Intro to Journalism Handbook

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downing, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Textbooks.

Communication.

Technical writing--Textbooks.

Technical writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is intended as an open educational resource for beginning journalism students. It contains information on such topics as the First Amendment, 5 Ws (and H), the inverted pyramid, headlines and subheads, AP and in-house style, writing and editing exercises, and guidance on strategies for covering various stories and/or events. This book essentially replicates the structure of the author’s journalism classes, which are writing-intensive classes. As such, it focuses upon helping student writers begin working on reasonably serious, campus-level journalism assignments as quickly and effectively as possible. The goal is to submit stories, photos, and occasionally video to a university newspaper for publication, all the while following professional standards related to accuracy, clarity, grammar, and AP style.

Contents:

About PA-ADOPT

About OER

About the Author

Table of Contents

Part One: Introduction

Part Two: Key Concepts in Journalism

Part Three: Format and Style

Part Four: Obits, Hard News, Press Releases, Sports, Opinions

Part Five: Checklists for Covering Various Stories

Part Six: The Impact of Social Media on Journalism

Part Seven: Artificial Intelligence and Journalism

Part Eight: Journalistic Code of Ethics

Part Nine: Careers

Part Ten: BLS: New Analysts, Reporters, Journalists

Part Eleven: Exercises, Self Tests, and Useful Tools

Part Twelve: Resources

Part Thirteen: Appendix

Notes:

Description based on print resource