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In the first volume of ‘The News Manual’ we concentrate on the basic skills of journalism.
In the first volume of ‘The News Manual’ we concentrate on the basic skills of journalism.
We start with a chapter
describing in simple terms what news is, then take you step-by-step
through the process of structuring and writing a news story.
In the middle chapters we give
guidance on writing styles for journalism and the correct ways of
presenting what you have written. We also discuss some useful books and
other resources for journalists.
Finally we introduce basic
reporting skills such as interviewing and reporting speeches, skills
which every good journalist needs.
The first six chapters are the
most important for journalists new to the profession. Spend some time
on them. Read them thoroughly - several times if necessary - until you
are confident that you can recognise a possible news story and then
write it in a simple straightforward style. The best way to learn any
skill is through practice, so take every opportunity you can to write
news stories. Write and write and write again until your skills are as
sharp as a razor.
Chapters 7 to 15 cover the basic
techniques of researching and presenting news while Chapters 16 to 24
cover basic reporting skills, which you must practise too. They lay the
foundations for most reporting tasks you are likely to encounter as a
journalist.
The structure of this volume of
'The News Manual' has changed slightly from the book version. To save
you having to scroll down too much text on-screen, some chapters in the
book have been split into several web pages for this online edition. If
you are new to 'The News Manual', you might like to read these 'linked'
chapters together, e.g. Chapters 10 to 13 on Language & style. To
make it easier to read these whole topics from start to finish, links
have been provided at the bottom of each page to take you to the next
instalment in that series.
There are two ways of finding things in The Manuals. You can either go to the main Index
by clicking on the link on the right of this page, or you can follow
the 'QuickLink to the News Manual volumes' (also on the right) to see a
list of chapters for each of the three volumes.
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