Featuring examples and writing excercises, this text discusses the various elements of the major forms of writing for the mass media. A teacher's manual is also available (0-13-097973-2).

Writing for the Mass Media

Reference

Stovall, James Glen

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Prentice Hall College Div.

Writing For The Mass Media

Pearson Education.,Inc

A guide to the use of an electronic system in editing a newspaper includes discussions of writing style, wire copy, layout, grammar, and headlines

On-Line Editing

Mullins, Edward

Self, Charles C.

Business & Money

Pearson College Div

Jim Stovall's book, first published in 1985, has proven itself over and over as an invaluable tool for those who write for the media. It is a book that introduces readers to the forms and demands of writing for the mass media. Its simple, straightforward approach, abundance of material, and attractive design make it a book that is easy to use and ultimately helpful in learning the forms of media writing.The new edition contains all of the material that users have found helpful in the previous edition: clear, well-written text, excellent examples of media writing in all forms, and many exercises. In addition, the fourth edition has a complete chapter on media writing and the law, a revamped chapter on writing in the media environment, and sections on writing for the World Wide Web and on presenting information graphically.

Writing for the mass media

Biographies & Memoirs

Reference & Collections

PRENTICE/HALL

Infographics is the only book to provide description and examples of the proper use of graphic forms to present information. This book presents an in-depth and straightforward approach to explaining the use of information graphics, offering coverage of a form of communication that is as important as writing. This book examines the development of information graphics in modern journalism and takes an in-depth and analytical look at all the major graphic forms that journalists use. It categorizes graphics into charts, charts without numbers, maps, type-based graphics, and illustration-based graphics and discusses the sub-categories of each. For professionals working in the field of journalism.

Infographics: A Journalist's Guide

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Allyn&Bacon

Through five editions, Writing for the Mass Media remains one of the most clear and efficient introductions to media writing. This successful book offers a simple organization, clear writing, abundant exercises, and precise examples that give readers the information and opportunity to develop their skills as professional writers. Using a workbook-style format, it introduces and explains the major forms of media writing ( inverted pyramid for print and Web, dramatic writing for broadcast, copy platforms for advertising, and the various writing structures required for public relations ( and covers all major areas of media, including the World Wide Web. For writers interested in media writing.

Writing for the Mass Media (5th Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

The Complete Editor

Filled with abundant exercises, The Complete Editor provides readers with many resources actively learn about copyediting, headline writing, decision-making, relationships with writers, graphic presentations, photo editing and layout and design. It also contains a separate chapter on legal principles that an editor needs to understand. This efficient and well-written text gives readers basic information about the essential topics at hand.

Photography & Video

Focal Press

Now in its Seventh Edition, Writing for the Mass Media remains one of the clearest and most effective introductions to media writing on the market. Offering clear writing, simple organization, abundant exercises, and precise examples, this book provides readers information about media writing and opportunities to develop their skills as professional writers. Using a text-workbook format, it introduces and explains the major forms of media writing–inverted pyramid and other story structures for print, emerging forms for the Web, dramatic unity for broadcast, copy platforms for advertising, and the various writing structures required for public relations. The basic and practical approach of Writing for the Mass Media makes it an excellent book for the introductory level writer.

Filled with abundant exercises, The Complete Editor provides readers with many resources actively learn about copyediting, headline writing, decision-making, relationships with writers, graphic presentations, photo editing and layout and design. It also contains a separate chapter on legal principles that an editor needs to understand. This efficient and well-written text gives readers basic information about the essential topics at hand.

Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co.

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Writing for the Mass Media

Writing For The Mass Media

On-Line Editing

Writing for the Mass Media

Writing for the mass media

Infographics: A Journalist's Guide

Writing for the Mass Media (5th Edition)

The Complete Editor

Writing for the Mass Media

The Complete Editor