Professional Feature Writing / Edition 5

by Bruce Garrison

Overview

Professional Feature Writing provides an essential introduction to the basics of news media feature writing and establishes a solid foundation for students and writers making feature writing their career.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415998970
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/14/2009
Series:	Routledge Communication Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Bruce Garrison is a professor in the Journalism and Media Management Department, School of Communication, University of Miami. He was awarded a Fulbright grant for China and lectured at Shanghai International Studies University and several other Chinese universities. Garrison is the author of books and journal articles about the uses of new technologies in newsrooms and by the public, reporting, writing, sports journalism, and journalism in Latin America.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Preface

I The Basics

1 Feature Writing Today

2 Careers as Feature Writers and Editors

3 Finding Good Feature Ideas

4 Research for Your Feature Story

5 Using Social Media in Features

6 Interviewing and Observation in Features

7 Description and Color Writing

8 Storytelling, Writing, and Editing

II Common Types of Feature Stories

9 Human-Interest Features

10 Writing Profiles

11 Writing Social Trends Features

12 Seasonal Features

13 Entertainment Features and Reviews

14 Aftermath, Follow-Up, and Depth Series Features

15 Travel Features

16 Service Features

17 Personal Experience Features

18 Humor in Feature Writing

19 Science and Technology Features

III Becoming a Professional Writer

20 Writing Features on Campus

21 Freelance Feature Writing

References

Index