of News 2: Sentence Structure, Brevity and Clarity 105 11The Language of News 3: Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation 113 12Subbing and Presentation: The View from the Bridge by Christopher McKane, Executive Editor, The Times 141 13Other Models Used on News Pages 148 Epilogue 162 Further Reading 163 Glossary 165 Appendix : News Stories in the National Press July 18/19 2005 171 Index 195
1412919150
Journalism--Authorship
Publicity--Authorship
Press releases--Authorship
Report writing
070.44 / McK
News writing - New Delhi Sage Pubs. India Pvt. Ltd. 2009 - xi,196p.
CONTENTS Foreword vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xi 1What Makes News? 1 2Gathering the News 16 3The Intro 27 4Structure Part 1: The Inverted Pyramid 46 5Structure Part 2: The News Story as Answers 57 6Structure Part 3: Avoiding Narrative 68 7Other News Writing Models for Intros 77 8Accuracy 85 9The Language of News 1: Choosing the Right Words 94 10The Language of News 2: Sentence Structure, Brevity and Clarity 105 11The Language of News 3: Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation 113 12Subbing and Presentation: The View from the Bridge by Christopher McKane, Executive Editor, The Times 141 13Other Models Used on News Pages 148 Epilogue 162 Further Reading 163 Glossary 165 Appendix : News Stories in the National Press July 18/19 2005 171 Index 195
1412919150
Journalism--Authorship
Publicity--Authorship
Press releases--Authorship
Report writing
070.44 / McK