Heat and Light Advice for the Next Generation of Journalists
by Wallace, Mike; Knobel, BethEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-07-13
Publisher(s): Crown
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Summary
Packed with practical wisdom, rubber-on-the-road tips, and never-before-heardanecdotes, this guide to creating good journalism is required reading for anyaspiring reporter and editor.
Author Biography
MIKE WALLACE has won nearly every prize a television journalist can, including twenty-one Emmys and three Peabodys, most of them for his work on CBS News’s 60 Minutes.
BETH KNOBEL, currently teaching journalism at Fordham University, spent twenty years as a producer and reporter, including a seven-year stint as Moscow bureau chief for CBS News.
BETH KNOBEL, currently teaching journalism at Fordham University, spent twenty years as a producer and reporter, including a seven-year stint as Moscow bureau chief for CBS News.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Our View of Journalism | p. 1 |
| Why This Book? | p. 5 |
| The Fundamentals of Great Journalism | p. 9 |
| The Gospel of Journalism | p. 10 |
| The Right Personality for a Journalist | p. 13 |
| The Right Education | p. 18 |
| Information Versus Drama | p. 21 |
| What is Objectivity? | p. 24 |
| Do We need Objectivity Anymore? | p. 29 |
| Fairness and Balance | p. 34 |
| The Question: The Art of Story Generation and Research | p. 39 |
| Deciding What's Newsworthy | p. 40 |
| Finding a Story | p. 46 |
| Research | p. 52 |
| Finding Interview Subjects | p. 54 |
| Preparing for the Interview | p. 61 |
| The Talk: The Art of the Interview | p. 67 |
| The Nature of Interviews | p. 68 |
| Establishing Rapport | p. 70 |
| Interviewing Styles | p. 76 |
| Intimidation in Interviews | p. 83 |
| When an Interview Turns Sour | p. 86 |
| The Words: Creating Great Reporting in Print | p. 93 |
| Standards to Meet | p. 93 |
| Choosing a Focus | p. 99 |
| The Basics of Writing Hard News | p. 101 |
| Writing Feature Stories | p. 107 |
| Writing Ledes with Style | p. 112 |
| To Quote, or Not to Quote | p. 120 |
| Understanding Attribution | p. 124 |
| The Sound and the Pictures: Creating Great Reporting for Broadcast or Internet | p. 131 |
| The Essentials of Broadcasting | p. 132 |
| The Joys of Radio | p. 135 |
| Planning for Success in Broadcasting | p. 137 |
| Recording | p. 142 |
| Culling Your Material | p. 147 |
| Writing for Broadcast | p. 150 |
| Assembling Your Report | p. 161 |
| Lead-ins and Attribution in Broadcasting | p. 164 |
| Reading for Broadcast | p. 166 |
| How News Works on the Internet | p. 168 |
| The Soul of Journalism: Law and Ethics | p. 175 |
| The Essentials of Ethics | p. 176 |
| Ethical Dilemmas of the Internet Age | p. 192 |
| The Legal Underpinning of Journalism | p. 195 |
| If you Get into Trouble | p. 209 |
| The Future: Advice for the Next Generation of Journalists | p. 212 |
| The Current Landscape | p. 213 |
| The Future of Journalism | p. 219 |
| What Does This Mean for Journalists Today? | p. 225 |
| Immortal Rules for Success in Journalism | p. 230 |
| Reporters' Toolbox | p. 237 |
| Checklists | p. 237 |
| TV Script Formats and Sample Broadcast Script | p. 241 |
| Structure for a Basic 1:30 Broadcast Piece | p. 244 |
| Glossary of Terms in Journalism | p. 245 |
| To Go Furtherà | p. 248 |
| Journalism Resources | p. 254 |
| General | p. 254 |
| For Student Journalists | p. 255 |
| For Your Career | p. 255 |
| For Industry News and Information | p. 257 |
| For Writing a Story | p. 258 |
| Journalism Groups and Associations | p. 261 |
| Contributors | p. 263 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 265 |
| Index | p. 269 |
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