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Writing Feature Articles: Print, Digital and Online 5th edition


Writing Feature Articles: Print, Digital and Online 5th edition

Hardback by Hogarth, Mary

Writing Feature Articles: Print, Digital and Online

£135.00

ISBN:
9781138238152
Publication Date:
9 Apr 2019
Edition/language:
5th edition / English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
300 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 May - 1 Jun 2024
Writing Feature Articles: Print, Digital and Online

Description

Writing Feature Articles presents clear and engaging advice for students and young professionals on working as a freelance feature writer. This fifth edition not only covers producing content for print, but also for digital platforms and online. Mary Hogarth offers comprehensive guidance on every aspect of feature writing, from having the initial idea and conducting market and subject research, to choosing the right target audience and publishing platform and successfully pitching the article. In addition, the book instructs students on developing their own journalistic style and effectively structuring their feature. Each chapter then concludes with an action plan to help students put what they have read into practice. Topics include: Life as a freelance Building a professional profile Telling a story with images Developing a specialism Interviewing skills Profile and interview articles Working in publicity and advertising A career in magazines and newspapers Getting published overseas Understanding issues in media law and regulation The book also provides an extensive range of interviews with successful media professionals, including a newspaper editor, a money, health and lifestyle journalist, a copywriter and an award-winning columnist, where they share their own experiences of working in the industry and offer invaluable tips on best practice.

Contents

List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Life as a freelance 3. Ideas are everywhere 4. Market research 5. How to pitch successfully 6. Turn ideas into articles 7. Research and interview techniques 8. A cohesive structure 9. How to develop a strong style 10. Images tell a story 11. Copywriting and PR 12. Specialist features, columns and reviews 13. Interviews vs profiles 14. Worldwide markets 15. A career in magazines and newspapers 16. Law and ethics: a rough guide 17. Last word: an editor's perspective, with Jonathan Telfer, Appendices, References, Bibliography, Index

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