In his nearly thirty years at CBS News, Emmy Award winner Bernard Goldberg earned a reputation as one of the preeminent reporters in the television news business. When he looked at his own industry, however, he saw that the media far too often ignored their primary mission: to provide objective, disinterested reporting. Again and again he saw that the news slanted to the left. For years, Goldberg appealed to reporters, producers, and network executives for more balanced reporting, but no one listened. The liberal bias continued.
As correspondent for Newsweek, Michael Hirsh has traveled to every continent, reporting on American foreign policy. Now he draws on his experience to offer an original explanation of America's role in the world and the problems facing the nation today and in the future. Using colorful vignettes and up-close reporting from his coverage of the first two post-Cold War presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, Hirsh argues that America has a new role never before played by any nation: it is the world's Uberpower, overseeing the global system from the air, land, sea and, increasingly, from space as well.
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, Fourth Edition examines the skills, techniques, and challenges of writing and reporting for broadcast journalism. Along with complete coverage of the fundamentals, the text presents up-to-date examples and issues through actual scripts and interviews with the people who bring us the news.
Reporting for the Media
Now in its eighth edition, Reporting for the Media continues its
outstanding tradition in journalism education. Providing both students
and instructors with a firm foundation on which to build journalistic
success, it emphasizes the most important skills and characteristics of
effective reporters--how to be engaged in and curious about the world
and how to articulate a good story. Reporting for the Media, 8/e,
introduces students to news writing and reporting by focusing on such
basics as grammar and mechanics, traditional story structures and
styles, interviewing techniques, reporting on speeches and meetings,
and common ethical dilemmas. Taking into consideration the increasingly
multimedia nature of journalism, this new edition includes material on
broadcast writing and convergence. It also covers prewriting, using the
Internet, and computer-assisted reporting. The eighth edition features
new exercises in nearly every chapter, expanded coverage of
grammar--including parts of speech--and thoroughly updated real-life
examples and illustrations, many covering issues that have arisen since
9/11. As in previous editions, this book features reading lists,
discussion questions, suggested projects, five useful appendices, and
end-of-chapter checklists. Reporting for the Media, 8/e, is an ideal
text for introductory news writing and reporting courses.
Working With Numbers and Statistics: A Handbook for Journalists
Authors Charles Livingston and Paul Voakes developed this resource book to improve journalistic writing and reporting, enabling journalists to:
*make accurate, reliable computations, which in turn enables one to make relevant comparisons, put facts into perspective, and lend important context to stories;
*recognize inaccurate presentations, whether willfully spun or just carelessly relayed;
*ask appropriate questions about numerical matters;
*translate complicated numbers for viewers and readers in ways they can readily understand;
*understand computer-assisted reporting; and
*write livelier, more precise pieces through the use of numbers.
The math is presented in a journalistic context throughout, enabling readers to see how the procedures will come into play in their work.
Working With Numbers and Statistics is designed as a reference work for journalism students developing their writing and reporting skills. It will also serve professionals as a useful tool to improve their understanding and use of numbers in news stories.
