News reporting and dissemination is no longer a once-a-day occurrence but an instant connection to the audience. News As It Happens reflects this change, providing practical guidelines for working as a journalist in the age of rapidly evolving media technologies. It provides students with both a strong foundation that can be used across the breadth of their studies and the specific skills required across various media platforms, demonstrating the need for students to adapt to the dramatic technological advancements in the world of news and news reporting.

2011 APA Educational Publishing Awards
Winner: Tertiary Education (wholly Australian) Single title – News As It Happens: An Introduction to Journalism

Key Features

• Online reporting is integrated throughout the text with in-depth discussion on the positives and pitfalls of this new arena.
• Tips for new journalists are highlighted throughout and practical examples are included as “news practice points”.
• Examples are provided from the diverse areas of journalism, including TV, online, print, sports reporting, crime reporting.
• ‘Practitioner profiles’ are included with some of our most respected journalists, including Liz Jackson, Virginia Trioli, Andrew Denton and Mia Freedman, exploring modern journalism through their everyday experiences.

Supplements

Students:

Weblinks 

Flashcard glossary

Lecturers

PowerPoints

Instructor’s Manual

Introduction

About this Book

Guided Tour

Part 1: The History and Theory of Journalism

1. The History of Journalism

2. The Methodology of Journalism

Part 2: What is News?

3. News Values

4. Journalism Ethics

5. The Newsroom

6. Journalism Research

Part 3: News Writing

7. Interviewing

8. Writing News for Print

9. Writing Broadcast News

10. Writing News for the Web

Part 4: Other Forms of Journalism

11. Feature Writing

12. Investigative Journalism

13. Photojournalism

Part 5: Journalism Law

14. How We Are Governed

15. Defamation

16. Contempt

17. Other Legal Perils

Part 6: News Rounds

18. Courts, Crime, Councils and Sports

Epilogue

Recommended reading

Appendix: Code of Ethics & Code of Practice

Glossary of journalism terms

Glossary of online terms

Bibliography

Index

Stephen Lamble , University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia