The Newspapers Handbook, Fourth Edition
1111 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Newspapers Handbook 8 9 10111 11 12 13 14 15 16 17111 ‘Richard Keeble’s handbook is a superb guide for those who believe in free journalism.’ 18 John Pilger 19 ‘This really is a superb book and a “must have” for any aspiring journalist.’ Jane Taylor, 20 Head of Journalism, the Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College 21 22 ‘Each edition of this key textbook gets better. It is a mine of information from 23 which aspiring journalists can extract nuggets of gold, managing to be both comprehensive 24 and detailed while combining a sense of history with up-to-date events. Most important of 25 all, Richard Keeble consistently points to the need for improvements to journalistic ethics. 26 Quite simply, it’s a must-read.’ Professor Roy Greenslade, Department of Journalism, City 27 University 28 The Newspapers Handbook remains the essential guide to working as a newspaper 29 journalist. It examines the ever-changing, everyday skills of newspaper reporting and 30111 explores the theoretical, ethical and political dimensions of a journalist’s job. 31 The Newspapers Handbook encourages a critical approach to newspaper practice. 32 Thoroughly updated for the fourth edition and using a range of new examples from tabloid, 33 compact and broadsheet newspapers, non-mainstream and local publications, Richard 34 Keeble examines key journalistic skills such as the art of interviewing, news reporting, 35 reviewing, feature writing, using the internet and freelancing. New chapters from John 36 Turner, Nick Nuttall and Mark Hanna explore the specialisms of local and national govern- 37 ment reporting, investigative journalism and covering the courts.
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