News WritingSAGE, 04.12.2006 - 196 Seiten Anna McKane's News Writing is a pioneering book dealing exclusively with the all-important craft of writing news stories. The book deals fully with all aspects of writing news, including how to write a good intro, or first paragraph; how to order the information and assemble a winning story; and what language to use. It provides a step-by-step guide to constructing a story, with good and bad examples, and a detailed analysis of style, language, and grammar. There are checklists to help inexperienced writers to measure their work. |
Inhalt
What Makes News? | 1 |
Gathering the News | 16 |
The Intro | 27 |
The Inverted Pyramid | 46 |
The News Story as Answers | 57 |
Avoiding Narrative | 68 |
Other News Writing Models for Intros | 77 |
Accuracy | 85 |
Choosing the Right Words | 94 |
Sentence Structure Brevity and Clarity | 105 |
Grammar Spelling and Punctuation | 113 |
The View from the Bridge by Christopher McKane Executive Editor The Times | 141 |
Other Models Used on News Pages | 148 |
Epilogue | 162 |
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