Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Language Arts & Disciplines Journalism

Reporting for the Media

Canadian Edition

by (author) John R. Bender, Lucinda D. Davenport, Michael W. Drager, Fred Fedler & Maxine Ruvinsky

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2010
Category
Journalism
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195430196
    Publish Date
    Oct 2010
    List Price
    $134.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780199031214
    Publish Date
    Dec 2018
    List Price
    $114.99

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

This new Canadian edition is a comprehensive and confidence-boosting introduction to journalism. Helping students develop a solid journalistic skill set, it offers straightforward instruction on the basics - newswriting style, story structure, interviewing techniques, reporting on speeches and meetings, common ethical dilemmas, grammar - and practical guidance on more advanced topics such as broadcast writing, Canadian law, and public relations. Lively end-of-chapter exercises encourage hands-on application of new skills. Checklists recapping main points, boxed features that highlight specific topics, as well as suggested readings and useful websites support student learning. Accessible and engaging, the new Canadian edition of Reporting for the Media is an indispensable guide for journalists in training.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Maxine Ruvinsky is a former journalist and professor of journalism. She is the author of two other Oxford University Press textbooks: Practical Grammar, 3e, 2014; and Investigative Reporting in Canada, 2008.

Charles Hays is assistant professor and internship coordinator at the School of Journalism at Thompson Rivers University.

Editorial Reviews

"Written with clarity, authority, and an eye for the students who want to learn. . . and the journalism professors (read: former newspaper reporters) who may be struggling to teach what they have learned simply by doing in a deadline-oriented newsroom. This book offers a how-to guide for both." --Kamal Al-Solaylee, School of Journalism, Ryerson University