Reporting for Journalists 2nd Edition by Chris Frost 0415553202 9780415553209
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ISBN 10: 0415553202
ISBN 13: 9780415553209
Author: Chris Frost
Reporting for Journalists explains the key skills needed by the twenty-first century news reporter. From the process of finding a story and tracing sources, to interviewing contacts, gathering information and filing the finished report, it is an essential handbook for students of journalism and a useful guide for working professionals. Reporting for Journalists explores the role of the reporter in the world of modern journalism and emphasises the importance of learning to report across all media – radio, television, online, newspapers and periodicals. Using case studies, and examples of print, online and broadcast news stories, the second edition of Reporting for Journalists includes: information on using wikis, blogs, social networks and online maps finding a story and how to develop ideas researching the story and building the contacts book including crowd sourcing and using chat rooms interactivity with readers and viewers and user generated content making best use of computer aided reporting (CAR), news groups and search engines covering courts, councils and press conferences reporting using video, audio and text preparing reports for broadcasting or publication consideration of ethical practice, and cultural expectations and problems an annotated guide to further reading, a glossary of key terms and a list of journalism websites and organisations.
Reporting for Journalists 2nd Table of contents:
1 Introduction
2 The role of the reporter
Reporting in different media
Television
Radio
Online
News: what it is and how to identify it
Personal qualities
Specialist reporting
Freelances
3 Finding a story
Market considerations
Diary stories
Press releases
Other news outlets
Advertisements
Anniversaries
Records
Academia
Official sources
Off-diary stories
Observation
Eavesdropping
Personal contacts
Community groups
Social networks
Calls
Ethical considerations
Plagiarism
More than words
Pictures
Audio
Video
Developing the off-diary story
What is creative thinking?
Spider diagrams
Brainstorming
Following up a story
4 Researching the story
People
Press officers
Spin doctors
Experts
Ordinary people
Reference books and archives
Freedom of information
Contacts book
Computer-assisted reporting
Using the internet
Travels on the World Wide Web
Finding names, numbers and addresses
Wikis
Mapping
Social networks
Crowd sourcing
RSS feeds
Blogs
Other people’s blogs
Newsgroups
Chat rooms
Finding a site
Direct searching
Bookmarking
Search engines
Directories
Yahoo! Pipes
Portal sites
Measurability
Figures as facts
Averages
Surveys
Percentages
Chance
Statistics
Finance
Professional practice
Bribes, corruption and conflicts of interest
5 Office procedures
The newsroom structure
The news conference
The news briefing
Office diaries
On-diary/off-diary working
Story support material
Embargoes
Names and addresses
Library
6 On the road
Looking good
Locating the story
Communication
Travelling
Public transport
Equipment
Travelling abroad
Accommodation
Personal safety and security
Safety in the UK
Safety abroad
7 Making contact
Building trust
Cultural expectations and problems
Ethics
Intrusion into grief
Door-stepping and harassment
Misrepresentation
Protection of sources
Protecting notes, pictures and sources
Security
Photographs
8 Getting the story
Taking notes
The news theatres
Court
Contempt
Reporting restrictions
Council
Elections
Commercial organisations
Quangos and NGOs
Charitable and voluntary organisations
Trade unions
Press conferences
Making promises
Pictures
Avoiding disaster
Defamation
Copyright
Data Protection Act
Confidential information
Protection from Harassment Act
9 Interviewing
What the public expects
Types of interview
Your approach to the interview
Asking questions
Handling the interview
Rules of engagement
Telephone interviews
Ringing back
E-mail interviews
Interviewing difficult people
Ethical matters
Quotes
Interviewing minors
Research and cuttings
10 Production
Filing the story
Phoning copy
Electronic presentation
Dealing with the office
Breaking stories
Broadcast
Audio
Recording on location
Actuality
Library material
Sound effects
Graphics
Performance interviews
Video interviews
Radio interviews
The interview
Put people at their ease
Vulnerable groups
Going live
The throw
Two-way
Learning more
Bibliography
11 And finally …
Organisations with Codes of Practice
Press Complaints Commission
Ofcom
British Broadcasting Corporation
National Union of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists
Other journalism organisations
Association for Journalism Education
British Society of Editors
Broadcast Journalism Training Council
Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
Chartered Institute of Journalists
European Journalism Training Association
The MediaWise Trust
National Council for the Training of Journalists
Newspaper Publishers Association
Newspaper Society
Periodical Publishers Association
Press Association
Glossary and acronyms
Further reading
Recommended books
Internet sites of interest
Government and politics
Organisations
Information
Media
Journalism sources
Bibliography
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