Product Description
Introducing Journalism and Media Studies
Author: G Greer
Format: Physical Hardcopy
In this resource for learners, an attempt is made to bridge the gap between media studies and journalism. Journalists and media workers should be critical thinkers, and for that reason, the authors explain key media concepts and provide the key skills for good journalistic writing.
Key Benefits
Approaches journalism and media studies from a practical perspective
Accessible to students of all language backgrounds
Provides a solid grounding in writing skills for the media
Makes complicated theories and practice easy to digest
Follows an outcomes-based approach
Tasks of various complexities are provided to assist the lecturer
Includes group work which enhances the sharing of ideas and collaborative learning
Contents:
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Preface
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Critical thinking for journalists
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The virtue of journalism
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Media literacy
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Media ideology
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Media representation
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Narrative
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Genre
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Media audiences
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Ethics and the code of conduct
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What is news?
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Sources of news
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Interviewing
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News writing
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Newspaper language
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Feature writing
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Editing – getting it right!
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Development journalism
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Investigative journalism
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Online journalism
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Index
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