Letters to a young journalist / Samuel G. Freedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Samuel G.

Series:

Art of mentoring series.

Art of mentoring

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism.

Journalism--Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the course of a thirty-year career, Samuel Freedman has excelled both at doing journalism and teaching it, and he passionately engages both of these endeavors in the pages of this book. As an author and journalist, Freedman has produced award-winning books, investigative series, opinion columns, and feature stories and has become a specialist in a wide variety of fields. As a teacher, he has shared his expertise and experience with hundreds of students, who have gone on to succeed in both print and broadcast media. Here, he conducts an extended conversation with young journalists--from kids on the high school paper to graduates starting their first jobs. Whether he's talking about radio documentaries or TV news shows, Internet blogs, or backwater beats, shoeleather research or elegant prose, his goal is to explore the habits of mind that make an excellent journalist--and to offer students and journalists wise guidance and professional inspiration.--From publisher description.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Introduction

Temperament

Reporting

Writing

Career

Epilogue: Ancestor Worship

Afterword

Acknoweldgments

Works Cited in This Book

Index

Permissions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index.

ISBN:

0-465-02456-4

1-281-60691-X

9786613787620

0-465-02824-1

OCLC:

761645882