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Intro to Journalism Handbook: An Open Educational Resource for Journalism Students

This book is intended as an open educational resource for beginning journalism students. It contains information on such topics as the First Amendment, 5 Ws (and H), the inverted pyramid, headlines and subheads, AP and in-house style, writing and editing exercises, and guidance on strategies for covering various stories and/or events. This book essentially replicates the structure of the author’s journalism classes, which are writing-intensive classes. As such, it focuses upon helping student writers begin working on reasonably serious, campus-level journalism assignments as quickly and effectively as possible. The goal is to submit stories, photos, and occasionally video to a university newspaper for publication, all the while following professional standards related to accuracy, clarity, grammar, and AP style.

Author

Michael Downing

Publisher

The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT)

Year

2024

Source

Open Textbook Library

License

CC BY-NC

Language

EN

Category

Soft Skills