This new edition of The Newspapers Handbook presents an enlightening examination of an ever-evolving industry, engaging with key contemporary issues, including reporting in the digital age and ethical and legislative issues following the hacking scandal to display a comprehensive anatomy of the modern newsroom.
Richard Lance Keeble and Ian Reeves offer readers expert practical advice, drawing on a wide range of examples from print and digital news sources to illustrate best practice and the political, technological and financial realities of newspaper journalism today.
Other key areas explored include:
the language of news
basic reporting
the art of interviewing
feature writing
the role of social media in reporting
investigative reporting
court reporting
reporting on national and local government
guidance on training and careers for those entering the industry.
Notes on contributors Preface 1. From Grub Street to pub tweet: Anatomy of an industry 2. From print to multi-platform: Anatomy of a newspaper 3. Press gangs and endangered species: Anatomy of the modern newsroom 4. Journalism in the dock: Ethics, Hackgate and beyond 5. Standing the story up: Reporting basics 6. Learning the language of news 7. News reporting in the digital age 8. Feature writing: Painting pictures in words 9. The art of interviewing 10. Investigative reporting: The good, the bad and the ugly Nick Nuttall 11. The wrong arm of the law: Newspapers and legislation 12. Powerful information: Reporting national and local government John Turner 13. All human life: Covering the courts Mark Hanna 14. On or off the job - or both? Training and careers Appendix: useful information and contacts Bibliography Index
