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| Auteur / Author : | PONTHIEU, Gérard, et BARROT, Pierre | LIVRE / BOOK |
| Titre / Title : | The Art of Journalism. Thirty Questions and Answers. English adaptation by Michael Mwangi | |
| Collection / Series : | Media Training in Africa | |
| Editeur / Publisher : | Paulines Publications Africa, Nairobi | EN |
| Année / Year : | 2002 | Nbr. Pages : 144 pages Taille / Size | ||
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| This clear structured reference book covers thirty questions on practical aspects of journalism. Following the journalist’s intermediate position between the information source and the recipient, the first 10 questions refer to how recipients can be attracted towards newspaper articles or radio programmes. The construction, language code and quantity of an article or programme are discussed here. After this introductory chapter the authors proceed towards the collection of data, addressing the journalist’s efficient self management, like interview techniques and optimal note-taking procedures. Consequently, the third chapter focuses on the style and appropriate means of how to sort out, arrange and shape the collected data, in order to convey the intended news item. In the final chapter the presentation itself (e.g. what is a good photo, headline ?, etc.) is assessed. The range of practical tips which are often enriched by examples from the African context make this handbook especially recommendable for “greenhorn” journalists, but could also be used by more experienced journalists to check their own performance. Additionally, a list with basic technical terms and an overview of schools of journalism in Africa are given at the end of the book. (Review published in "Media Forum" 1/2003, published by CAMECO) |
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