{"product_id":"writing-for-news-media-the-storytellers-craft-9781138655843","title":"Writing for News Media: The Storyteller's Craft","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ian Pickering\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Media Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWriting for News Media \u003c\/em\u003eis a down-to-earth guide on how to write news stories for online, print and broadcast audiences. It celebrates the craft of storytelling, arguing for its continued importance in a modern newsroom. With dynamism and humour, Ian Pickering, a journalist with 30 years' experience, offers readers practical advice on being a news journalist, with step-by-step guidance on creating a great story and writing the perfect news copy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eextracts from published news articles to help illustrate the dos and don'ts of storytelling;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe ten golden rules for structuring and putting together a successful news article, including 'Nail the intro', 'Let it flow' and 'Keep it simple';\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einstruction on writing stories for different specialist subjects, including politics, court cases, economics, funnies and celebrity;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehelp for readers on how to write for broadcast news;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etips on how to write headlines, how to use pictures, how to make the most of quotations and how to avoid common style and grammar mistakes;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eglossaries covering a range of different aspects of news journalism, including types of news story, online and data journalism, typesetting and broadcasting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is an instructive and insightful manual which champions brilliant storytelling and writing with flair. It introduces a set of key creative and analytical techniques that will help students of journalism and young professionals hone and refi ne their story-writing skills.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45238680354967,"sku":"9781138655843","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138655843.webp?v=1769220455","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/writing-for-news-media-the-storytellers-craft-9781138655843","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}