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This is a book about the art of writing for newspapers and magazine, but doesn't look at punctuation, spelling, and the stylistic conventions of ‘everyday’ journalism. Instead, Good Writing For Journalists presents extended examples of writing which are powerful, memorable, colorful, or funny. Each piece is contextualized and analyzed encouraging readers to learn from the best practitioners. This book inspires those who want to make their writing individual and memorable. Along the way the major elements of non-fiction writing are introduced, in chapters organized by genre – profile writing, reportage, news analysis, investigation, sports writing, personal and opinion columns and ‘lifestyle’ among them.
Introduction
Introduction
This is a book about the art of writing stories for newspapers and magazines. It is needed because, if the print media are to survive the internet age, they must evolve a distinctive role involving more than the basic skills of news gathering and reporting. Simple news stories can be done more easily and far more quickly via radio, television or the web. The future for print lies increasingly in the quality of writing or the depth of analysis. Newspapers are already moving in this direction. Where ten years ago the majority of features in a quality newspaper would be less than 1,000 words; today features of 2–3,000 words (or more) are not uncommon. Saturday and Sunday magazines proliferate, demanding well-written profiles and features. ...
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