Reuters Handbook for Journalists

By Ian MacDowall

Reuters Handbook for Journalists was compiled by he late Ian Macdowall, whose career with Reuters spanned 33 years as sub-editor, foreign correspondent and Chief News Editor. His last journalistic assignment was to adapt the contents of this book, originally written for Future journalists, for a wider audience. Intended to be a guide for reporters and editors of international news, it deals with the craft of news writing, the 'real-time' coverage of politics an economics, wars and natural disasters - and the whole range of human interest. Reuters Handbook for Journalists was compiled by he late Ian Macdowall, whose career with Reuters spanned 33 years as sub-editor, foreign correspondent and Chief News Editor. His last journalistic assignment was to adapt the contents of this book, originally written for Future journalists, for a wider audience. Intended to be a guide for reporters and editors of international news, it deals with the craft of news writing, the 'real-time' coverage of politics an economics, wars and natural disasters - and the whole range of human interest. The book is in four sections: * An A-Z guide which is fully cross-referenced * An appendix giving equivalents between metric and British and American measures * A glossary of technical terms * An appendix giving business abbreviations a comprehensive and invaluable reference booka comprehensive and invaluable reference book

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750605510
• ISBN13: 9780750605519
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.5"