International News Reporting

Frontlines and Deadlines
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6039-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 541 g

A collection of essays by top international correspondants in print, broadcasting, and photojournalism, International News Reporting offers an introduction to journalism written by the people who have made the profession what it is today. - Contributors identify the major areas of professional practice which students and young journalists need to know in order to work safely in, and understand fully, the field of international news gathering
- Looks at events from conflicts to humanitarian disasters
- Covers crucial topics such as how to report stories about the developing world, how to avoid stereotyping, the uses and abuses of blogging, and risk assessment for journalists in conflict zones

Autoren/Hrsg.

Owen, John

Purdey, Heather

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Fernsehen & Rundfunk
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors vii

Preface x

Acknowledgements xv

1 Bearing Witness Janine di Giovanni 1

2 The Future of News Services and International Reporting David Schlesinger 15

3 Technology, Timeliness and Taste: The Battlefronts for the Twenty-First Century News Agency Nigel Baker 38

4 Freelance Journalism Vaughan Smith 55

5 Letter to a Young Photographer Gary Knight 72

6 Diplomacy and Journalism Bridget Kendall 89

7 Non-Stop Deadlines: 24-Hour News Nick Pollard 109

8 World Perspectives: Ignoring the World at our Peril Tony Burman 127

9 Local Heroes Anthony Borden 144

10 Taking the Right Risk Chris Cramer 163

11 Emotions, Trauma and Good Journalism Mark Brayne 191

12 Citizen Journalism Richard Sambrook 220

13 Working at the Coalface of New Media Ben Hammersley 243

14 Reporting Humanitarian Crises Peter Apps 253

Index 273

Über Autor(innen)

John Owen is professor of international journalism at City University in London and has played a leading role in international journalism for the past 30 years that included serving as chief news editor of CBC Television News. John is the founding chairman of the Frontline Club Forum in London, and also the founding executive producer of News Xchange.

Heather Purdey is a senior lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Publishing at City University in London. She has been a journalist since 1976 and has worked in newspapers, radio and television.