Chip Scanlan

33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism

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Produktbeschreibung

Do you want to dodge common mistakes made by novice and veteran reporters alike? Get advice from the trenches to cultivate critical skills and excel. Losing sleep because you're terrified of botching an important interview? Stumbling through assignments riddled with ethical landmines? Afraid you'll misstep and add fuel to an explosive situation? Award-winning journalist Chip Scanlan has spent thirty years as a teacher and coach elevating the talent of newsroom stalwarts around the globe. Now he's here to share how you can avoid career-derailing errors while writing groundbreaking stories with integrity. 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism is a succinct and authoritative handbook packed with real-world wisdom. Using hard-hitting case studies, examples, and interviews ripped from the headlines, Scanlan helps you identify possible pitfalls and correct problems as you level up your craft to the highest degree. And as you master these concepts, whether you're a wet-behind-the-ears grad or a seasoned pro, you'll gain the confidence and know-how to thrive at the keyboard and in the field. In 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism, you'll discover: Tactics for preventing common blunders so you can land promotions and skyrocket toward greatness How to approach strangers with sensitivity and poise that will lead you to accurate, powerful accounts Systems for double- and triple-checking facts and figures to help you build trust while winning the respect of your readers and colleagues Myriad methods for becoming an industry expert capable of overcoming any challenge Tried-and-true best practices, strategies for successful time management, and much, much more! 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism is the essential guide for reporting news in a democratic society. If you like warm and encouraging instruction, vital but easy-to-digest information, and research-backed insight, then you'll love Chip Scanlan's indispensable resource. Buy 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism to do it right today!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Networlding Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 184g
• ISBN-13: 9781955750301
• ISBN-10: 1955750300
• Artikelnr.: 64371944

Autorenporträt

Christopher "Chip" Scanlan started out in news delivering his hometown paper, The Greenwich (CT) Time. For two decades, he worked as an award-winning beat and general assignment reporter, feature writer, investigative reporter and Washington correspondent in newsrooms big and small.Since 1994, he has coached writers and editors around the globe. He is the former director of writing programs and the National Writer's Workshops at The Poynter Institute, one of the world's top schools for journalists.Chip has authored or edited a dozen books, including anthologies of prize-winning journalism, a novel "The Holly Wreath Man" (co-written with Katharine Fair), two journalism textbooks and most recently "Writers on Writing: Inside the lives of 55 distinguished writers and editors" and "Writers on Writing: The Journal."His nonfiction and fiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, Salon.com, NPR, Redbook, The American Scholar, Elysian Fields, River Teeth and Sunday Short Reads, among numerous other publications. Two of his essays were selected as "Notables'' in the annual "Best American Essays" series. He is a regular contributor to Nieman Storyboard, a Harvard-sponsored global website that celebrates the art and craft of storytelling. His writing advice newsletter, Chip's Writing Lessons, can be found at chipscanlan.substack.com. He writes and coaches from his home in St. Petersburg, Florida, and is available at [e-mail].