WRITING FOR JOURNALISTS

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of contributors
1 How to read like a journalist: How purposeful reading can develop your journalistic instinct and sharpen your writing
2 The news intro: Understand news values and learn how to construct a compelling opening paragraph
3 The first three paragraphs: A fail-safe formula to write the opening three paragraphs to any news story
4 News structure and style: How to structure longer news pieces and deal with more complex stories in style
5 Writing for the web: How to write for online; understand analytics and SEO and make social media work for you
6 Developing feature ideas: Understand your readers and learn how to develop news-driven feature ideas they will want to read
7 Starting your feature: Why ‘Showing, Telling and Quoting’ are a writer’s building blocks and the key to dynamic intros
8 Structure and quotes: How to use quotes and understand the three interviewee types essential to your writing
9 Storytelling and travel writing: Discover what storytelling does to your brain and how to use that in any piece of writing
10 Interview features: Professional writers explain how to research, structure and write the perfect interview
11 Writing reviews: How to write reviews on anything from literature and the arts to bicycles and fast cars
12 Making complex ideas accessible: Business and science journalists explain how to make complex stories accessible to all
13 Boxouts, design and multimedia: How to write boxouts and plan multimedia content to deliver strong feature packages
14 The professional writer: Build your professional profile, hit deadlines, edit your work and develop a unique voice
Glossary of terms used in journalism: Key terms you may come across in the world of journalism
Recommended reading: Books on journalism, politics, business, science and the environment and Twitter lists to follow
Suggested answers: Appendix with answers to exercises in chapters 2, 3 and 5
Index