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"Explores the craft of journalistic writing in the formats of newspaper, magazine, and online"--Provided by publisher.
2) Journalism
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Presents articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on topics relating to journalism, such as whether or not the internet is fundamentally changing journalism practices.
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When Daniel Jones ignited his truck on the Los Angeles freeway, adult and child audiences saw what turned out to be a gruesome suicide, live and in color. Can real-time coverage of such spectacles truly be called journalism? In this program, ABC News correspondent John Donvan reprises the incident, after which anchor Chris Wallace, the director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, and two TV news directors debate the responsibility of the...
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As a sinister alien armada looms over the earth, New Arcadia's favorite intrepid reporter, Kate Kelly, has just two hours to infiltrate the fleet, uncover their most scandalous secrets, land the interview of the century, and avert interstellar war-and not necessarily in that order. The fast-paced, genre-hopping adventures of the Action Journalism team start here!
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Judging from headline news reports, the evolution of broadcast and print journalism may seem abrupt, but in truth it has been going on for decades. The NewsHour taps longtime industry insiders to provide perspective on the Fourth Estate in flux in this video compilation - a mix of classic and recent segments. Episodes include...* Conversation - David Brinkley: Jim Lehrer talks with iconic newscaster David Brinkley about his lengthy career as a reporter...
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Presents an introduction to student journalism and media literacy, and covers topics such as writing news, sports, and editorials; photography, caption writing; style and editing; creating digital content; multimedia; managing a news website; privacy and digital security; ethics and accuracy; and careers in journalism. Includes a glossary and a list of additional resources.
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Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox. The world had more journalism, across a wider range of media, than at any time since the birth of the western free press in the eighteenth century. Western journalists had found themselves under a cloud of suspicion: from politicians, philosophers, the general public, anti-globalization radicals, religious groups, and even from fellow journalists. Critics argued that the news industry...
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"The author covers essential components that students must understand: information gathering, writing, standard and alternative coverage, and packaging. Students find information about identifying news, interviewing, research, narrative writing style, editing, visual presentation and layout. The book covers legal rights of student journalists, objective vs. opinion writing, staff planning and organization, and Web-based journalism. Chapters include...
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Good journalists follow a code of ethics when preparing and delivering news reports. This intriguing book tells young readers more about that code, why it exists, and how it's changed over the years. They'll also learn how to tell if new sources they follow adhere to it through practical examples and useful fact boxes.
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Social media tools are being used across all media sources including traditional news outlets and online-based resources. This program focuses on the variety of ways social media is essential to storytelling and news distribution. Each chapter highlights an element of social media used by top journalists who rely on these communication channels to both research stories and broaden their audience. It's designed to help students and educators understand...
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For much of the 20tha century, newspapers, television newscasts, and most other media outlets strove to be objective, advising journalists to stick only to the facts, deliver both sides of a dispute, and keep their personal views to themselves. This way, supporters of objectivity argued, news consumers would get all the information they needed to understand an issue and form their own opinions. In the late 1900s, however, some media experts began...
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"Ghosting the News tells the most troubling media story of our time: How democracy suffers when local news dies. Reporting on some of the news-impoverished areas in the U.S. and around the world, America's premier media critic, Margaret Sullivan, charts the contours of the damage but also surveys some new efforts to keep local news alive-from non-profit digital sites to an effort modeled on the Peace Corps. No nostalgic paean to the roar of rumbling...
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This Robert Greenwald documentary, made during the George W. Bush Presidency, provides an in-depth look at Fox News. Showing extensive Fox News footage to illustrate and Roger Ailes' daily memos to reporters to illustrate its points, the film argues that Fox News pushes Republican talking points into the national consciousness, functioning as a propaganda organ. It takes us behind the scenes with interviews with former Fox reporters and employees....
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A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft--a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history....
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"Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required."
By the time a photographer spotted these words on a shirt at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in November 2016, it had long been clear that a growing number of Americans had not-so-subtle reservations about journalists. In an age that some demonize the media as an "enemy of the people," it's time for a heart-to-heart about what journalism is, and what it could be. And while we break down the news...