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News Writing and Reporting: A Strategic Approach to Storytelling

  • ISBN-13: 9781071848081
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • By Chris R Vaccaro
  • Price: AUD $369.00
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  • Local release date: 01/01/2025
  • Format: Paperback (254.00mm X 203.00mm) 480 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Media studies [JFD]Press & journalism [KNTJ]
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News Writing and Reporting: A Strategic Approach to Storytelling by Chris Vaccaro prepares students to become successful journalists in todays competitive news industry with a focus on modern newsroom operations, emerging media trends, and multiplatform storytelling. It includes career tips, reporter interviews, and practical exercises for effective content planning and editing.

Chris R. Vaccaro is a media executive, professor, and author from Long Island. A multiple Emmy Award and Murrow Award winner, he has served as Vice President of Digital News at Altice USA and Director of Graduate Journalism and Assistant Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University. Vaccaro is a former editor at the New York Daily News, AOL and The Topps Company (yes, baseball cards!), and former reporter at the Southampton Press. His work has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, ESPN, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, Associated Press, and more. He is the author of eight books and has produced eight documentaries. In 2022 he was inducted to the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Society of Professional Journalists and the Press Club of Long Island. Vaccaro lives on Long Island with his wife Theresa, and children, Hunter, Thompson, and Stella.

 Chapter 1 What is News? Chapter 2 The News Story Chapter 3 Multiplatform Journalism Chapter 4 Subjects, Sourcing, and Records Chapter 5 Interview Skills Chapter 6 Beat Coverage Chapter 7 Writing Strategy and Style Chapter 8 Story Structure, Sentence Construction, and Word Choice Chapter 9 How News Organizations Work Today Chapter 10 Longform and Feature Writing Chapter 11 Journalism Jobs Chapter 12 Writing for Video and Audio Platforms Chapter 13 Media Law and Ethics Appendix 1: Code of Ethics Appendix 2: Product Development and News Technology Appendix 3: Entrepreneurial Journalism Appendix 4: List of Professional Journalism Groups

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