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Title: News Reporting and Writing by Brian S. Brooks, George Kennedy, Daryl R. Moen, Don Ranly ISBN: 0-312-04768-1 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: March, 1992 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $50.65 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: A ripoff at any price! Avoid at all costs!
Comment: As a Missouri grad, I took classes with some of these dunderheads and was forced to buy their book. Ranly's great contribution to journalism is extolling the use of the word "that." Moen basically retired to Missouri at age 25. His goal was to brighten up newspapers after the "negativity" of the Watergate-era. Kennedy is a living ghost.
Just read the "humor" section. It's unintentionally funny.
This book is not fit to line bird cages. It one the reason so many newspapers are dull and lack substance.
A better book is Steve Weinberg's "The Reporter's Handbook." I'm told there is a recent edition. Weinberg is also a Missouri professor. Unlike the Kennedy, Moen, Ranly triumvarate, Weinberg actually is a great writer and journalist. He knows what he's talking about. Moen, et al are nothing more than witless windbags. (Read about alliteration in the cahpter on "creative" writing.)
Finally, I get my revenge on the dullards who make the Missouri School of Journalism the sham that it is.
With little effort, I have snatched the pebble from the so-called Master's hand.
Rating: 5
Summary: Can't Beat It
Comment: While I can't actually comment on the current edition, I'd like to say that this is the same book I used 18 years ago in college and it was excellent. I still have my copy and refer to it occasionally when I'm covering an area that I don't handle often. The authors are from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, one of the top journalism schools in the country because most of the faculty have real-world, hands-on experience. This book today is used in hundreds of journalism classes around the country.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great journalism tool
Comment: News Reporting and Writing is an excellent tool for aspiring journalists. It is very easy to read and right on the money, as far as content. It covers everything from writing a catchy lead for your stories to a step-by-step process for interviewing. The book also has sidebars that emphasize the important elements in each chapter. I would recommend this book to not only anyone interested in journalism, but to anyone interested in learning how to write better.
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Title: The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law by Norm Goldstein, Associated Press ISBN: 0738207403 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: The Elements of Journalism : What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect by Tom Rosenstiel, Bill Kovach ISBN: 0609806912 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 26 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: News Reporting and Writing by Melvin Mencher ISBN: 0072361867 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 28 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $69.60 |
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Title: Talk Straight, Listen Carefully: The Art of Interviewing by M. L. Stein, Susan F. Paterno ISBN: 0813818389 Publisher: Iowa State University Press Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Associated Press Guide to Newswriting (Study Aids/On-the-Job Reference) by Rene J. Cappon ISBN: 0028637550 Publisher: Arco Pub Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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