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Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age

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Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age shows students how to approach their stories and think on their feet in the evolving media landscape. Recognizing that well-crafted stories are founded on sharp prose, author Vincent F. Filak guides students through the essential elements of newswriting, such as lead writing, structure, and storytelling, in a chapter-by-chapter approach, while also teaching them how to think critically and focus on what matters most to their readers. The Third Edition features expanded writing and grammar exercises, discussions on social and digital media advancements, new coverage of artificial intelligence and generative AI, and additional career-related examples to help students succeed upon entering the field.

Table of Contents:
List of Boxes Preface Acknowledgements About the Author Chapter 1: Audience-Centric Journalism Media and Media Users Today Defining Your Audience The Rise and Impact of the “Fake News” Phenomenon What Do We Owe Our Audience? What Attracts an Audience? The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Chapter 2: Critical Thinking in the Age of Artificial Intelligence How Do We Think? The Requirements of Critical Thought What Artificial Intelligence Is and Why It Matters to Journalists How Critical Thinking Can Improve Your Work How to Out-Think AI Fake-Outs The Big Three Discussion Questions Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 3: Basics of Writing A Quick Look at Types of Leads Identifying Problematic Leads and Finding Potential Fixes The Inverted Pyramid: Ordering Information After the Lead Quotes: Letting Your Sources Tell the Story Attributing Your Information The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 4: Expanded News Writing Expanding the Inverted Pyramid Writing With a Narrative Feel Nonlinear Storytelling The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 5: Social Media What Is Social Media? Value of Social Media Social Media Tools for Your Toolbox Blogging The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 6: Interviewing Critically Thinking About Interviewing’s Purpose Examining the Various Approaches to Interviewing Understanding the Interviewing Basics Types of Interviews Other Purposes for Interviews The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 7: Basic Reporting: News That Finds You Reporting Basics Event Coverage Basic Tips for All Event Stories Stories Beyond Standard Events The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 8: Beyond Basic Reporting: News You Have to Find The News Feature: How to Find Stories in Everyday Life Beat Reporting Personality Profiles Working as a Watchdog The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 9: Broadcast-Style Writing and Voicing Broadcast Style: Different, Yet the Same Script Writing 101 The Basic Elements of Broadcast Structure Story Types and Formats The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 10: Collecting Audio and Visuals in the Field Tools of the Trade Types of Material You Gather Capturing Vivid Visuals Making Your Video Valuable The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 11: Editing Audio and Video Audio Bites Online Video Bites Online Pairing Script and Video Building a Story From Start to Finish The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 12: Law and the Media Understanding the First Amendment Let the Sunshine in: Rules for Transparency and Access The Basics of Libel Defenses Against Libel Invasion of Privacy The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Chapter 13: Ethics Why Ethics Matter Basic Approaches to Ethics Tenets of Journalistic Ethics The Big Three Discussion Questions Work It Out Write Now! Best of the Blog Key Terms Appendix A: Using FOCII to Build Your Leads Appendix B: Résumés, Cover Letters and More Appendix C: A Deeper Dig Into FOIA and State Public Records Laws Appendix D: Freelancing 101 (and Beyond) Glossary Endnotes Index

About the Author :
Vincent F. Filak, Ph.D., is an award-winning teacher and scholar who serves as a professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he primarily teaches courses on media writing and reporting. Prior to his arrival at UWO, he served on the faculty at Ball State University and also taught courses at the University of Missouri and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also previously worked for the Wisconsin State Journal and the Columbia Missourian newspapers. He was also unanimously voted and selected as the next editor of Journalism & Mass Communication Educator by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The Associated Collegiate Press honored him as part of the organization’s inaugural class of Pioneer Award Winners in 2022. The Scholastic Journalism Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication presented him with the Educator of the Year award in 2021, a year after he was honored by the National Society of Leadership and Success with an Excellence in Teaching award. In 2019, he received the Friend of KEMPA award for his work with high school journalism students through the Kettle Moraine Press Association. In addition, he has received awards from the College Media Association (CMA) and the National Scholastic Press Association for his work as a college media adviser and a mentor to high school journalists. As a scholar, Filak has received thirteen top conference paper awards, including those from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the Broadcast Education Association, and the International Public Relations Society of America. He has published more than thirty scholarly, peer-reviewed articles in top-tier journals, including Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, the Newspaper Research Journal, the Atlantic Journal of Communication, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, the Howard Journal of Communication, Educational Psychology, and the British Journal of Social Psychology. He is also the winner of CMA’s Nordin Research Award, which goes to the best research paper completed on a topic pertaining to media advisers within a given year. He has published several textbooks in the field of journalism, including Dynamics of Media Writing (SAGE), Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing (SAGE), Dynamics of Media Editing (SAGE), Convergent Journalism (Focal), and The Journalist’s Handbook to Online Editing (with Kenneth Rosenauer; Pearson). He also blogs about media-related topics at DynamicsOfWriting.com. xxivHe lives outside Auroraville, Wisconsin, with his wife, Amy, and their daughter, Zoe.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781071922712
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Inc Ebooks
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Sub Title: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age
  • ISBN-10: 1071922718
  • Publisher Date: 19 Dec 2024
  • Binding: Digital download and online
  • Language: English


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