Description |
xii, 225 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface vii -- 1 News and Follow-ups 1 -- Turning news into features Susie Eisenhuth 000 -- Michael Southwell 000 -- Robert Fisk 000 -- David Marr and Marian Wilkinson 000 -- Discussion question 000 -- Further reading 000 -- 2 New Journalism and Its Legacy 000 -- Looking back and forward Susie Eisenhuth 000 -- Joan Didion 000 -- Barry Siegel 000 -- Discussion question 000 -- Further reading 000 -- 3 Profiles 000 -- Approaching the profile Susie Eisenhuth 000 -- Greg Bearup 000 -- Tony Squires 000 -- Discussion question 000 -- Further reading 000 -- 4 Investigations 000 -- Muckraking/investigating Susie Eisenhuth 000 -- Jessica Mitford 000 -- Malcolm Knox 000 -- Discussion questions 000 -- Further reading 000 -- 5 Essays 000 -- Turning personal stories into reflective writing Willa McDonald 000 -- John Birmingham 000 -- Arundhati Roy 000 -- David Sedaris 000 -- Discussion questions 000 -- Further reading 000 -- 6 Memoir 000 -- Examining the writer's own life Willa McDonald 000 -- Kathy Evans 000 -- Helen Garner 000 -- Mark Mordue 000 -- Discussion questions 000 -- Further reading 000 -- 7 Writing about Place 000 -- Placing readers in the world Willa McDonald 000 -- Ashley Hay 000 -- Annie Dillard 000 -- Discussion questions 000 -- Further reading 000 -- 8 Travel Writing 000 -- Taking to the road to learn about ourselves Willa McDonald 000 -- Pico Iyer 000 -- Discussion questions 000 -- Further reading 000 -- Notes 000 -- Sources 000 -- Index 000 |
Summary |
Combines selected non-fiction articles with interviews with authors reflecting on the process of writing. S Eisenhuth, University Technology, Sydney. W McDonald, Macquarie University, Sydney |
Analysis |
Writing & editing (Australia) |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 220 - 221 |
Subject |
Journalists -- Interviews.
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Authors -- Interviews.
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Academic writing.
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Journalism.
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Journalism -- Authorship.
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Authorship.
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Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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Interviews.
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Author |
McDonald, Willa.
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LC no. |
2007008553 |
ISBN |
9780521700337 paperback |
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0521700337 paperback |
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