Art of Writing Nonfiction / Edition 2

by Andre Fontaine, William A. Glavin, Jr., William A. Glavin

Overview

This book documents a major change in journalistic practice in the United States. It is a change that has been largely unnoticed outside the profession and not understood by thousands inside.

This book explores and describes the process of interpretive journalism, and tells how it is done. Starting with the inception and shaping of the idea for the story, the book takes the reader through the research process, the evaluation of the evidence, the origination and presentation of material, and a discussion of leads, endings, and the body of the story. Then it discusses different kinds of writing - dramatic, descriptive, explanatory, emotional, and profiles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815625094
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	10/01/1990
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

André Fontaine spent more than thirty years on news-papers and magazines in New York, as city editor of Newsday, associate editor of Collier's, editor of Bluebook, and senior editor of Redbook. For more than a decade he worked as a freelance writer, publishing in major national magazines from Reader's Digest to Yachting. He is professor emeritus at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

William A. Glavin, Jr., is an associate professor of magazine journalism at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, television news editor, and for four years as an associate editor at Good Housekeeping magazine.

Editorial Reviews

This book remains one of the most realistic and valuable in the heavily competitive field of article writing texts.-- "Quill and Scroll"

This is an excellent volume for those hoping to write a book and for those planning a career in journalism.-- "New Hampshire Union Leader"

From the Publisher

This is an excellent volume for those hoping to write a book and for those planning a career in journalism.

New Hampshire Union Leader

This book remains one of the most realistic and valuable in the heavily competitive field of article writing texts.

Quill and Scroll