1st Edition

Advanced Reporting Essential Skills for 21st Century Journalism

By Miles Maguire Copyright 2015
262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

News gathering is a large, complicated and often messy task that has traditionally been viewed by journalists as irretrievably idiosyncratic, best learned through trial and error. Advanced Reporting takes the opposite approach, focusing on reporting as a process of triangulation based on three essential activities: analyzing documents, making observations and conducting interviews. In this... Read more

Part I: The Elements of Reporting  1. Connecting the DOT  2. Defining News  3. Digging Into Documents  4. The Eyes Have It  5. Talking Your Way to the Story  Part II: From Principle to Practice  6. Getting Started  7. The Journalistic Core  8. Specialized Topics  9. Specialized Forms  10. Enterprise Reporting  Part III: 21st Century News Reporting  11. Technology  12. Public Relations and News Management  13. Journalism That Makes a Difference

Biography

Miles Maguire is a professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he teaches writing, editing and reporting. He has worked as a beat writer, columnist, Washington bureau chief and monthly magazine editor, and his innovative approach to journalism has been recognized in programs such as the Knight-Batten Awards and the Great Ideas for Teachers (GIFT) competition sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. His media scholarship and criticism have appeared in Folio:, American Journalism Review, Newspaper Research Journal, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Media Economics, The International Journal on Media Management and the Journal of Information Technology & Politics. He currently serves as an associate editor of Literary Journalism Studies.

 "To those who say great reporting is all about innate skills, Miles Maguire offers a powerful and practical rebuke. Advanced Reporting breaks down the basic elements of journalism, walks us through real-life examples, and guides us on a clear path to the critical thinking where all good reporting begins. It is deeply researched and thoughtfully presented, and will lead journalists of the future well beyond the usual "how to" texts on reporting."
—Ann Cooper, Columbia Journalism School

"Advanced Reporting is an important contribution to our understanding of journalistic practice in our globalized and digital world. All journalists, people who want to be journalists and people who teach and research journalism who are serious about their trade should read this book."
—Leon Barkho, Jönköping University, Sweden