Writing and Reporting News You Can Use

Tammy Trujillo (Mt. San Antonio College, USA)

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English

Routledge
11 December 2017

The Arts: General & Reference; Humanities; Media studies; Press & journalism

Writing and Reporting News You Can Use instructs students on how to produce news that is informative, interesting, educational, and most importantly, compelling. It addresses roadblocks to student interest in writing news, using illustrative examples and exercises to help them understand how to write news that is interesting and accurate. Trujillo’s hands-on approach is based on real-world strategies that deal with audience and market characteristics. Students are writing from the very beginning while also getting the ethical and legal grounding necessary to understand the field. This textbook is a complete resource for students learning broadcast news, including how to get a job after leaving the classroom.

By: Tammy Trujillo (Mt. San Antonio College USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138284241
ISBN 10: 1138284246
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part One – Introduction Part Two - The Basics 1. What is News and Where Does It Come From? 2. What do People Want from a Newscast? 3. The Rules and Regulations - Avoiding Legal Problems 4. Ethical and Moral Newswriting Part Three - Write 5. Writing the News to Make It More Readable 6. News Judgment - How to Pick the Right Stories 7. Re-write and Then Re-write it Again 8. Types of Stories 9. Teases and Headlines 10. Enterprising Stories 11. Public Affairs News 12. Creating Series and Multi-Part Stories Part Four - Working with Audio and Video 13. Types of Audio and Video 14. Effective Interviewing 15. Selecting and Writing with Interview Clips 16. Adding Creative Elements to News Stories Part Five - Social and Multi-Media News 17. Writing for Internet Usage 18. Packaging for Multi- Media 19. Social Media as a News Source Part Six - Reporting and Presenting the News 20. The Right Attitude and Approach 21. Sounding Like the Expert 22. Looking like a Pro Part Seven - Becoming a Pro 23. The Life of a News Professional 24. Creating and Marketing Your Demo 25. News Tests and Interviews 26. Making Your First Career Move Part Eight –Conclusion

Tammy Trujillo is currently the lead Professor of Broadcasting at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA as well as Director of its two award-winning campus radio stations. Tammy is a member of SAG-AFTRA, a former Board Member of the Associated Press Television Radio Association, a Hall of Fame member at Long Beach City College and a member of Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters.

Reviews for Writing and Reporting News You Can Use

"""For anyone who has been in the news reporting business, when reading Trujillo’s text, they can truly identify with what she’s written. She tells is like it is and to newbies this is the text to use."" - Mac Aipperspach, Del Mar College, USA"