Essential Journalism

The NCTJ Guide for Trainee Journalists
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-90673-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 502 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Offering a practical guide to all aspects of modern journalism, Essential Journalism is a key resource for anyone wishing to become a qualified journalist in the UK, and in particular, those studying for the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Diploma.

This second edition of Essential Journalism, written in collaboration with the NCTJ, covers everything you need to know about journalism today – its character, its ethical framework, and its practice across print, television, radio, online and social media. New and revised material includes the impact and application of AI, changing consumer habits, new working practices, safety and resilience for journalists, and developments in verification and the exposure of fake news. Rooted in the core principles that apply to journalists across all platforms, this book helps students develop an overall comprehension of the industry and understand the application and adaptation of traditional best practice to the demands of the digital age.

This book is intended principally for journalism trainees and students but will also be a valuable resource for seasoned practitioners and lecturers.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Advanced and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Sue Brooks

Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgements

PART I

JOURNALISM AND JOURNALISTS

1 The journalism landscape

2 The nature of journalism. The nature of news

3 You, the reporter

4 The ethical journalist

5 Regulation

PART II

STORYFINDING AND STORYTELLING

6 Storyfinding: the general reporter

7 Storyfinding: finding and developing stories

8 Storyfinding: interviewing

9 Storytelling: anatomy of a news story

10 Storytelling: writing a news story

11 Storytelling: language and style

12 Storytelling: reporting numbers and statistics

PART III

MULTI-PLATFORM JOURNALISM

13 The digital journalist: the digital scene and writing for the website

14 The digital journalist: social media, verification, artificial intelligence, your safety online

15 The radio journalist: the radio scene and writing for radio

16 The radio journalist: news summaries and radio reporting

17 The television journalist: the television scene and picture gathering

18 The television journalist: continuous news and television reporting

19 The print journalist

20 Remote working; the mobile journalist – the freelance journalist

PART IV

SPECIALIST PRACTICE

21 The feature writer

22 The court reporter

23 The political reporter

24 The specialist reporter

This book summarised in two pages

Further reading

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Baker is a former editor and executive for BBC News, and a former Professor of Journalism at the University of Essex. He is chair of the NCTJ’s Quality Assurance and Standards Committee.