Living Journalism: Principles and Practices for an Essential Profession

✍ Scribed by Rich Martin

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 221
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this readable, practical textbook Rich Martin explores the core principles and practices that beginning journalists need to produce work that informs and enlightens citizens hungry for accurate and trustworthy news.

The textbook’s 16 concise chapters impart real-world examples demonstrating how the best journalists exemplify the key principles, as well as cautionary stories illustrating journalistic mistakes and missteps. It also contains exercises, checklists, tips and additional resources that students can use in class and independent study, making the book an ideal newsroom and classroom resource that can be returned to again and again for new insights.

For journalism to survive and flourish in the 21st century, it needs young practitioners who understand its importance to society, believe in and are committed to its core values, and can put those values into action. This new edition of Living Journalism is an excellent updated introduction to journalism for students, teachers and young professionals.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
NOTES
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: You’ve Got to Be a Little Crazy
ESSENTIAL VALUES OF SEEKING AND REPORTING TRUTH
ESSENTIAL PRACTICES
ESSENTIAL PASSION FOR JOURNALISM
ABOUT THIS BOOK
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 2: Stay Curious
CURIOSITY IS ESSENTIAL
NURTURING CURIOSITY
GO DOWN A RABBIT HOLE
ASK WHY AND HOW
LISTEN TO MOM
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 3: Get It Right
EVERY STORY IS IMPORTANT
DEVELOP SOURCES
ANY ERROR IS EVERLASTING
BE CAREFUL TO THE VERY END
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 4: Admit Your Mistakes – And Learn From Them
ACKNOWLEDGE AND CORRECT MISTAKES
LEARN FROM YOUR ERRORS
APOLOGIZE, AND MEAN IT
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 5: Ask Good Questions
SUBSTANCE OVER STYLE
TALKING TO STRANGERS
PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW
APPROACHING YOUR SUBJECT
HONING THE CONVERSATIONAL INTERVIEW
HANDLING THE DIFFICULT INTERVIEW
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 6: Listen Carefully, and Pay Attention
LISTENING IS NOT ALWAYS EASY
SHARPENING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS
LISTENING PAYS OFF
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 7: Be Skeptical
HUMAN SOURCES ARE FALLIBLE
CHECK DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS
USE OBJECTIVE, SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO CHECK YOUR WORK
TRUST, BUT VERIFY
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SKEPTICISM AND CYNICISM
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 8: Get Close to Your Story
GOOD STORIES ARE OUT THERE
“YOU’VE GOT TO GO OUT”
BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU FIND
KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN
“GET THIS OUT INTO THE WORLD”
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 9: Know Your Place
BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
TALK TO NEIGHBORS, WALK THE BEAT
KEEP AN EYE ON THE WORLD
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 10: Prepare For the Unexpected
PLANNING IS EVERYTHING
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 11: Shine a Light
FOCUS ON PEOPLE, NOT INSTITUTIONS
LOOKING FOR UNNOTICED AND ECCENTRIC STORIES
COMMIT TO COMPREHENSIVENESS
PAY ATTENTION TO THE ALARM BELLS
CHANGE CAN BE SLOW
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 12: Be a Watchdog
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH IT
ADOPTING AN ATTITUDE OF WATCHDOG JOURNALISM
MANAGING YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 13: Do the Right Thing
ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS
ASKING YOURSELF GOOD QUESTIONS
UNDERSTAND YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT PRIVILEGES – AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 14: Remember Your Humanity
LEARNING EMPATHY
“MEDIA GO HOME. LEAVE US ALONE”
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 15: Stand Your Ground
WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY
DEVELOP MORAL REFLECTIVENESS
KNOW WHERE YOUR VALUES LIE
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Chapter 16: Commit Journalism
GETTING PERSONAL
CONCLUSION
NOTES
Index