This is a book for everyone who wants to be a journalist: a practical guide to all you need to know, learn, and do to succeed as a trainee reporter in today′s newsroom. Essential Reporting, written by an experienced NCTJ examiner includes:
What makes a good reporter
What is news, and how to find it
How newsrooms work
Day-to-day life as a reporter
Key reporting tasks
Covering courts and councils
Successful interviewing
Writing news stories
Specialist reporting
Handling sound, pictures and the web
It also contains a wealth of advice, tips and warnings from working journalists, a guide to NCTJ training and examinations, a glossary and a guide to further reading.
