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Professional feature writing

Author: Bruce Garrison
Publisher: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum, ©2004.
Series: LEA's communication series.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 4th edView all editions and formats
Summary:
"Professional Feature Writing provides the basics of news media feature writing and establishes a solid foundation for students and writers making feature writing their career. This fourth edition offers a thorough and up-to-date look at newspaper, magazine, newsletter, and online publications, with emphasis on daily newspapers and consumer magazines. It serves as a comprehensive introduction to feature writing,  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Bruce Garrison
ISBN: 0805847650 9780805847659 0805847669 9780805847666
OCLC Number: 52895740
Description: xii, 533 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. The basics --
Feature writing in the 21st century --
A career as a feature writer? --
Finding a good feature article idea --
Researching feature article ideas --
The writing and editing process --
2. Types of articles --
Descriptive and color writing --
The human-interest article --
Profiles and personality sketches --
Seasonal features --
Entertainment features and critical writing --
Aftermath, follow-up, and depth series articles --
Travel writing --
Service features --
Personal experience articles --
Writing humor in feature articles --
Writing science and technical features --
3. The collegiate and professional writer --
Writing feature articles on campus --
Freelance writing and marketing --
Surviving in the freelance business.
Series Title: LEA's communication series.
Responsibility: Bruce Garrison.
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Abstract:

"Professional Feature Writing provides the basics of news media feature writing and establishes a solid foundation for students and writers making feature writing their career. This fourth edition offers a thorough and up-to-date look at newspaper, magazine, newsletter, and online publications, with emphasis on daily newspapers and consumer magazines. It serves as a comprehensive introduction to feature writing, emphasizing writing skills, article types, and the collegiate and professional writing life. With a wide variety of perspectives and experiences of both young and experienced writers, editors, publishers, and professors, the text is filled with practical guidance for writing a wide variety of features." "Each chapter includes excerpts and complete articles from the nation's leading publications." "Building on introductory writing and reporting skills, this text is appropriate for upper-division journalism students learning feature writing and advanced writing topics. It will also serve as a valuable resource for freelance writers."--BOOK JACKET.

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