Specialist journalism / edited by Barry Turner and Richard Orange.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turner, Barry, 1954-

Orange, Richard, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Specialized journalism--Vocational guidance.

Specialized journalism.

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

xii, 216 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Combining practical 'how to' skills with reflection on the place of each specialism in the industry, this guide features the skills needed to cover specialist areas, including writing match reports for sport, reviewing the arts and dealing with complex information for science. This book will also discuss how specialist journalists have contributed to the mainstream news agenda, as well as analysing how different issues have been covered in each specialism, such as the credit crunch, global warming, national crime statistics and the celebrity culture in sport. Areas covered include:

Sport

Business

Politics

Crime

Environment

Fashion

Food

Music

Media

Science

Health

Law

Travel

War

Wine Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Richard Orange with Barry Turner

Sports reporting / Nick Spencer

Business journalism / Colm Murphy

Politics journalism / Kevin Rafter

Crime journalism / Barry Turner

International journalism / Ben McConville and Kate Smith

Environment journalism / Sarah Lonsdale

Motor journalism / Andrew Noakes

Fashion journalism / Julie Bradford

Food journalism / Steve Jones and Ben Taylor

Music journalism / Paula Hearsum

Science journalism / Sophie Schnemann

Medical journalism / Robert Whittaker

Legal affairs journalism / Richard Orange

Travel journalism / Tim Hannigen

Defence journalism / Mark Nichols

Wine journalism / Geoff Adams.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415582841

0415582849

9780415582858

0415582857

9780203146644

0203146646

OCLC:

606776227