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020 _a1412919150
082 _a070.44
_bMcK
100 _aMcKane, Anna
245 _aNews writing
260 _aNew Delhi
_bSage Pubs. India Pvt. Ltd.
_c2009
300 _axi,196p.
500 _aCONTENTS 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
890 _aIndia
891 _aFAH - MAJ
999 _c24159
_d24159
650 _aJournalism--Authorship
_aPublicity--Authorship
_aPress releases--Authorship
_aReport writing