Journalism Unbound: New Approaches to Reporting and Writing / Edition 1

by Mitchell Stephens

Overview

Journalism is rapidly changing. Journalism education must too. In Journalism Unbound, Mitchell Stephens introduces new methods of teaching reporting and writing—for video, audio and the written word. In lively chapters full of examples and anecdotes, he explores a number of ways journalism might take advantage of the current digital revolution to become less formulaic and more engaging, searching, diverse in its concerns and relevant, particularly to younger audiences. Although the focus is on what journalism might be, the book employs as examples the best of what journalism has been—from Joan Didion to Nate Silver, Edward R. Murrow to Samantha Power, and James Baldwin to Adrian Nicole LeBlanc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195189926
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/17/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Mitchell Stephens, Professor of Journalism in the Carter Institute at New York University, is the author of Beyond News: The Future of Journalism (2014); the rise of the image the fall of the word (1998); A History of News; and Broadcast News (1998). He is also coauthor of Writing and Reporting the News (2007) and coeditor of Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11 (2003).

Table of Contents

, PrefaceIntroduction: Aiming higher1. Wondering: New Perspectives2. Learning: More-Penetrating Approaches3. Wandering: Less-Familiar Places4. Recognizing: Deeper Truths5. Pondering: Wiser Understandings6. Enlivening: More Engaging Styles7. Elevating: Finer Wordings8. Sculpting: More Shapely Forms, Notes

Editorial Reviews

"Journalism Unbound's greatest strength is the author's use of masterful writing. Stephens uses great examples that should inspire any student."—Jennifer Atwater, Towson University

"I really like the author's recognition of the value of studying the basics and the classics and how the field of journalism is changing."—Peter Ellertsen, Benedictine University at Springfield

Praise for Mitchell Stephens' earlier books on journalism and media:

"Thorough, scrupulous and witty; in all respects first-rate, and original, work."—Washington Post

"Lively and original. At every stage Mr. Stephens's wide knowledge of his subject furnishes him with striking facts and analogies."—New York Times

"A thoughtful and measured challenge, the kind of scholarship that helps push us forward."—American Journalism Review

"Perhaps we should make our students dive deeper. Perhaps we should ourselves. This book does."—Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

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