Associated Press Reporting Handbook; Author: Schwartz, Jerry R.; Paperback

Author: Schwartz, Jerry R.
Associated Press Handbooks; Paperback
229 pages
Published: September 2001
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
ISBN: 0071372172

From dailies, to specialized monthlies and quarterlies, to online journals, there are now more venues for disseminating information than ever before--all of them in need of qualified reporters. Written for a new generation of journalists, this handbook schools readers in the art and science of reporting as practiced at the world's largest and oldest news service. Written by an ace reporter with over 20 years on the job, it provides expert guidance and all the tools needed to successfully investigate and report on newsworthy events, locally, nationally, and internationally, includingtraditional pencil-and-paper technique as well as cutting-edge computer-assisted reporting technologies. Throughout, the book is enriched by insightful tips and anecdotes from veteran AP reporters sucAn expert, professional's guide to the basic, core techniques and practices of journalistic reporting from an ace reporter with the world's oldest and largest press service. An expert, professional's guide to the basic, core techniques and practices of journalistic reporting from an ace reporter with the world's oldest and largest press service.This text provides a new generation of journalists with guidance on the basics of reporting, whether for print, broadcast or other media. It offers information on the multiple outlets for reporters' work as well as advice on getting started and moving ahead in the trade.