The universal journalist /
David Randall.
- Fifth edition.
- 1 online resource (ix, 292 pages)
Originally published 1996 --Title page verso. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What Makes a Good Reporter? -- The Limitations of Journalism -- What is News? -- Where Do Good Stories Come From? -- Research -- Handling Sources, Not Them Handling You -- Questioning -- Reporting Numbers and Statistics -- Investigative Reporting -- How to Cover Major Incidents -- Mistakes, Corrections and Hoaxes -- Ethics -- Writing for Newspapers -- Intros -- Construction and Description -- Handling Quotes -- Different Ways to Tell A Story -- Comment, Intentional and Otherwise -- How to Be a Great Reporter.
Updated, fifth edition of a best-selling guide to the 'universals' of good journalistic practice for professional and trainee journalists worldwide.