Newspaper language /
Bagnall, Nicholas, 1924-
Newspaper language / Nicholas Bagnall. - Oxford : Focal, 1993. - vi,221p. ; 24cm. - Journalism media manual . - Journalism media manual .
Includes index.
1. What is newspaper English? 2. Journalism and journalese. 3. Writing for the tabloids. 4. Ways to start a story. 5. Sequence and structure. 6. Some storytelling techniques. 7. Bad habits. 8. The personal touch: questions of style. 9. Punctuation. 10. 'Quotes' 11. Grammar. 12. Beware of statistics
Proceeds logically from the elements of language to the idea of language as a transaction between writer and reader, then to a detailed examination of the structure of sentences and practical advice about how to organize a story, with a number of examples to illustrate each point.
9780750603997 (pbk) : £14.95 0750603992
93184850
Journalism--Authorship
Journalism--Editing
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
Writing & editing guides
News media & journalism
Serials Composition (Arts)
808.06607 BAG
Newspaper language / Nicholas Bagnall. - Oxford : Focal, 1993. - vi,221p. ; 24cm. - Journalism media manual . - Journalism media manual .
Includes index.
1. What is newspaper English? 2. Journalism and journalese. 3. Writing for the tabloids. 4. Ways to start a story. 5. Sequence and structure. 6. Some storytelling techniques. 7. Bad habits. 8. The personal touch: questions of style. 9. Punctuation. 10. 'Quotes' 11. Grammar. 12. Beware of statistics
Proceeds logically from the elements of language to the idea of language as a transaction between writer and reader, then to a detailed examination of the structure of sentences and practical advice about how to organize a story, with a number of examples to illustrate each point.
9780750603997 (pbk) : £14.95 0750603992
93184850
Journalism--Authorship
Journalism--Editing
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
Writing & editing guides
News media & journalism
Serials Composition (Arts)
808.06607 BAG