Types of News Writing by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
"Types of News Writing" by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer is a textbook on journalism written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a resource for students of journalism and beginning reporters, providing a collection of news stories that exemplify different types of news writing. It aims to guide readers in understanding what news to gather, where to find it, and how to effectively present it. The opening of the book introducesthe author's intentions and outlines the purpose of the text, establishing it as an essential guide for education in news writing. It emphasizes the significance of typical news stories over extraordinary ones, promoting the idea that a reporter must first master routine news to address exceptional events. Bleyer highlights the varied content of newspapers and organizes the chapters by the type of news story, emphasizing clarity, conciseness, and the importance of understanding how news can influence public opinion. The book sets the stage for a detailed analysis of journalistic practices, illustrating the balance between informative reporting and engaging writing styles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bleyer, Willard Grosvenor, 1873-1935 |
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| LoC No. | 16015223 |
| Title | Types of News Writing |
| Note | Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | News writing -- The study of news stories; an outline for the analysis of news stories -- Fires and accidents -- Police news and crime -- Criminal and civil courts -- Investigations, legislation, and meetings -- Speeches, interviews, and reports -- Exhibitions, entertainments, and special occasions -- Illness and death -- Politics and elections -- Labor troubles and strikes -- Weather -- Sports -- Society -- Miscellaneous local news. |
| Credits | Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | Journalism |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 59606 |
| Release Date | May 25, 2019 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 26, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1621 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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