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Author Eisenhuth, Susie.

Title The writer's reader : understanding journalism and non-fiction / Susie Eisenhuth and Willa McDonald
Published Cambridge ; Port Melbourne : Cambridge University Press, 2007

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 MELB  808.066 E3634/W  AVAILABLE
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.
Authors -- Interviews.
Academic writing.
Journalism.
Journalism -- Authorship.
Authorship.
Genre/Form Interviews.
Interviews.
Author McDonald, Willa.
LC no. 2007008553
ISBN 9780521700337 paperback
0521700337 paperback