Why is "one" reserved for the Royal Family? What style should you use in reported speech? What is the difference between "less" and "fewer"? What are the rules for using apostrophes? How can you spot (and avoid) cliches? "English for Journalists" answers these questions, and many more. It provides students with a guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing - reporting speech, house style, jargon, cliches - specific to the language of journalism. "English for Journalists" combines a clear summary of the rules of journalistic writing with advice on when to break them, and each point is illustrated with concise examples. "English for Journalists" is accessible to all, including those students whose first language is not English. Separate chapters deal with topics such as grammar, spelling and punctuation. Features include a full index, a glossary of words used in journalism and a guide to further reading. It should prove invaluable not only to students but to trainee and working journalists.

English for Journalists

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Hicks, Wynford

Words, Language & Grammar

Routledge

English for Journalists is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in an accessible style, beginning with the fundamentals of grammar and the use of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing and each point is illustrated with concise examples. This revised and updated edition includes: * a discussion of the recent debates surrounding the use of standard and idiomatic English * the correct use and spelling of foreign words * a chapter on broadcast journalism * an updated glossary of journalistic terms

English for Journalists (Media Skills)

Humor & Entertainment

Radio

Writing for Journalists (Media Skills)

Writing for Journalists is about the craft of journalistic writing: how to put one word after another so that the reader gets the message or the joke, goes on reading and comes back for more. It introduces the reader to the essentials of good writing, making use of many examples of previously published work and critically analyzing stories and reviews from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, periodicals and specialist trade journals. Whether students, trainees or professionals, this handy guide is perfect for anyone who writes for newspapers and periodicals.

Adams, Sally

Literature & Fiction

Interviewing for Journalists addresses the central skill of asking the right question in the right way. It is a practical and concise guide for all print journalists - professionals, students and trainees. The authors, both experienced journalists, explain the different types of interviewing, from the street interview, vox pop or press conference to the interview used as a basis for an in-depth profile. Drawing on examples of published material, and featuring interviews with a number of successful writers and columnists, the book covers every aspect of interviewing.

Interviewing for Journalists (Media Skills)

Business & Money

Lee-Potter, Emma

Subediting for Journalists is a concise, up-to-date and readable introduction to the skills of subediting for newspapers and magazines. It describes how subediting has developed, from the early days of printing to the modern era of computers and the web, and explains clearly what the sub now has to do.Using practical examples from newspapers and magazines, Subediting for Journalists introduces the various techniques involved in subediting from cutting copy to writing cover lines. It includes:*house style explained with model stylebook provided*examples of bad journalistic English such as misused clichés and pronoun confusion*subbing news and features for sense and style*editing quotes and readers' letters*projecting copy by writing headlines and standfirsts*checking pictures and writing captions*principles and methods of proofreading*making copy legally safe*understanding production and using software packages *website subbing*a glossary of journalistic terms and suggestions for further reading

Subediting and Production for Journalists: Print, Digital & Social (Media Skills)

Holmes, Tim

Quite Literally

This is a guide to English usage for readers and writers, professional and amateur, established and aspiring, formal trainees and those trying to break in; students of English, both language and literature, and their teachers. In Quite Literally, Wynford Hicks answers questions like: <ul>
<li>What's an alibi, a bete noire, a celibate, a dilemma?</li> <li>Should underway be two words? </li> <li>Is the word 'meretricious' worth using at all? </li> <li>How do you spell realise - with an s or a z - and should bete be bête?</li> <li>Should you split infinitives, end sentences with prepositions, start them with conjunctions? </li> <li>What about four-letter words, euphemisms, foreign words, Americanizms, clichés, slang, jargon? </li> <li>And does the Queen speak the Queen's English?</li>
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The advice given can be applied to both formal speech - what is carefully considered, broadcast, presented, scripted or prepared for delivery to a public audience - and will even enhance your everyday languange too! Practical and fun, whether to improve your writing for professional purposes or simply enjoy exploring the highways and byways of English usage, readers from all walks of life will find this book both invaluable and enjoyable.

Quite Literally: Problem Words and How to use Them

English for Journalists is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in an accessible style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, the use of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing; with each point illustrated by concise examples. This revised and updated edition includes: <ul>
<li>an introductory chapter which discusses the present state of English and current trends in journalistic writing</li> <li>a new chapter in the grammar section featuring ten of the most common howlers made by journalists</li> <li>up-to-date examples of spelling, punctuation and usage mistakes published in newspapers and magazines</li> <li>a specimen house-style guide reproduced in full</li> <li>an extended glossary of terms used in journalism.</li>
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Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

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English for Journalists

English for Journalists (Media Skills)

Writing for Journalists (Media Skills)

Writing for Journalists (Media Skills)

Interviewing for Journalists (Media Skills)

Interviewing for Journalists (Media Skills)

Subediting and Production for Journalists: Print, Digital & Social (Media Skills)

Subediting and Production for Journalists: Print, Digital & Social (Media Skills)

Quite Literally: Problem Words and How to use Them

English for Journalists (Media Skills)