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Telling the Story
The Convergence of Print, Broadcast and Online MediaFifth Edition| ©2013 The Missouri Group; Brian S. Brooks; Daryl R. Moen; George Kennedy; Don Ranly
The way journalists work and how the public gets its news have changed dramatically. The media landscape has evolved and converged, and to succeed, journalism students must learn the fundamentals of journalism — how to research, write, and tell a great story — and use these skills in an increasin...
The way journalists work and how the public gets its news have changed dramatically. The media landscape has evolved and converged, and to succeed, journalism students must learn the fundamentals of journalism — how to research, write, and tell a great story — and use these skills in an increasingly digital world. The Missouri Group continues to offer the best coverage of the basics while keeping pace with the trends in the field. In Telling the Story, 5th edition, The Missouri Group goes even further with concise, how-to coverage of the new journalistic skills that take advantage of new technologies — from blogging to researching online, to using social media and conducting online interviews.
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The new journalism fundamentals
The way journalists work and how the public gets its news have changed dramatically. The media landscape has evolved and converged, and to succeed, journalism students must learn the fundamentals of journalism — how to research, write, and tell a great story — and use these skills in an increasingly digital world. The Missouri Group continues to offer the best coverage of the basics while keeping pace with the trends in the field. In Telling the Story, 5th edition, The Missouri Group goes even further with concise, how-to coverage of the new journalistic skills that take advantage of new technologies — from blogging to researching online, to using social media and conducting online interviews.
Features
The most and best coverage of media convergence and online journalism ensures that students learn how to simultaneously prepare stories for multiple forms of media and effectively use new technologies. Text includes coverage of the rising role of social media in discovering information and driving website traffic; opportunities for online interviewing through programs like Skype; changing media consumption patterns thanks to smartphones and tablets; and media fragmentation and the future of converging media. Provides insight into the profession. Practical advice; current, real-life examples; and "On the Job" boxes, spotlighting today's print, radio and television, online, and public relations professionals, give students a true picture of twenty-first century journalism and prepare them for successful careers. Coverage of legal and ethical issues. Two chapters give in-depth analysis and advice on key issues dealing with conflicts of interest, invasion of privacy, and avoiding deceit and plagiarism.
New to This Edition
The fifth edition offers a practical overview of the challenges and opportunities contemporary journalists face. The first unit of the book offers a thoughtful examination and helpful tips for addressing hot issues from citizen journalism and convergence, to the public’s changing media consumption patterns, the ever-increasing role of social media, and new financial models for Web-based journalism.
A renewed focus on writing for digital media prepares journalism students to compete in an increasingly technological environment. A heavily revised and updated Chapter 8 addresses the realities of online writing and readers’ expectations and offers practical tips for success — from the best use of hyperlinks in the story to writing with search engines in mind. In addition, digital media writing is highlighted throughout the text, with help on using social media to tease stories and drive home public relations messages, write compelling blogs and tweets, and much more.
More practical and thorough coverage of online research than ever before prepares students for this essential journalistic skill. Today’s journalists must be adept at using a variety of online sources to find information, and Telling the Story addresses this need with deeper coverage of online sources, the possibilities for discovering information via social media; and evaluating online sources (particularly regarding the source’s credibility). Throughout the chapter, the authors provide helpful tips and practical advice on conducting research.
The best models — of journalistic writing and professional practice — offer students the support and encouragement they need to succeed.
- 8 new visually annotated model stories (for a total of 14) offer helpful marginal callouts to exemplify good writing skills. These new models identify different types of story structures and also help students write across media platforms, including writing news releases and writing for a Web site.
- 10 new On the Job boxes portray today’s newsroom realities by highlighting working journalists. For example, new to this edition are tips and insights from Jenifer Langosch (in Chapter 8), who wites features and breaking-news stories, blogs and tweets, and captures news on a digital camera and camcorder for MLB.com.
New, integrated VideoCentral clips help students see contemporary journalism in action. This new marginal feature connects ideas and situations in the text with online video interviews of leading media professionals talking about journalism trends. Topics for discussion and reflection include bloggers and legal rights, citizen journalism, real vs. fake news, and more. In addition, accompanying reflection questions give students the opportunity to analyze, critique, and respond to issues raised in the videos. These assignable videos make excellent journal assignments or class discussion tools.
"Telling the Story is a through treatment of the most important aspects of doing journalism in the Twenty-First Century. The writing style is simple and concise, and the points are amply illustrated with examples from the real world."
— Mark Kelley, Journalism, New England School of Communications
"I am truly impressed with the scope of the text: it presents a great deal of information succinctly and efficiently, and does so in a manner that is both approachable to the reader and interesting."
— Christopher Keller, Communication Department, Cameron University

Telling the Story
Fifth Edition| ©2013
The Missouri Group; Brian S. Brooks; Daryl R. Moen; George Kennedy; Don Ranly
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Telling the Story
Fifth Edition| 2013
The Missouri Group; Brian S. Brooks; Daryl R. Moen; George Kennedy; Don Ranly
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Telling the Story
Fifth Edition| 2013
The Missouri Group; Brian S. Brooks; Daryl R. Moen; George Kennedy; Don Ranly
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The Missouri Group

Brian S. Brooks

Daryl R. Moen

Don Ranly

George Kennedy

Telling the Story
Fifth Edition| 2013
The Missouri Group; Brian S. Brooks; Daryl R. Moen; George Kennedy; Don Ranly
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The Missouri Group | Fifth Edition | ©2013 | ISBN:9781457619250In addition to sample syllabi and chapter overviews, the online-only instructor's manual contains answers to the end-of-chapter questions from...
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Telling the Story
Fifth Edition| 2013
The Missouri Group; Brian S. Brooks; Daryl R. Moen; George Kennedy; Don Ranly
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