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Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing Vincent F. Filak

Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing By Vincent F. Filak

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Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing Summary

Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age by Vincent F. Filak

Teach your students the foundational skills they need to successfully report and write the news in an evolving digital landscape. Author Vince F. Filak offers guidance on the essential skills of the industry while weaving in the how-to's of writing digital news.

Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing Reviews

Dynamics for News Reporting and Writing is a compelling text incorporating up-to-date information in a very readable, student-friendly format. It is well worth review when considering new texts for a journalism course.
-- Stephanie Reese Masson
A comprehensive and conversational look at what every beginning journalist needs to know in the quickly changing media environment.
-- Terry Heifetz
Dynamics for News Reporting and Writing provides a resource for professionals and students of journalism alike that engages readers to become active participants through digital and real-world examples/lessons. The text encourages readers to perform exceptional journalistic work while providing the background theory and concepts required to be successful in this competitive industry.
-- Rheanna R. Rutledge
This book is an exceptional introduction into the world of journalistic writing and editing. The author turns the material into a discussion, allowing students to better grasp the concepts at hand.

-- Dante Mozie
This book is representative of the skills students should have when they go into their first internship or job.
-- Wendy M. Whitt

This could be the textbook I've been waiting for. It is easy to understand, has a logical flow of information, and doesn't have too much noise that makes the material overwhelming for beginning reporters.

-- John Coward
This book sets the tone early and is a warning to beginner journalists-lazy thinking and doing enough to get by won't cut it. Everything a journalist does involves learned skills, starting with critical thinking. If you don't know how to properly approach a story and think on your feet, the rest of your story just falls apart.
-- Kimberly Schumacher

About Vincent F. Filak

Vincent F. Filak, PhD, is an award-winning teacher, scholar and college media adviser who serves as a professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where he primarily teaches courses on media writing and reporting. Prior to his arrival at UWO, he served on the faculty at Ball State University and also taught courses at the University of Missouri and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also previously worked for the Wisconsin State Journal and the Columbia Missourian newspapers. Filak has earned the Distinguished Four-Year Newspaper Adviser award from the College Media Association for his work with the Advance-Titan, UWO's student newspaper. CMA previously honored him as an Honor Roll Recipient for his work as the adviser of the Daily News at Ball State. The National Scholastic Press Association presented him with its highest honor, the Pioneer Award, in recognition of significant contributions to high school publications and journalism programs. As a scholar, Filak has received 13 top conference paper awards, including those from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the Broadcast Education Association and the International Public Relations Society of America. He has published more than 30 scholarly, peer-reviewed articles in top-tier journals, including Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, Newspaper Research Journal, the Atlantic Journal of Communication, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, the Howard Journal of Communication, Educational Psychology and the British Journal of Social Psychology. He is also the winner of CMA's Nordin Research Award, which goes to the best research paper completed on a topic pertaining to media advisers within a given year. He has published several textbooks in the field of journalism, including Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing (SAGE), Dynamics of Media Editing (SAGE), Convergent Journalism (Focal) and The Journalist's Handbook to Online Editing (with Kenneth Rosenauer; Pearson). He lives outside of Auroraville, Wisconsin, with his wife, Amy, and their daughter, Zoe.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: Audience-Centric Journalism Media and Media Users Today Defining Your Audience What Do We Owe Our Audience? What Attracts an Audience? The Big Three Chapter 2: Critical Thinking How Do We Think? The Requirements of Critical Thought How to Approach a Story as a Critical Thinker Critical Thought and the Value of Your Questions The Big Three Chapter 3: Basics of Writing A Quick Look at Types of Leads Identifying Problematic Leads and Potential Fixes The Inverted Pyramid: Ordering Information After the Lead Quotes: Letting Your Sources Tell the Story Attributing Your Information The Big Three Chapter 4: Expanded News Writing Expanding the Inverted Pyramid Writing With a Narrative Feel Nonlinear Storytelling The Big Three Chapter 5: Social Media What Is Social Media? Value of Social Media Social Media Tools for Your Toolbox Blogging The Big Three Chapter 6: Interviewing Critically Thinking About Interviewing's Purpose Understanding the Interviewing Basics Types of Interviews Other Purposes for Interviews The Big Three Chapter 7: Basic Reporting: News That Finds You Reporting Basics Event Coverage Basic Tips for All Event Stories Stories Beyond Standard Events The Big Three Chapter 8: Beyond Basic Reporting: News You Have to Find The News Feature: How to Find Stories in Everyday Life Beat Reporting Personality Profiles Working as a Watchdog The Big Three Chapter 9: Broadcast-Style Writing and Voicing Broadcast Style: Different, Yet the Same Script Writing 101 The Basic Elements of Broadcast Structure Story Types and Formats The Big Three Chapter 10: Collecting Audio and Visuals in the Field Tools of the Trade Types of Material You Gather Capturing Vivid Visuals Making Your Video Valuable The Big Three Chapter 11: Editing Audio and Video Audio Bites Online Video Bites Online Pairing Script and Video Building a Story From Start to Finish The Big Three Chapter 12: Law and the Media Understanding the First Amendment Law Across Media Platforms: Levels of Protection Reporter's Privilege Let the Sunshine In: Rules for Transparency and Access Rules for Recording The Basics of Libel Defenses Against Libel Invasion of Privacy The Big Three Chapter 13: Ethics Why Ethics Matter Basic Approaches to Ethics Tenets of Journalistic Ethics Accountability The Big Three APPENDIX A: Using FOCII to Build Your Leads APPENDIX B: Resumes, Cover Letters and More APPENDIX C: A Deeper Dig Into FOIA and State Public Records Laws APPENDIX D: Step-by-Step Editing Processes for Avid, Final Cut and Premier Glossary Notes Index

Additional information

CIN1506344747G
9781506344744
1506344747
Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age by Vincent F. Filak
Used - Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
20180228
344
N/A
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