Journalism Basics for the 21st Century

This is an exciting time to start a career in media. And what better way to begin than with a textbook filled with lively language and examples that connect the topic to your life experience - a guide that feels more like a conversation than a series of lectures.

Journalism Basics for the 21st Century is designed for the introductory student who wants a text that feels like a conversation in an accessible, affordable format. Whether you are a first semester college freshman or a successful professional returning to the classroom to finish a degree, the concepts and the examples in Journalism Basics will serve you well both in the college classroom and in your professional life.

All areas of media practice demand tight writing, an adherence to standard practices, and an eye for lively details in telling the story. Journalism basics for the 21st Century provides vocabulary and concepts and examples that wil help you become that effective media practitioner whether you intend to blog, to broadcast, of to write for traditional print outlets.