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The SAGE Key Concepts series provide students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension. Key Concepts in Journalism offers a systematic and accessible introduction to the terms, processes, and effects of journalism;a combination of practical considerations with theoretical issues; and further reading suggestions. The authors bring an enormous range of experience in newspaper and broadcast journalism, at national and regional level, as well as their teaching expertise. This book will be essential reading for students in journalism, and an invaluable reference tool for their professional careers.
Diary, Off-Diary
Diary, Off-Diary
Information kept by newsdesks/picture desks, to assist forward planning, about news events due to occur later that day, month or year, e.g. court cases, council meetings, film premieres, Royal visits, scheduled press conferences. A ‘diary story’, therefore, is predictable in so far as its timing is concerned and usually depends on official sources for much of its content.
An ‘off-diary’ story is one originated by a journalist's own idea, or suggested by or discovered through his/her informal contacts or non-official sources, or generated by a tip-off to the newsdesk. Off-diary work, therefore, if it yields an end-product, is more likely than a diary story to produce an exclusive.
Job adverts for journalists often stress that the ability to generate ‘off-diary’ stories is essential. However, ...