Principles and Practice of Newswriting

Contents: Preface. 1. What is news? 2. Basic elements of news. 3. Elements of news writing. 4. Writing an exciting and original news story. 5. Techniques of shaping the news stories. 6. Everydayness of news and audience response. 7. Qualities of effective news writing. 8. Truth and ideology in news making. 9. News as cultural politics. 10. Humanizing the news. 11. Interviewing for news. 12. Structuring the news story. 13. 50 Common errors in news paper writing.

"Principles and Practice of Newswriting has been designed as a text-book for the students pursuing courses in journalism and mass communication at all levels. Newswriting is the heart and soul of all journalism. Therefore a study of the principles of newswriting is essential for anyone who wants to be a journalist or to run the business of journalism.

Rapid changes are occurring in the field of journalism because of sweeping advances in information technology; the basic skill in newswriting remains the single most important requirement for every journalist." (jacket)