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Talk Straight, Listen Carefully
M. L. Stein
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Description for Talk Straight, Listen Carefully
Paperback. Shows how to develop news judgment, how to organize a story and write it clearly, how to handle the complexities of honesty and ethics in journalism, and how to cover traditional beats and prepare to specialize. This book includes examples from the dailies, respected state capital city newspapers and campus publications. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Interviewing is a vital tool for journalists. In Talk Straight, Listen Carefully, the authors and other seasoned journalists share their interviewing experience and explain how to successfully approach all types of people, extract information, and gain solid material.
Interviewing is a vital tool for journalists. In Talk Straight, Listen Carefully, the authors and other seasoned journalists share their interviewing experience and explain how to successfully approach all types of people, extract information, and gain solid material.
Print and broadcast students and journalists will find far more than the standard interviewing tips, including:
- The qualitative differences between “hard news’ interviews and feature or profile story interviews
- Strategies for obtaining hard-to-get interviews
- Methods for managing unwilling, shy, hostile, and fearful sources Techniques for “interviewing on the run”
- Interview-related ethical questions and dilemmas
- Getting to sources beyond the initial interview
- Extracting color and human interest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780813818382
SKU
V9780813818382
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99-50
About M. L. Stein
M. L. "Mike" Stein has more than 30 years experience as a journalist author, and educator. He teaches feature article writing at the University of California, Irvine, Extension Division; is former chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at New York University and the Department of Journalism at California State University, Long Beach; and is former West Coast ... Read more
Reviews for Talk Straight, Listen Carefully
"...an extensive, articulate guide....(The authors') combined wisdom and expertise show through, making Talk Straight, Listen Carefully a 'must' for anyone learning the craft of journalism." -Midwest Book review