Words matter : writing to make a difference / edited by Amanda Dahling and Mary Kay Blakely.

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TextPublisher: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 348 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780826273642
0826273645

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Words matter.DDC classification:

808.06607 23

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PN4775

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Contents:

Part I. Profiles of people, places, and issues -- Part II. First-person journalism -- Part III. Personal stories and memoirs.

Summary: Newspapers and magazines have been steadily shrinking, and more and more former subscribers have gone to digital and internet sources for the news. Yet it has become increasingly clear that zshort takesy don't satisfy many readers, who still long for nuanced, long form journalism. By providing examples of classic magazine articles by professional writers, all of whom are graduates of the Missouri School of Journalism, this book fulfills the need for more sophisticated, thought-provoking essays that will resonate with both the general reader and students. The book is divided into three broad categories: profiles, first person journalism, and personal memoirs, and includes the original articles as well as a zpostscripty by the writers in which they discuss what they've learned about writing, journalism, and the business of getting published. Useful for students and instructors in writing programs, the book also appeals to writers interested in both the art and the craft of successful writing. -- Provided by publisher.

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Part I. Profiles of people, places, and issues -- Part II. First-person journalism -- Part III. Personal stories and memoirs.

Newspapers and magazines have been steadily shrinking, and more and more former subscribers have gone to digital and internet sources for the news. Yet it has become increasingly clear that zshort takesy don't satisfy many readers, who still long for nuanced, long form journalism. By providing examples of classic magazine articles by professional writers, all of whom are graduates of the Missouri School of Journalism, this book fulfills the need for more sophisticated, thought-provoking essays that will resonate with both the general reader and students. The book is divided into three broad categories: profiles, first person journalism, and personal memoirs, and includes the original articles as well as a zpostscripty by the writers in which they discuss what they've learned about writing, journalism, and the business of getting published. Useful for students and instructors in writing programs, the book also appeals to writers interested in both the art and the craft of successful writing. -- Provided by publisher.

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