Writing for the Media / (Record no. 3185)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0195699386
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23
Classification number 659.2
Item number RAM
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Raman, Usha.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Writing for the Media /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Usha Raman
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford university press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv; 400p. ;
Other physical details Soft-Bound,
Dimensions 24cm.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE SECTION ONE: NEWS THINKING:<br/>1. Understanding what makes news;<br/>2. Putting together the newspaper;<br/>3. Beginning to write;<br/>SECTION TWO: NEWS GATHERING:<br/>4. Laying the foundations for stories: Collecting information;<br/>5. Developing sources;<br/>6. Interviewing: Drawing information from people;<br/>7. Putting it all together;<br/>8. From 'Fits' to 'Starts';<br/>9. Building body into a story;<br/>10. Taking it to the field;<br/>11. Press conference, press releases, and managed events;<br/>12. Development and social issue reporting;<br/>13. Feature genres;<br/>SECTION FOUR: NEWS EDITING:<br/>14. From copy to printed page.<br/><br/>
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Writing for the media is a comprehensive textbook designed for students of mass communication and journalism courses.It provides guidelines for writing news and features for newspaper and magazines, and writing for the web.<br/>Readers are introduced to the dynamics of news production for print: from editorial decision making to reporting, editing, and layout.Broadly, the writing process is divided into four stages: conception, collection of information,construction of stories, and correction or editing. In addition, the various genres of newspaper/magazine writing are dealt with in detail: basic news stories, features of various kinds,profiles, investigative and research-based stories, and special interest stories. The approach in each of these cases is to study the 'anatomy' of a published story and follow it through from inception to publicatio, using first-hand reports from the writers.<br/>The book covers the basics of various areas of media such as reporting, editing, newspaper management, layout of stories, etc. in a comprehensive manner with Indian examples. With its practice-based approach and lucid style of presentation, the book would be equally useful for working media professionals.<br/> Includes a language refresher, with examples of how writing can be made more crisp and correct.<br/> Uses examples drawn from newspaper and magazines<br/> Provides interviews with working journalists across the print media to give a hand-on perspective<br/> Contains critical thinking questions throughout the text for classroom discussions<br/> Provides project ideas at the end of each chapter for practical assignments.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Tetso College Library Tetso College Library Mass Communication 22/07/2016 285.00 659.2 RAM 0012 22/07/2016 22/07/2016 Books

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