| Description |
viii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Sect. 1. Theories, philosophy, style, methods and techniques -- Chatting up readers -- Keep it short and sweet -- Be an original -- Developing and evolving news -- Do the math -- Make it interesting -- 5Ws and the H -- Links to more information -- Verbs -- Names -- Titles -- Ages -- Addresses -- Contractions -- Attribution -- Quotes -- Profanity, factual errors, slang and poor grammar -- Numbers -- Abbreviations -- Measurements and amounts -- Symbols -- Time of day -- Punctuation -- Building a story -- Sect. 2. Pictures, graphics, audio and video -- Writing for pictures -- Writing for maps and charts -- Setting up audio and video cuts from newsmakers -- Setting up audio and video packages from reporters -- Writing for video -- Sect. 3. Making good online newswriting better -- Correct usage -- Sect. 4. Legal and ethical concerns -- Libel -- Invasion of privacy -- Copyright infringement -- Plagiarism -- Fabrication -- Sensationalism -- Conflicts of interest -- Codes of ethics |
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Sect. 5. Style tests and writing exercises -- Style tests -- News briefs -- Captions -- Audio cuts -- Video packages -- Video scripts -- News stories |
| Summary |
"Online Newswriting serves as a guide to help prepare practitioners for the brave new world of converging media and web page/Internet journalism. Students learn the basic mechanics, flow, style, tone, methods and techniques of online newswriting through numerous examples and models. Style tests let users easily assess how well they are mastering concepts and skills. Online Newswriting illustrates how to write online news stories incorporating pictures, graphics, audio and video and describes how to blend the best of writing news for mass consumption. Coverage is extensive and includes explanatory, descriptive material; numerous examples and models; style tests; exercises; simulated news copy; and ethical/legal issues/concerns."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Online journalism.
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Journalism -- Authorship.
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| LC no. |
2005034902 |
| ISBN |
0813800498 alkaline paper |
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