Journalism - Tony Harcup

`Journalism: Principles and Practice is essential reading for students, teachers and journalists. It seems destined to become a classic text of journalism education - Professor Bob Franklin, Cardiff University

Journalism: Principles and Practice combines practical advice with critical reflection and draws on Tonys 20 years experience as a journalist. It explains how to "do journalism", how to be a journalist and how to relate all the well-intentioned theory about the profession to doing the real job in the real world - Hold the Front Page

`Novel, user-friendly layout... exhilarating and inspiring... seldom, if ever, have the practical and the theoretical been so well assimilated - Free Press

`This excellent and easy-to-read book will help young journalists understand the real nature of todays media - and their role within in - Jeremy Dear, NUJ, General Secretary

Offering a wide-ranging introduction to journalism and combining the experience and advice of practising journalists with insights gained by the academic study of journalism, Journalism: Principles and Practice:

- relates theory to practice throughout

- spans print, broadcasting and online journalism

- includes sections on news, features, sources, interviewing, and ethics

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includes a Style Guide for Journalists and a list of useful websites

In addition to explaining `how to do journalism, each chapter introduces a range of more theoretical concepts designed to encourage reflective practice.
However, it also uses the perspective of practitioners to question media theory.