Writing for Journalists (Media Skills)

The new edition of Writing for Journalists focuses on the key issue for writers working across all forms of media today: how to produce clear, engaging and illuminating copy that will keep the reader hooked from start to finish.

Written by skilled specialist contributors and drawing on a broad range of examples to illustrate the best professional practice, this edition includes:

• chapters on how to write news, features and reviews whatever the format used for delivery
• expanded chapters on writing for digital publication in both shortform and longform
• top tips on writing columns and blogs from leading professionals
• an exploration of the importance of style and its impact on great journalistic writing
• an extensive glossary of terms used in journalism and suggestions for further reading

This is an essential guide to good writing for all practising journalists and students of journalism.