The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism

By Christopher K. Passante

Book Overview

Breaking news This is like having J-school in a book. In recent years, news reporting has dramatically changed. While the basic awho, what, when, where, and whya of journalism is still relevant, aspiring journalists are now asking aHow'a The 21st century of blogs, instant internet access, and 24-hour news shows with minute-by-minute updates has made reporting a whole newaand very competitiveabusiness. Here, a newspaper veteran answers every question about the new world of journalism, and explores every possibility for success. aCovers TV, radio, magazine, newspaper, e-zine, podcast, and internet reporting aIncludes a resource list of media outlets, schools, and university programs aExplores different angles for approaching hard news, entertainment, weather, or sports

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592576702
• ISBN13: 9781592576708
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Alpha
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.8" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good reference material

I'd taken journalism courses in college and had experience in magazine writing and book writing, but after being hired for a newspaper, I wanted to brush up on my skill level, specifically powerful leads. I browsed this book initially just to remind myself of formatting (who, what, when, where, why), but by me being a Web Editor, I found the Internet chapter more interesting than the writing chapter, although the writing chapter was good. I ended up finishing this book after checking it out from the library and buying it to keep as reference material. It covers all areas of journalism: magazine, TV, newspaper, radio, and Internet. The glossary and the different top lists are excellent information to have onhand. The "Idiot's Guide" title may make people a little put off about reading it at first, but I think I'll try other "Idiot's Guide" books because if they're anywhere near as informative as this one, I'd like to see what else is out there.