Posted:
November 3, 1999
Reporting
& Writing: Basics for the 21st Century
Christopher
Scanlan
The Poynter Institute
A guide
to developing the knowledge, skills, and attitude of the professional
journalist, Reporting and Writing seeks to demystify the process
of journalism. This text takes a practical approach to reporting,
interviewing, writing, analyzing, and revising news stories for
broadcast, print, and online media. Focusing on three aspects
of journalism — process, coaching, and storytelling —
Scanlan teaches students the skills to succeed in journalism,
today and in the future.
Features:
- "A
Life in Journalism" sections place subject material in
a real-world context.
- "Conversations"
show students how working journalists apply the book’s
lessons in actual situations.
- Examples
from the various media demonstrate current story types and forms.
- Annotations
and comments by reporters reveal the underlying process to students.
- Extensive
glossary and readings.
- A "Hotlist"
of 285 annotated Internet resources.
- Companion
website features continually updated resources.
Also
available:
- Instructor’s
Manual
- Workbook
Table
of Contents:
1.
News Thinking in a Changing World
2.
The Reporter’s Toolbox
3.
A Process Approach to Reporting and Writing
4.
Finding and Writing a Lead
5.
Story Forms: Shaping the News
6.
Learning to Listen: Building Interviewing Skills
7.
Making Connections: Diversity and the News
8.
Reporting and Writing Broadcast News
9.
Writing Online News
10.
First Assignments
11.
Doing The Right Thing: Libel, Privacy, and Ethics
12.
Storytelling on Deadline
13.
On the Beat
14.
Numbers and the Beginning Journalist
15.
Getting — And Keeping — A Job
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About
the Author
An
award-winning reporter for two decades, Christopher
Scanlan leads the reporting and writing program at The Poynter
Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he teaches professional
and student journalists. He is the editor of Best Newspaper
Writing and How I Wrote the Story. Scanlan began his career
reporting for small daily newspapers in his native Connecticut
and has a master’s degree from Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism. He was a staff writer for
The Providence Journal, where he helped launch the paper’s
writing improvement program; feature writer for the St.
Petersburg Times; and national correspondent for Knight
Ridder Newspapers in Washington, D.C. Winner of 16 awards
for reporting and writing, including a Robert F. Kennedy
award for international journalism, Scanlan publishes articles,
essays, and short fiction in numerous magazines, textbooks,
and online sites. He is an adjunct instructor at the University
of South Florida and a frequent writing coach in newsrooms
around the country.
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