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Letters from the editor : lessons on journalism and life / William F. Woo ; edited with an introduction by Philip Meyer.
LIBRA PN4733 .W66 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woo, William F., 1936-2006.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Journalism.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 195 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- "A collection of essays by the first person outside the Pulitzer family to edit the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the first Asian American to edit a major American newspaper. William F. Woo touches on a wide range of subjects to inspire the next generation of journalists"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I What Business Are We In?
- 1 Never Be Satisfied with Merely Printing the News 7
- 2 My Old Secondhand Sweater 14
- 3 A Penonal life and an Occupation 18
- 4 A Journalist's Thanksgiving 22
- 5 Our Journalism and Our Humanity 26
- 6 The Great Purpose 30
- 7 Who Owns a Newspaper? 34
- Part II The Craft of Journalism
- 8 Stacking the Deck 41
- 9 Writing for the Humble Heart 44
- 10 Knowing Enough 46
- 11 The People Watching in the Distance 50
- 12 Simple Writing Is Not Easy Writing 53
- 13 Choosing the Right Words 57
- 14 The Use of Advance Copy: An Example 61
- 15 Stay with Your Story 67
- 16 We Dissect a Column 71
- 17 Keeping Control 75
- 18 The Importance of a Second Look 79
- 19 Our Changing Popular Culture 83
- 20 Attention to Detail 86
- 21 The Uses of Introspection 89
- 22 A Column Writer's Freedom 93
- 23 The Parable of the Unhappy People 97
- 24 Be Aware of Style 102
- 25 Writing for the Ages 106
- 26 Artist of Small Perfection 110
- Part III The Obligations of Journalism
- 27 The Three Pulitzers and Their Ideals 117
- 28 A Failure to Verify 121
- 29 Read, Read, Read 125
- 30 The Importance of Character 129
- 31 Children and War 132
- 32 A Case of Libel 136
- 33 Independence from Government 140
- 34 Serving the Public Trust 144
- 35 To Travel Far, You Must Choose a Direction 148
- 36 The Sin of Pride 151
- 37 The Limits of Free Expression 155
- 38 Ethical Journalism versus Journalism Ethics 160
- 39 Avoiding Stereotypes 164
- 40 Narrative Journalism and Its Risks 168
- 41 Beware the Master Narrative 172
- 42 Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy 176
- 43 Reconciling Journalism and Humanity 180
- 44 The Time Has Come 184.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826217509
- 0826217508
- 9780826217554
- 0826217559
- OCLC:
- 123136767
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