Download or read book Exercises in Media Writing written by Vincent F. Filak and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exercises in Media Writing offers you multiple opportunities to practice your writing skills in-class or as take-home assignments. Each chapter includes review questions and writing-prompt activities to help you master the concepts and skills presented in Vincent F. Filak’s second edition of Dynamics of Media Writing. Additional exercises built around the unique demands of online newswriting will prepare you to meet the demands of a changing media landscape. Key Features: Review Questions help you recall and master core chapter concepts Writing Exercises enable you to recall and demonstrate your understanding of various elements found in each chapter in Dynamics of Media Writing, Second Edition.
Download or read book Exercises in Media Writing written by Vincent F. Filak and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exercises in Media Writing offers students multiple opportunities to practice their writing skills in-class or as take-home assignments. Each chapter includes review questions and writing-prompt activities to help students master the concepts and skills presented in Vincent F. Filak’s second edition of Dynamics of Media Writing. Additional exercises built around the unique demands of online newswriting will prepare students to meet the demands of a changing media landscape. Key Features: Review Questions help students recall and master core chapter concepts Writing Exercises enable students to recall and demonstrate their understanding of various elements found in each chapter in Dynamics of Media Writing, Second Edition. Bundle this workbook with Dynamics of Media Writing and save! Your students save when you bundle this text with a corresponding student workbook. Order using bundle ISBN 9781544361970.
Download or read book Dynamics of Writing written by Vincent F. Filak and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamics of Writing: An Exercise Guide gives students multiple opportunities to practice their writing skills in-class or as take-home assignments. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the newswriting process and offers short-answer, multiple-choice, and writing-prompt activities to help students master the concepts and skills presented in Vincent F. Filak’s comprehensive book. Additional exercises built around the unique demands of online newswriting will prepare students to meet the demands of a changing media landscape. Key Features: "Writing Exercises" enable students to recall & demonstrate their understanding of various elements found in each chapter in Dynamics of News Writing and Reporting. "Practice Writing" exercises empower students to apply their knowledge in a safe, in-class environment. "Live-Action Exercises" encourage students to expand their knowledge and experience through out-of-class reporting and writing opportunities. Bundle this workbook with Dynamics of News Writing and Reporting.
Download or read book Writing and Editing for Digital Media written by Brian Carroll and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing and Editing for Digital Media teaches students how to write effectively for digital spaces—whether writing for an app, crafting a story for a website, blogging, or using social media to expand the conversation. The lessons and exercises in each chapter help students build a solid understanding of the ways that digital communication has introduced opportunities for dynamic storytelling and multi-directional communication. With this accessible guide and accompanying website, students learn not only to create content, but also to become careful, creative managers of that content. Updated with contemporary examples and pedagogy, including examples from the 2016 presidential election, and an expanded look at using social media, the third edition broadens its scope, helping digital writers and editors in all fields, including public relations, marketing, and social media management. Based on Brian Carroll's extensive experience teaching a course of the same name, this revised and updated edition pays particular attention to opportunities presented by the growth of social media and mobile media. Chapters aim to: Assist digital communicators in understanding the socially networked, increasingly mobile, always-on, geomapped, personalized media ecosystems; Teach communicators to approach storytelling from a multimedia, multi-modal, interactive perspective; Provide the basic skill sets of the digital writer and editor, skill sets that transfer across all media and most communication and media industries, and to do so in specifically journalistic and public relations contexts; Help communicators to put their audiences first by focusing attention on user experience, user behavior, and engagement with their user bases; Teach best practices in the areas of social media strategy, management, and use.
Download or read book Exercise Book for Working with Words written by Brian S. Brooks and published by Bedford/st Martins. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Combines the fine points of writing with the engaging spirit of journalistic style. "Working With Words teaches students the full spectrum of good journalistic skills--from mastery of English grammar and mechanics to understanding the importance of objectivity and accuracy.- Guidelines for writing for different media. "Working With Words offers three chapters (Chapters 14-16) that help students apply the principles of good writing to the particular requirements of print, radio, television, and web-based publications.- Journalism Tip boxes. Included in the grammar and mechanics sections, new boxes highlight specific tips for grammatical or stylistic issues facing journalists on the job, including coverage of active vs. passive voice in journalism, verbs in headlines, and punctuation style in headlines.
Download or read book Writing for Digital Media written by Brian Carroll and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing for Digital Media teaches students how to write effectively for online audiences—whether they are crafting a story for the website of a daily newspaper or a personal blog. The lessons and exercises in each chapter help students build a solid understanding of the ways that the Internet has introduced new opportunities for dynamic storytelling as digital media have blurred roles of media producer, consumer, publisher and reader. Using the tools and strategies discussed in this book, students are able to use their insights into new media audiences to produce better content for digital formats and environments. Fundamentally, this book is about good writing—clear, precise, accurate, filled with energy and voice, and aimed directly at an audience. Writing for Digital Media also addresses all of the graphical, multimedia, hypertextual and interactive elements that come into play when writing for digital platforms. Learning how to achieve balance and a careful, deliberate blend of these elements is the other primary goal of this text. Writing for Digital Media teaches students not only how to create content as writers, but also how to think critically as a site manager or content developer might about issues such as graphic design, site architecture, and editorial consistency. By teaching these new skill sets alongside writing fundamentals, this book transforms students from writers who are simply able to post their stories online into engaging multimedia, digital storytellers. For additional resources and exercises, visit the Companion Website for Writing for Digital Media at: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415992015.
Download or read book Writing for the Mass Media written by James Glen Stovall and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2006 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This successful text offers a simple organization, clear writing, abundant exercises, and precise examples that give students the information about media writing and the opportunity to develop their skills as professional writers. Using a workbook-style format, it introduces and explains the major forms of media writing: inverted pyramid for print and Web, dramatic unity for broadcast, copy platforms for advertising, and the various writing structures required for public relations. "Writing for the Mass Media" also covers all major areas of media, including the Internet. In addition, its basic and practical approach makes this text an excellent book for any introductory writing course. New to the Sixth Edition A completely rewritten chapter on writing for the Web uses innovative exercises to develop writing skills, accounts for many of the structures and demands of the web environment, and helps students navigate in this medium. Many new examples of good writing are featured in the text, against which students are encouraged to model their own writing. New exercises found in many of the chapters, including those involving grammar and style, allow students to put content into practice. An updated Companion Website (www.ablongman.com/stovall6e) and Instructor's Manual, with additional material for lectures and discussion, as well as some additional exercise material, provide supplementary material for users. A glossary provides easy access to definitions of terms used throughout the book. Praise for "Writing for the Mass Media" "Stovall's strengths are many. . .the book is a bargain and the inclusion of exercises for each chapter heightens its bargain status. Likewise, the back-to-basics approach makes the book accessible to a wide range of students." "For those who are in search of breadth, Stovall's greatest virtue has to be the diversity of media writing tasks addressed. Not one of the competitors that I have used offers nearly the diversity of writing assignments treated by Stovall." "Laurence W. Fennelly, Macon State College" "Stovall's text is easy to read and the information is easy to access for any entry-level course in media writing." "Christine Cranford, East Carolina University"
Download or read book MediaWriting written by W. Richard Whitaker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for those preparing to write in the current multimedia environment, MediaWriting explores: the linkages between print, broadcast, and public relations styles outlines the nature of good writing synthesizes and integrates professional skills and concepts Complete with interesting real-world examples and exercises, this textbook gives students progressive writing activities amid an environment for developing research and interviewing skills. Starting from a basis in writing news and features for print media, it moves on to writing for broadcast news media, then introduces students to public relations writing in print, broadcast, and digital media, as well as for news media and advertising venues. Rather than emphasizing the differences among the three writing styles, this book synthesizes and integrates the three concepts, weaving in basic principles of Internet writing and reporting. This book provides beginning newswriting students with a primer for developing the skills needed for work in the media industry. As such, it is a hands-on writing text for students preparing in all professional areas of communication--journalism, broadcasting, media, and public relations.
Download or read book Modern Media Writing Im written by Wilber and published by . This book was released on 2002-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook provides exercises, based on the CD-ROM accompanying the text, for further exercise and practice of the concepts found in the main text.
Download or read book Writing and Reporting for the Media written by John R. Bender and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To accompany Writing and Reporting for the Media."
Download or read book Dynamics of Media Writing written by Vincent F. Filak and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamics of Media Writing Third Edition gives students transferable skills that can be applied across all media platforms—from traditional mass media formats like news, public relations, and advertising to emerging digital media platforms. Whether issuing a press release or tweeting about a new app, today’s media writers need to adapt their message for each specific media format in order to successfully connect with their audience. Throughout this text, award-winning teacher and college media adviser Vincent F. Filak introduces fundamental writing skills that apply to all media, while also highlighting which writing tools and techniques are most effective for specific media formats and why. User-friendly and loaded with practical examples and tips from professionals across mass media, this is the perfect guide for any student wanting to launch a professional media writing career.
Download or read book Writing for the Mass Media with Mysearchlab Access Card Package written by James G. Stovall and published by Pearson College Division. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Writing for the Mass Media remains one of the clearest and most effective introductions to media writing on the market. This book offers clear writing, simple organization, abundant exercises, and precise examples that give readers information about media writing and opportunities to develop their skills as professional writers. With a focus on a converged style of media writing, and converting that style into real work, this eighth edition maintains its classic and effective text-workbook format while staying ahead of the curve and preparing professionals for their future careers.
Download or read book Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing written by Vincent F. Filak and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2021-01-09 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age shows students how to approach their stories and think on their feet in the evolving media landscape. Recognizing that well-crafted stories are founded on sharp prose, author Vincent F. Filak covers more foundational elements of a newswriting textbook, like lead writing, structure, and storytelling, while also teaching students how to think critically and determine what matters most to their readers. The Second Edition includes even more writing and grammar exercises, discussions of social media and digital media advancements, and additional career-related examples to help students succeed upon entering the field.
Download or read book Media Writer s Handbook written by George T. Arnold and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Working with Words written by Brian S. Brooks and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 2010-07-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for journalists by journalists, Working with Words presents the best, most comprehensive advice for journalism students. With parts devoted to grammar and editing as well as journalistic style and writing for different media, it goes into depth where no other book does, providing students with the mechanical and stylistic skills to become well-rounded, proficient journalists. Working with Words offers coverage that the Associated Press Stylebook does not and is a reference journalism students will turn to throughout their career.
Download or read book Media Writing Exercise Bk written by Newsom and published by Thomson. This book was released on 1985-06-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
