{"product_id":"the-mind-of-a-journalist-how-reporters-view-themselves-their-world-and-their-craft-9781412954570","title":"The Mind of a Journalist: How Reporters View Themselves, Their World, and Their Craft","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jim Willis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Journalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by veteran journalist and noted professor \u003cb\u003eJim Willis\u003c\/b\u003e, with an epilogue by Marilyn Thomsen, this book introduces journalistic decision-making into the classroom, alongside discussion of reporting and writing techniques. Students peer inside the minds of a cross-section of print, broadcast, and online journalists by way of exclusive interviews and additional research that provide a deep, broad glimpse into how they perceive themselves, their world, and their craft. Ultimately, this provocative text provides added insights into how journalists think and why they do what they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures and Benefits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOriginal interviews with contemporary journalists at varying career stages.\u003c\/i\u003e Offers a rarely seen, inside look at the world of journalists from media outlets such as the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eCNN\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eMemphis Commercial-Appeal, \u003c\/i\u003eKUSA Television in Denver\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Oklahoman.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAnecdotes involving how journalists work.\u003c\/i\u003e Translates abstract thinking into the reality of everyday journalism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eInterviews with several war reporters.\u003c\/i\u003e Portrays the impact of covering war on those reporting from the field.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAn example of how different journalists approach traumatic stories such as 9\/11, the Oklahoma City bombing, and Hurricane Katrina.\u003c\/i\u003e Illuminates different orientations to conveying truth and dealing with ethical dilemmas involved in such disaster coverage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeasoned journalists examine the following areas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactors that lure young people into journalism as a career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stance journalists take toward the world they are assigned to cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthical dilemmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow close to get to a story or how far to distance themselves from it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe socialization of journalists and the role their own personal ideologies may play in their work as reporters and editors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow one's faith might influence the coverage of a story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mixing of news and entertainment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mind of a Journalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an appropriate and innovative supplement for a variety of media studies courses, including Introduction to Journalism, News Writing and Reporting, Advanced Reporting, Journalism and Society, and Ethics, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45457256808599,"sku":"9781412954570","price":7463.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781412954570.webp?v=1769293101","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-mind-of-a-journalist-how-reporters-view-themselves-their-world-and-their-craft-9781412954570","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}