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English for journalists / Wynford Hicks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hicks, Wynford, 1942- author.
- Series:
- Media Skills
- Media skills
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Grammar--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- English language.
- Journalism--Style manuals.
- Journalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 20th anniversary ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- English for Journalists has established itself as an invaluable guide to the basics of English in newsrooms the world over, focusing on the essential aspects of writing, from reporting speech to the house styles and jargon central to the language of journalism.Written in a highly accessible and engaging style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with all points illustrated through a series of concise and illuminating examples. The book features practical, easy to follow rules, the correct and incorrect ways to report stori
- Contents:
- 1. What kind of English?
- 2. Grammar : the rules
- 3. Grammar : 10 common mistakes
- 4. Grammar : problems and confusions
- 5. Spelling
- 6. Punctuation
- 7. Reporting speech
- 8. Style
- 9. Words
- 10. Foreign words
- 11. Figures.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-01272-5
- 0-415-66172-2
- 0-203-75093-4
- 1-135-01273-3
- 9780203750933
- OCLC:
- 852757422
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