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Helps editors of small-town newspapers decide how to report on sensitive issues such as suicides, sexual abuse, and accidents.

Journalists and students learn how to report on the issues important to diverse communities with the tips in this handbook. Beginning with a discussion on what diversity means and why it is important, the textbook provides a detailed roadmap for teaching and learning about diverse communities and suggestions for beginning what is often a difficult community conversation. Hundreds of professional tips demonstrate how to better cover multicultur...

Explaining why newspapers are failing and how they can survive, this unique account examines the operations of eight locally owned newspapers and attempts to determine whether their different business methods might put them at an advantage. Offering guidance on what journalists can expect next, this record provides insights into newspaper ownership and how it affects the news as well as details on the effects of sliding advertising dollars, ri...

This guide for journalists teaches how to develop an effective business beat, report on public and private companies, cultivate sources inside and outside a corporation, use business databases and websites, and write business articles that hook readers."Covering Business" teaches journalists how to develop an effective business beat. It shows how to report on public and private companies, cultivate sources inside and outside a corporation, use...

Examples from outstanding business-to-business articles are accompanied by explanations of how they were successful in changing their respective industries in this indispensible and informative handbook. Business-to-business journalism provides the information that fuels American corporations and industries. In this collection, business-to-business editors share their advice and success stories providing specialized and instructional informati...

Based on the premise that a fresh approach is needed in public affairs journalism, this guide offers real-world examples of reporting and writing that put citizens in the center of public debates, educate them on important issues, and break with convention to give energy to civic news. With dozens of exercises for both the classroom and newsroom, budding journalists get pointers on story selection and ways to use lively writing to engage reade...

Delving into a world where the living dead really do walk the earth, this exploration turns the myth of zombies into a frightening -- and hilarious -- reality. Whether in an alternate universe or 100 years into the future, this entertaining examination predicts that the invasion of the undead will indeed happen, putting everyone at risk of either knowing a zombie or becoming one. Instead of creating an apartheid society of living and undead, t...

An ambitious project of discovery, this insightful examination studies the varied reasons that journalists remain dedicated to reporting the news. With profiles and first-person interviews with 91 American media members from across the United States, this book showcases the dedication of reporters, editors, and publishers currently working in their communities. It deals with journalistic values in the digital age--digging deep, influencing cha...

A rousing collection of crossword puzzles from humorist and wordplay expert Richard Lederer and award-winning puzzle constructor Gayle Dean, this book presents 100 original crossword puzzles that include amusing, witty, and highly challenging themes. The brain-teasing collection features palindromes, anagrams, puns, rhymes, bloopers, and jokes and allows readers to flex their crossword-solving muscles with weighty puzzle sections that include ...

An invaluable guide for those seeking to practice healing from a holistic Pagan viewpoint, this book is the first work of its kind aimed toward the neo-Pagan market. It is both academic and practical, including all the necessary information required to be a healer and specific sections designed to increase skills in several different healing modalities. The book gives the Western medical viewpoint along with complementary alternative therapies...

Fourth in the Anguished English series, this updated collection of verbal bloopers will have word nerds in stitches. Pulling together a hilarious array of unfortunate typos, misplaced modifiers, malapropisms, and unintended double-entendres, the grammatical gaffes of the innocent, the negligent, and the downright pompous are all brought to light. From the gas station sign stating "Eat Here and Get Gas" to the church bulletin that reads "Attend...

Sidesplitting jokes, puns, and puzzles are unleashed in this festive collection of quips for all of the major U.S. holidays. Each celebrated day from New Year's to Christmas is afforded a separate chapter, organized in calendar order. Class clowns and junior high school comedians will uncover a bevy of vocabulary-enhancing humor and wholesome witticisms, such as Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? At the bottom. Enhanced by livel...

One of the most influential voices of the 20th century and among the greatest American journalists of all time is chronicled in this intellectual profile of Vermont Royster. As editor of the "Wall Street Journal" from 1958 to 1971, Royster helped shape the publication into what it is today--the country's largest circulation daily newspaper and a force in influencing what people think about government, politics, and business. He earned his plac...

The favorite words of 250 of the best and brightest contemporary thinkers and creators are collected in this volume that no self-respecting word lover should be without. From Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to authors Yann Martel and Nicholson Baker, the writers, scientists, educators, humorists, and celebrities featured in this book write at length about their favorite words and why they are so enamored with them. The entries cover a range...

Celebrating one of children's favorite forms of comedy, this series offers a wide array of animal-inspired amusement. Each book begins with a dictionary of jokes and riddles, highlighting dozens of different species in alphabetical order. The second part is arranged by classic clusters such as knock-knock jokes, rhymes, "daffynitions, " and even jokes overheard in restaurants. From aardvarks and baboons to yaks and zebras, these entertaining c...

Celebrating one of children's favorite forms of comedy, this series offers a wide array of animal-inspired amusement. Each book begins with a dictionary of jokes and riddles, highlighting dozens of different species in alphabetical order. The second part is arranged by classic clusters such as knock-knock jokes, rhymes, "daffynitions, " and even jokes overheard in restaurants. From aardvarks and baboons to yaks and zebras, these entertaining c...

Rather than attempting to comprise all aspects of grammar the way that standard texts do, this concise guide simply covers the "Dirty Dozen"--the 12 most common grammatical mistakes--demonstrating how to fix them with a variety of fresh examples. The compact and convenient format makes it ideal for rendering quick-and-easy "first aid" in the field, presenting its material creatively and visually in a simplified, graphic approach. Ideal for any...