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Reporting and Writing with the Audience in Mind
"Reporting and Writing with the Audience in Mind" provides journalism and public relations students with the skills needed to become professional communicators. It begins with basics such as news values, interviewing, the summary lede and the inverted pyramid. It includes formulas for common story types, such as speech stories and government meetings. The book introduces advanced concepts for longer stories, photography and multimedia. It concludes with guides to grammar, AP style and more.
- Author
- John Kroll
- Publisher
- Kent State University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC
- Language
- EN
- Category
- English
Contents· 109 sections
- 01: Why This Course Matters
- 1.01: Why This Course Matters
- 1.02: Chapter Review
- 1.03: Optional Exercises
- 1.04: Anatomy of a News Story
- 02: What Is News
- 2.01: What Is News
- 2.02: Chapter Review
- 2.03: Optional Exercises
- 03: Reporting Essentials
- 3.01: Reporting Essentials
- 3.02: Chapter Review
- 3.03: Optional Exercises
- 04: How to Find Stories
- 4.01: How to Find Stories
- 4.02: Chapter Review
- 4.03: Optional Exercises
- 05: Interviewing Essentials
- 5.01: Interviewing Essentials
- 5.02: Chapter Review
- 5.03: Optional Exercises
- 06: News Writing Essentials
- 6.01: News Writing Essentials
- 6.02: Chapter Review
- 6.03: Optional Exercises
- 07: Summary Ledes
- 7.01: Summary ledes
- 7.02: Chapter Review
- 7.03: Optional Exercises
- 08: Inverted Pyramid
- 8.01: Inverted Pyramid
- 8.02: Chapter Review
- 8.03: Optional Exercises
- 09: Story Formulas
- 9.01: Story formulas for events
- 9.02: Story Formulas for Other News
- 9.03: Chapter Review
- 9.04: Optional Exercises
- 10: Scenes
- 10.01: Scenes
- 10.02: Chapter Review
- 10.03: Optional Exercises
- 11: Alternative Ledes and Endings
- 11.01: Alternative Ledes and Endings
- 11.02: Chapter Review
- 11.03: Optional Exercises
- 12: Writing About People
- 12.01: Writing About People
- 12.02: Chapter Review
- 12.03: Optional Exercises
- 13: Structure Essentials
- 13.01: Structure Essentials
- 13.02: Chapter Review
- 13.03: Optional Exercises
- 14: Alternative Story Forms
- 14.01: Alternative Story Forms
- 14.02: Specialized online reporting forms
- 14.03: Chapter Review
- 14.04: Optional Exercises
- 15: Photography Essentials
- 15.01: Photography
- 15.02: Chapter Review
- 15.03: Optional Exercises
- 16: Multimedia Essentials
- 16.01: Multimedia Essentials
- 16.02: Chapter Review
- 16.03: Optional Exercises
- 17: Headlines
- 17.01: Headlines
- 17.02: Chapter Review
- 17.03: Optional Exercises
- 18: Online Optimization
- 18.01: Online Optimization
- 18.02: Chapter Review
- 18.03: Optional Exercises
- 19: Social and Parasocial Media
- 19.01: Social Media
- 19.02: Parasocial media
- 19.03: Chapter Review
- 19.04: Optional Exercises
- 20: Grammar Essentials
- 20.01: Grammar Essentials
- 20.02: Chapter Review
- 20.03: Optional Exercises
- 21: AP Style Essentials
- 21.01: AP Style Essentials
- 21.02: Chapter Review
- 21.03: Optional Exercises
- 22: Wordiness
- 22.01: Wordiness
- 22.02: Chapter Review
- 22.03: Optional Exercises
- 23: Quotes
- 23.01: Quotes
- 23.02: Chapter Review
- 23.03: Optional Exercises
- 24: Grace Notes
- 24.01: Grace Notes
- 24.02: Chapter Review
- 24.03: Optional Exercises
- 25: Quality Control
- 25.01: Quality Control
- 25.02: Chapter Review
- 25.03: Optional Exercises
- 26: News Releases
- 26.01: News Releases
- 26.02: Chapter Review
- 26.03: Optional exercises
- 27: Closing Words