Newswriting 
QuickGuide: a print handbook
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    "Newswriting QuickGuide." Both a self-tutorial and a ready-reference hand-
    book for classes or newspaper staff members. Clear guidelines for writing news
    stories, features, opinion and news releases. Innovative explanations of standard
    grammar. Created by a journalism professor. Optional online exercises at J-Skills.

    "Grammar Clues," an excerpt, revised 2011.

    How to fix grammar errors. Stylebook with alternatives
    for general usage and for journalism.   Information

    "Newswriting QuickGuide," the full handbook, 2010.

    Revised and renamed. First published as "The Journalism QuickGuide" in 2002.

    A Handbook 1
        A self-tutorial or a classroom text

    News Tasks 2
        Story Idea, Attribution, Reader Interest, Work Ethics

    Writing News, Sports, PR and Opinion 4 [SAMPLE]   [Web Site]
        Writing as a Journalist, Issues, Writing with a Viewpoint

    Reporting 10   [Interviewing Web Site]
        Backgrounding, Preparing, Interving

    Bias Patrol 14
        Spin Doctors, Reporter Intensity, Defamation

    Rewriting 16   [Headline Writing Web Site]
        Self-Editing, Getting Approvals, Copyediting Marks, Headline Writing

    Grammar 20 [SAMPLE]   [Grammar Web Site]
        Rules for the Most Common Grammar Problems; Quiz

    J-Stylebook 34 [SAMPLE]   [Stylebook Web Site]
        The AP rules rephrased and organized; Quiz

    Technical Tips 40
        Work, Keyboard, Save, Print, Share, Transmit

    Legal Brief 42
        Censorship, Editorial Judgment, Libel, Plagiarism

    Percentages 44
        Markups, Discounts, Real Estate Taxes

    Companion Web Site 45 [J-skills: Companion Web Site]
        A Modular Collection of Exercises

    Index 46     ©azb


Ordering information (single & multiple copies)

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"Newswriting QuickGuide." Online special price. Just $9.  
      10 percent off, regularly $10. Free shipping. 2010. 52 pp.

Bulk orders of the "Newswriting QuickGuide." 10+ copies at $7 ppd.  

"Grammar Clues: The Correct Choices to Fix-Up Writing,"
      a new handbook on grammar and stylebook issues, 2011. Information

Contact us: The Rolfe Press, RolfePress@NewsPlace.org.
 


J-Skills [newswriting & PR writing online exercises]

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