Telling the Story/ Working with Words

Out of the prestigious Missouri School of Journalism and from the best-selling authors of News Reporting and Writing comes the fourth edition of Telling the Story. Professors and students alike have praised this concise introductory text that combines The Missouri Group's practical, hands-on approach to news reporting and writing with a focus on media convergence. This edition also boasts a range of hot topics in today's newsroom, from new technolgies to online writing to citizen journalism. Telling the Story covers the fundamentals of solid journalism skills --- from beat reporting and conducting interviews to structuring stories and following ethical guidelines across all media: print, broadcast and online. The fourth edition addresses students' greatest challenges with more writing help than ever before, new annotated model stories and the most up-to-date information and guidelines on writing in today's converged newsroom.

"It's the best textbook I've seen so far in addressing the current trends in journalism and putting them in perspective. It is a very good introduction to basic reporting and writing as it is practiced today." --- James D. McJunkins, Sr., Clark Atlanta. University

"It is an interesting look at how news is covered in the real world and has tips on just about everything you need to `tell the story.'" ---Alex Wolf, student, Ball State University

Bedford/St. Martin's is committed to offering valuable supplements that can be packaged at a discount, as well as free resources online that are availble to all students. For more information, visit bedfordstmartins.com/tellingthestory/catalog.

Containing more than 300 class-tested exercises, the workbook features up-to-date activities, computer-assisted reporting practice and exercises that focus on using numbers and statistics in reporting and writing.

Available through News Central - a new Journalism Web site with a variety of student tools - Exercise Central for AP Style offers thousands of questions that help students improve their grammar and punctuation skills, as well as new exercises to help them master the distinctive aspects of Associated Press style. Students get immediate feedback, and password-protected reports allow instructors to monitor progress. (See inside front cover for more information.)