How to Write about the Media Today
A comprehensive and practical guide to writing a successful media paper or report, from selecting a topic to submitting the final draft.

How to Write about the Media Today is the first book to offer students and media practitioners a comprehensive approach for researching and preparing a report, paper, or presentation on some aspect of today's mass communication.

How to Write about the Media Today begins with a discussion of different types of media outlets—from traditional newspapers and television to the Internet—as well as an overview of contemporary directions in media studies. This is followed by a series of step-by-step strategies for selecting topics, conducting research, and writing cogently and engagingly about media-related events and issues. Because each chapter stands on its own, this resource can be read sequentially or consulted topic-by-topic as needed.
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How to Write about the Media Today
A comprehensive and practical guide to writing a successful media paper or report, from selecting a topic to submitting the final draft.

How to Write about the Media Today is the first book to offer students and media practitioners a comprehensive approach for researching and preparing a report, paper, or presentation on some aspect of today's mass communication.

How to Write about the Media Today begins with a discussion of different types of media outlets—from traditional newspapers and television to the Internet—as well as an overview of contemporary directions in media studies. This is followed by a series of step-by-step strategies for selecting topics, conducting research, and writing cogently and engagingly about media-related events and issues. Because each chapter stands on its own, this resource can be read sequentially or consulted topic-by-topic as needed.
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How to Write about the Media Today

How to Write about the Media Today

by Raúl Damacio Tovares, Alla V. Tovares
How to Write about the Media Today

How to Write about the Media Today

by Raúl Damacio Tovares, Alla V. Tovares

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Overview

A comprehensive and practical guide to writing a successful media paper or report, from selecting a topic to submitting the final draft.

How to Write about the Media Today is the first book to offer students and media practitioners a comprehensive approach for researching and preparing a report, paper, or presentation on some aspect of today's mass communication.

How to Write about the Media Today begins with a discussion of different types of media outlets—from traditional newspapers and television to the Internet—as well as an overview of contemporary directions in media studies. This is followed by a series of step-by-step strategies for selecting topics, conducting research, and writing cogently and engagingly about media-related events and issues. Because each chapter stands on its own, this resource can be read sequentially or consulted topic-by-topic as needed.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216099451
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 03/02/2010
Series: Writing Today
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 844 KB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Raúl Damacio Tovares, PhD, is associate professor in the Department of Communication at Trinity University, Washington, DC.

Alla V. Tovares, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of English at Howard University, Washington, DC.
RAÚL DAMACIO TOVARES is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Trinity College in Washington, D.C.. His areas of study include television news, film, international communication, and ethnic representations in mass media, and he has published extensively both in journals and in edited collections.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword vii

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 What Am I Writing? 9

Chapter 3 Issues and Challenges 39

Chapter 4 Strategies for Success 87

Chapter 5 Problems and Solutions 129

Chapter 6 Resources for the Future 167

Index 177

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