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Writing for Public Communication

Fifth Edition| ©2020 Tricia Grindel

Writing for Public Communication, 4th Edition by Tricia Grindel is based upon several years of student observation and the difficulties they have when learning to write in a news story format. Utilizing input from former news writing students, this textbook is written in a format that...

Writing for Public Communication, 4th Edition by Tricia Grindel is based upon several years of student observation and the difficulties they have when learning to write in a news story format. Utilizing input from former news writing students, this textbook is written in a format that will encourage success and is both appealing and informational for students.

By giving students a solid foundation in the inverted pyramid format and improving their writing skills, this textbook addresses writing for various types of media. Grindel also dedicates a chapter to media law and identifies legal issues that writers may face and how they can protect themselves from legal action, along with defining copyright and trademark law. Writing for Public Communication will provide students with a detailed look at writing for the media and follows the Associated Press style of writing.

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Writing for Public Communication by Tricia Grindel - Fifth Edition, 2020 from Macmillan Student Store

Writing for Public Communication, 4th Edition by Tricia Grindel is based upon several years of student observation and the difficulties they have when learning to write in a news story format. Utilizing input from former news writing students, this textbook is written in a format that will encourage success and is both appealing and informational for students.

By giving students a solid foundation in the inverted pyramid format and improving their writing skills, this textbook addresses writing for various types of media. Grindel also dedicates a chapter to media law and identifies legal issues that writers may face and how they can protect themselves from legal action, along with defining copyright and trademark law. Writing for Public Communication will provide students with a detailed look at writing for the media and follows the Associated Press style of writing.

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•    Designed as a hands-on workbook with practical, skills-based exercises
•    Includes practice questions and puzzles with answers
•    Students can take notes and complete exercises directly in the book
•    Features a “Common Editing Symbols” chart in the front cover
•    Includes a two-pocket folder in the back of the book
•    Spiral bound

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Writing for Public Communication by Tricia Grindel - Fifth Edition, 2020 from Macmillan Student Store

Writing for Public Communication

Fifth Edition| 2020

Tricia Grindel

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Tricia Grindel

Tricia Grindel joined the School of Communication & Media at Kennesaw State University as a part-time instructor in January 2002. She became a full-time lecturer in July 2011 and senior lecturer in August 2015. She is the coordinator of the school's Writing for Public Communication course and wrote the course textbook. She also teaches courses in persuasion and editing. Grindel came to KSU from LifeLink of Georgia, the state's federally designated organ recovery organization, where she was Manager of Hospital Development for five years. Prior to that, she spent three years as director of Education and Communications at AID Atlanta, the largest and oldest AIDS service organization in the Southeast. Grindel has also held positions as writer, editor, and director of publications at Georgia Tech and as a writer and editor for Three Rivers Magazine. She continues to do freelance writing and editing. A native of Pittsburgh, Grindel graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree and summa cum laude with a master's degree in Journalism and Communications from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. She has published numerous newspaper and magazine articles and is listed in Who's Who Among Emerging Leaders, Who's Who Among Young Professionals, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and Who's Who of Women Executives Grindel resides in Woodstock with her dog, Stanley.

Writing for Public Communication by Tricia Grindel - Fifth Edition, 2020 from Macmillan Student Store

Writing for Public Communication

Fifth Edition| 2020

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