Reporting for Journalists: Edition 2
About this ebook
Reporting for Journalists explores the role of the reporter in the world of modern journalism and emphasises the importance of learning to report across all media – radio, television, online, newspapers and periodicals. Using case studies, and examples of print, online and broadcast news stories, the second edition of Reporting for Journalists includes:
- information on using wikis, blogs, social networks and online maps
- finding a story and how to develop ideas
- researching the story and building the contacts book including crowd sourcing and using chat rooms
- interactivity with readers and viewers and user generated content
- making best use of computer aided reporting (CAR), news groups and search engines
- covering courts, councils and press conferences
- reporting using video, audio and text
- preparing reports for broadcasting or publication
- consideration of ethical practice, and cultural expectations and problems
- an annotated guide to further reading, a glossary of key terms and a list of journalism websites and organisations.
About the author
Chris Frost is Head of Journalism at Liverpool John Moore's University, UK. A journalist and a teacher for almost forty years, he chairs the National Union of Journalist's ethics council and is a member of the NUJ Professional Training Committee. He is the author of Journalism Ethics and Regulation (2007), Media Ethics and Self Regulation (2000) and Designing for Newspapers and Magazines (2003).
