"This book takes students through the journalistic process step-by-step: what news is, how publications are organized, the role of the journalist, ways to get the most from interviews, a style and grammar guide, and easy-to-follow advice on how to put together basic news stories. This third edition
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draws on journalism practiced globally; looks at new developments in technology; and considers the challenges facing journalists in dealing with global demographic and ideological shifts." (Publisher description)
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"Sachtexte mit konkretem Nutzen für Leser, Hörer oder Zuschauer haben im Journalismus in den vergangenen Jahren an Bedeutung gewonnen. Das Spektrum der Themen reicht dabei von Kindererziehung, Gesundheit und Partnerschaft bis zu Hausbau, Computer und Geldanlage. Nutzwertjournalismus orientiert sic
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h an den Bedürfnissen seines jeweiligen Publikums. Er verwendet eine klare Sprache und bietet konkrete Handlungsanleitungen. Wichtig ist - je nach Thema und Medium - eine umsichtige Ansprache, die Ängste auffängt, Schamgefühle respektiert und Mut macht. Vom Journalisten wird explizit ein Standpunkt und eine Verantwortung gegenüber dem Nutzer seiner Beiträge verlangt. Letztlich muss er - etwa bei der Haftung von Warentests - mit rechtlichen Konsequenzen aufgrund seiner Darstellung rechnen. Systematisch und anhand zahlreicher Beispiele führt Christoph Fasel in die Gestaltung von Sachtexten ein. Seine Faustregel lautet: 200 Prozent recherchieren, 150 Prozent kapieren und 100 Prozent schreiben. Er beleuchtet auch die Wurzeln des Nutzwertjournalismus und beschreibt dessen Unterschiede in verschiedenen Medien. 15 namhafte Redakteure aus den verschiedensten Medien berichten über ihre Strategien, Rat, Hilfe und Orientierung zu geben." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"La relación con las fuentes es complicada: los periodistas usan a sus fuentes pero a la vez son manipulados por ellas. Lo clave es darse cuenta a tiempo cuándo está uno al servicio de ellas. La mayoría de periodistas dicen que se dedicaron a este oficio para “darle voz a los que no la tienen
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para “ayudar a comprender el mundo” o “para denunciar las injusticias” sin embargo, si un extraterrestre aterrizara en Colombia y leyera los diarios, las revistas, viera la televisión y escuchara la radio, pensaría que la función de los periodistas es prácticamente la contraria: hablan los presidentes y los ex presidentes, los famosos cuentan sus chismes y sus vidas, los empresarios reportan sus utilidades, los funcionarios se ufanan de sus éxitos. Los periodistas moderan una conversación donde definitivamente los poderosos hablan más y más fuerte que los desposeídos, los hombres muchisísimo más que las mujeres, y los negros ni siquiera obtienen la palabra. ¿Tiene todo colombiano el mismo derecho a ver su realidad reflejada en los medios? Este manual pretende abordar todas estas cuestiones desde un enfoque práctico. Es una guía para que los periodistas reflexionen sobre su trabajo, enfrenten los hechos a sus deseos y aprendan técnicas concretas para mejorar su relación con las fuentes." (Introducción, página 5)
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"Aimed at reporters in conflict zones and hostile areas, this report provides an overview of security issues and includes information on training courses, protective equipment, and insurance policies. It also offer useful tips on assessing, minimizing and managing risk. This guide should be read not
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just by those in the field and those covering dangerous assignments, but also by the media managers who send journalists on those assignments. For managers, the safety of their journalists should be paramount. This means discouraging unwarranted risk-taking, making assignments to war zones or other hostile environments voluntary, and providing proper training and equipment." (http://www.reliefweb.int)
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"Journalists face unusual challenges when covering violent or mass tragedies. They face the possibility of being a first responder to a violent event. They interact with victims dealing with extraordinary grief. Journalists who cover any “blood-and-guts” beat often build a needed and appropriate
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professional wall between themselves and the survivors and other witnesses they interview. But after reporters talk with people who have suffered great loss, the same wall may impede the need of journalists to react to their own exposure to tragedy. Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies wrote the following for Poynter.org on Sept. 15, 2001: “Reporters, photojournalists, engineers, soundmen and field producers often work elbow to elbow with emergency workers. Journalists’ symptoms of traumatic stress are remarkably similar to those of police officers and firefighters who work in the immediate aftermath of tragedy, yet journalists typically receive little support after they file their stories. While public-safety workers are offered debriefings and counseling after a trauma, journalists are merely assigned another story.” In the future, we know that we’ll face more tragedies — more dates that will leave lasting memories for victims, communities and ourselves. The practical tips in this booklet can help you become more effective in handling these vital areas." (Page 3)
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"The IFJ has campaigned for many years for greater safety and for a focus on the in-country journalists and freelances who are at greatest risk and who have the least protection. With the creation of the International News Safety Institute (see pages 103-105), that is beginning to happen. This book
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is part of the process. It takes the experience of those who have reported from and filmed in hostile zones and tries to draw lessons to save lives. But safety is not just an issue when bullets start flying. It is also about creating a culture of risk awareness in all aspects of journalism —whether in war zones, investigative reporting or reporting events from the streets. We have attempted to spotlight the needs of local journalists, but much of the available information comes from international correspondents, and from training courses set up for the giants of the electronic media. The IFJ will use this book to spread the message of safety, but we will also help our regional offices to produce local versions to draw out local experience. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience amongst journalists who live and work on the front line of conflict and who have learned to survive while continuing to do their jobs. Those lessons and that knowledge need to be pooled and the courage and tenacity of those journalists needs to be honoured. This is a small step in that direction, and we dedicate this book to these true heroes of our profession." (Preface by Aidan White)
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