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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.
Personal and Comment Columns
Personal and Comment Columns
Newspapers and magazines are increasingly filled with personal columns. For many journalism lecturers, personal pieces are not really journalism. For most editors, they are the beating heart of a features section. Readers love them. They draw people to the page like no other form. They attract huge post-bags of letters. They provide a sense of intimacy that most people only get from talking to their closest friends. The subject of such pieces may be moving, gripping or just funny. Sometimes they do nothing but help us pass the time, allow us to chuckle as we sit on the bus, or grab a coffee in a break from work. Sometimes they help us to deal with our own worries, ...
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