This handbook covers the ins and outs of what every professional journalist should know — from how to research, write, and edit a story to how to write headlines, choose graphics, and select quotes and sound bites. Print, radio, TV, and Web-based or online journalism forms are discussed in detail, as well as the skills required in beat reporting.
The career of Edward R. Murrow, the eminent broadcast journalist, is discussed in this publication as an example of the essential role of a free press in democratic societies.
New media technologies give average citizens access to vast amounts of information and broad networks of people. This edition of eJournal USA shows how this new empowerment is influencing nations around the world.
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