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News writing [electronic resource] / Anna McKane

Author
McKane, Anna
Published
London : SAGE, 2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 196 pages)
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.What makes news? -- 2.Gathering the news -- 3.The intro -- 4.Structure part 1 : the inverted pyramid -- 5.Structure part 2 : the news story as answers -- 6.Structure part 3 : avoiding narrative -- 7.Other news writing models for intros -- 8.Accuracy -- 9.The language of news 1 : choosing the right words -- 10.The language of news 2 : sentence structure, brevity and clarity -- 11.The language of news 3 : grammar, spelling and punctuation -- 12.Subbing and presentation : the view from the bridge / Christopher McKane -- 13.Other models used on news pages.
Summary
Anna McKane provides a step-by-step guide to constructing a good news story, with good and bad examples and a detailed analysis of style, language and grammar.
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ISBN
9781446279977 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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