Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing / Edition 12

by Melvin Mencher

Overview

More than a quarter of a million students have learned the craft and ethics of journalism from Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing. This classic text shows students the fundamentals of reporting and writing and examines the values that direct and underline the practice of journalism. The new edition features current developments in all areas of reporting, discusses the use of stark photos, provides dozens of new Internet sources and demonstrates how journalists use them. Also included in the eleventh edition are guides for campaign and election coverage, reporting tips from Pulitzer Prize winners, and an examination of recent libel cases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073511993
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	02/17/2010
Edition description:	List
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Melvin Mencher is the author of News Writing and Reporting, the text that set the standard for the field, now in its Eleventh Edition. He has extensive experience in the newsroom and has written numerous articles, as well as a publication from the Poynter Institute, "The Sayings of Chairman Mel."