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33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism

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Pub Date 14 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 2 Aug 2022


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Do you want to dodge common mistakes made by novice and veteran reporters alike?

Get advice from the trenches to cultivate critical skills and excel. Losing sleep because you’re terrified of botching an important interview?

Stumbling through assignments riddled with ethical landmines?

Afraid you’ll misstep and add fuel to an explosive situation?

Award-winning journalist Chip Scanlan has spent thirty years as a teacher and coach elevating the talent of newsroom stalwarts around the globe. Now he’s here to share how you can avoid career-derailing errors while writing groundbreaking stories with integrity.

33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism is a succinct and authoritative handbook packed with real-world wisdom. Using hard-hitting case studies, examples, and interviews ripped from the headlines, Scanlan helps you identify possible pitfalls and correct problems as you level up your craft to the highest degree.

And as you master these concepts, whether you’re a wet-behind-the-ears grad or a seasoned pro, you’ll gain the confidence and know-how to thrive at the keyboard and in the field.

In 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism, you’ll discover:

- Tactics for preventing common blunders so you can land promotions and skyrocket toward greatness

- How to approach strangers with sensitivity and poise that will lead you to accurate, powerful accounts

- Systems for double- and triple-checking facts and figures to help you build trust while winning the respect of your readers and colleagues

- Myriad methods for becoming an industry expert capable of overcoming any challenge

-Tried-and-true best practices, strategies for successful time management, and much, much more!

33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism is the essential guide for reporting news in a democratic society. If you like warm and encouraging instruction, vital but easy-to-digest information, and research-backed insight, then you’ll love Chip Scanlan’s indispensable resource.

Buy 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism to do it right today!

Do you want to dodge common mistakes made by novice and veteran reporters alike?

Get advice from the trenches to cultivate critical skills and excel. Losing sleep because you’re terrified of...


Advance Praise

""Excellent for journalists of all ages and experience."" - Dan Rather, author of ""What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism.

""You can judge this book by its cover. The screw is pointing down, not up. When you screw up your journalism, you have done something bad . When you screw down your journalism, you are doing something good, adding strength to a democratic craft. Chip Scanlan has all the journalism tools at his disposal -- including a screwdriver. Grab it."" - Roy Peter Clark, author of ""Writing Tools"" and ""Murder Your Darlings.""

""33 Ways shows why Chip Scanlan is considered to be one of the masters of nonfiction writing and journalism instruction. Not only does each chapter explain an important journalism tool or value, it does so in an entertaining and accessible way that conveys the fun of journalism and shows the reader exactly how a good story should be written. This book is a gift for anyone interested in journalism, regardless of whether you've had formal training or previous experience. It reminded me why I love my craft so much. "" - Yukari Iwatani Kane, former Wall Street Journal reporter, author of ""Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs"

""Excellent for journalists of all ages and experience."" - Dan Rather, author of ""What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism.

""You can judge this book by its cover. The screw is pointing down, not...


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ISBN 9781955750318
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