Journalism : principles and practice /
Tony Harcup.
- Fourth edition.
- xviii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 23cm
Previous edition: 2015
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: What is journalism? Chapter 1: The who, what, where, when, why and how of journalism Chapter 2: Constraints and influences on journalists Chapter 3: What is news? Chapter 4: Where does news come from? Chapter 5: "The best obtainable version of the truth": Journalists as objective reporters? Chapter 6: "Be curious and sceptical": Journalists as investigators Chapter 7: "We are in the entertainment business": Journalists as entertainers Part 2: How to do journalism. Chapter 8: Interviewing for journalism Chapter 9: Writing news Chapter 10: Writing features Chapter 11: Telling stories in sound and vision Chapter 12: Doing it in style: The language of journalism Part 3: What now for journalism? Chapter 13: An ethical approach to journalism Chapter 14: "Our history will be what we make it": Journalism today, tomorrow and the day after
Journalism' offers a wide-ranging introduction to journalism, which combines the experience and advice of practicing journalists with insights gained by its academic study.