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Review:'For those uncertain of their word power and those who know in their bones that they are struggling along on waffle, a couple of hours with this admirably written manual would be time well spent.' - ‘Keith Waterhouse, British Journalism Review'‘'‘English for Journalists’ is a jolly useful book. It's short. It's accessible. It's cheap. And it tells you what you want to know.' - ‘Humphrey Evans, Journalist’'It makes a simple-to-use guide that you could skim read on a train journey or use as a basic textbook that you can dip into to solve specific problems.' - Short WordsTable ...
Review:
'For those uncertain of their word power and those who know in their bones that they are struggling along on waffle, a couple of hours with this admirably written manual would be time well spent.' - ‘Keith Waterhouse, British Journalism Review'‘
'‘English for Journalists’ is a jolly useful book. It's short. It's accessible. It's cheap. And it tells you what you want to know.' - ‘Humphrey Evans, Journalist’
'It makes a simple-to-use guide that you could skim read on a train journey or use as a basic textbook that you can dip into to solve specific problems.' - Short Words
Table of contents:
Author’s note 00
1 The state of English 00
2 Grammar: the rules 00
3 Grammar: top 10 mistakes 00
4 Grammar: problems and confusions 00
5 Spelling 00
6 Punctuation 00
7 Reporting speech 00
8 Style 00
9 Words 00
10 Foreign words 00
11 Figures 00
Bulletin style guide 00
Glossary of terms used in journalism 00
Further reading 00
Index 00
Reviews of the first edition:
‘For those uncertain of their word power and those who know in their bones that they are struggling along on waffle, a couple of hours with this admirably written manual would be time well spent.’
Keith Waterhouse ‘British Journalism Review’
‘English for Journalists is a jolly useful book. It’s short. It’s accessible. It’s cheap. And it tells you what you want to know.’
Humphrey Evans ‘Journalist’
‘It makes a simple-to-use guide that you could skim read on a train journey or use as a basic textbook that you can dip into to solve specific problems.’
‘Short Words’
‘English for Journalists’ is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism.
Written in an accessible style,’ English for Journalists’ covers the fundamentals of grammar, the use of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with each point illustrated by concise examples.
This fully revised and updated new edition features a brand new introductory chapter which includes:
a discussion as to why ‘good English’ is now such a hotly debated subject
an introduction to the anti-correctness arguments of academics
a look at the increasing informality of journalistic writing in general, and in particular, the growth of personal columns and other fun features written in a colloquial – therefore sometimes ungrammatical – style
the role of house style
fully up-to-date examples of mistakes published by magazines and newspapers
Other chapters include examples of common grammatical errors and how to avoid them; lists of problem words and a discussion of spelling rules; notes on style; and information on reporting speech.
Wynford Hicks is a freelance journalist and editorial trainer. He has worked as a reporter, sub-editor, feature writer and editorial consultant in magazines, newspapers and books, and as a teacher of journalism specialising in the use of English, sub-editing and writing styles. He is the author of ‘Writing for Journalists’ and ‘Quite Literally’, and the co-author of ‘Subediting for Journalists’.
Media Skills
Series Editor: Richard Keeble
Series Advisers: Wynford Hicks and Jenny McKay
Journalism/Media and Communication
Fully revised and updated, this new edition of ‘English for Journalists’ is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism.
Written in an accessible style, ‘English for Journalists’ covers the fundamentals of grammar, the use of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing; with each point illustrated by concise examples.
This new edition features a brand new introductory chapter which includes:
a discussion as to why "good English" is now such a hotly debated subject
an introduction to the anti-correctness arguments of academics
a look at the increasing informality of journalistic writing in general, and in particular, the growth of personal columns and other fun features written in a colloquial – therefore sometimes ungrammatical – style
the role of house style
fully up to date examples of mistakes published by magazines and newspapers.
Other chapters include examples of common grammatical errors and how to avoid them; lists of problem words and a discussion of spelling rules; notes on style; and information on reporting speech.
'For those uncertain of their word power and those who know in their bones that they are struggling along on waffle, a couple of hours with this admirably written manual would be time well spent.' - ‘Keith Waterhouse, British Journalism Review'‘
'‘English for Journalists’ is a jolly useful book. It's short. It's accessible. It's cheap. And it tells you what you want to know.' - ‘Humphrey Evans, Journalist’
'It makes a simple-to-use guide that you could skim read on a train journey or use as a basic textbook that you can dip into to solve specific problems.' - Short Words
Table of contents:
Author’s note 00
1 The state of English 00
2 Grammar: the rules 00
3 Grammar: top 10 mistakes 00
4 Grammar: problems and confusions 00
5 Spelling 00
6 Punctuation 00
7 Reporting speech 00
8 Style 00
9 Words 00
10 Foreign words 00
11 Figures 00
Bulletin style guide 00
Glossary of terms used in journalism 00
Further reading 00
Index 00
Reviews of the first edition:
‘For those uncertain of their word power and those who know in their bones that they are struggling along on waffle, a couple of hours with this admirably written manual would be time well spent.’
Keith Waterhouse ‘British Journalism Review’
‘English for Journalists is a jolly useful book. It’s short. It’s accessible. It’s cheap. And it tells you what you want to know.’
Humphrey Evans ‘Journalist’
‘It makes a simple-to-use guide that you could skim read on a train journey or use as a basic textbook that you can dip into to solve specific problems.’
‘Short Words’
‘English for Journalists’ is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism.
Written in an accessible style,’ English for Journalists’ covers the fundamentals of grammar, the use of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with each point illustrated by concise examples.
This fully revised and updated new edition features a brand new introductory chapter which includes:
a discussion as to why ‘good English’ is now such a hotly debated subject
an introduction to the anti-correctness arguments of academics
a look at the increasing informality of journalistic writing in general, and in particular, the growth of personal columns and other fun features written in a colloquial – therefore sometimes ungrammatical – style
the role of house style
fully up-to-date examples of mistakes published by magazines and newspapers
Other chapters include examples of common grammatical errors and how to avoid them; lists of problem words and a discussion of spelling rules; notes on style; and information on reporting speech.
Wynford Hicks is a freelance journalist and editorial trainer. He has worked as a reporter, sub-editor, feature writer and editorial consultant in magazines, newspapers and books, and as a teacher of journalism specialising in the use of English, sub-editing and writing styles. He is the author of ‘Writing for Journalists’ and ‘Quite Literally’, and the co-author of ‘Subediting for Journalists’.
Media Skills
Series Editor: Richard Keeble
Series Advisers: Wynford Hicks and Jenny McKay
Journalism/Media and Communication
Fully revised and updated, this new edition of ‘English for Journalists’ is an invaluable guide not only to the basics of English, but to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism.
Written in an accessible style, ‘English for Journalists’ covers the fundamentals of grammar, the use of spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing; with each point illustrated by concise examples.
This new edition features a brand new introductory chapter which includes:
a discussion as to why "good English" is now such a hotly debated subject
an introduction to the anti-correctness arguments of academics
a look at the increasing informality of journalistic writing in general, and in particular, the growth of personal columns and other fun features written in a colloquial – therefore sometimes ungrammatical – style
the role of house style
fully up to date examples of mistakes published by magazines and newspapers.
Other chapters include examples of common grammatical errors and how to avoid them; lists of problem words and a discussion of spelling rules; notes on style; and information on reporting speech.