Inside Reporting: A Practical Guide to the Craft of JournalismThis text does for reporting what Tim Harrower's The Newspaper Designer's Handbook has previously done for design: make it fun and accessible to newcomers. Harrower is an award-winning editor, designer and columnist who has previously taught at Portland State University and currently conducts journalism workshops. Inside Reporting emphasizes the basics but also provides a wealth of information on online reporting and packaging stories in more visual, interactive ways. It also includes more useful information on feature writing--from stories to reviews and column-writing--than any other text in the field. |
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... example ) — so anytime you interview experts , make sure their insights are reliable and relevant . EXAMPLE : Justin Case , a Harvard law professor and author of " Death in the Dorm , " calls the issue " a ticking time bomb . " Every ...
... example ) — so anytime you interview experts , make sure their insights are reliable and relevant . EXAMPLE : Justin Case , a Harvard law professor and author of " Death in the Dorm , " calls the issue " a ticking time bomb . " Every ...
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... Example : The city budget grew from $ 40,000 one year to $ 50,000 the next . How much is that ? 1 Find the difference : $ 50,000- $ 40,000 = $ 10,000 2 Divide the difference into the original amount : 10,000 divided by 40,000 = .25 3 ...
... Example : The city budget grew from $ 40,000 one year to $ 50,000 the next . How much is that ? 1 Find the difference : $ 50,000- $ 40,000 = $ 10,000 2 Divide the difference into the original amount : 10,000 divided by 40,000 = .25 3 ...
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... Example a : You shouldn't lead with the where ( Lyman Airport ) . Example c : The word " tragic " is unneces- sary . Most editors would remove it . 2 ) The best lead is c . Example a uses a weak topic lead , telling readers that the ...
... Example a : You shouldn't lead with the where ( Lyman Airport ) . Example c : The word " tragic " is unneces- sary . Most editors would remove it . 2 ) The best lead is c . Example a uses a weak topic lead , telling readers that the ...
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