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This book exposes the internal workings of the field of journalism and provides a guide to the way into the industry. Covering traditional press and magazine as well as radio and television journalism, this is an essential guide.
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Sarah Niblock works as both a journalist and a lecturer. After graduating with an honours degree in Communication Studies, she worked as a reporter for a local newspaper. She gained her NCTJ Proficiency Certificate and joined the Liverpool Echo as a senior journalist before moving into lecturing. While lecturing on the University of Manchester BA (Hons) Degree in Media Studies with Business Management she developed and taught modules in Multimedia Journalism and continues to have a specific interest in advances in new technology including multimedia, CD-ROM and the Internet and the effect these developments have had on the working lives of journalists. Sarah continues to work as a freelance journalist, contributing to national broadsheet newspapers, radio and women’s magazines. Inside Journalism CAREER BUILDERS GUIDES Inside the Music Business Tony Barrow and Julian Newby Inside Book Publishing Giles Clark Forthcoming Inside Broadcasting Julian Newby Inside Journalism Sarah Niblock BLUEPRINT An Imprint of Chapman & Hall London • Glasgow • Weinheim • New York • Tokyo • Melbourne • Madras Published by Blueprint , an imprint of Chapman & Hall , 2–6 Boundary Row, London, SE1 8HN, UK Chapman & Hall 2–6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8HN, UK Blackie Academic & Professional, Wester Cleddens Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2NZ, UK Chapman & Hall GmbH, Pappelallee 3, 69469 Weinheim, Germany Chapman & Hall USA, 115 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003, USA Chapman & Hall Japan, ITP-Japan, Kyowa Building, 3F, 2–2–1 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan Chapman & Hall Australia, 102 Dodds Street, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Chapman & Hall India, R. Seshadri, 32 Second Main Road, CIT East, Madras 600 035, India First edition 1996 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge's collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 1996 Sarah Niblock ISBN 0-203-40140-9 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-40173-5 (Adobe e-Reader Format) ISBN 1 85713 022 7 (Print Edition) Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may not be repro duced, stored, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with the terms of the licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the appropriate Reproduction Rights Organization outside the UK. Enquiries concern ing reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers at the London address printed on this page. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Printed on permanent acid-free text paper, manufactured in accordance with ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 and ANSI/NISO Z39.48– 1984 (Permanence of Paper). Contents Acknowledgements ix Foreword Lord Clive Hollick x 1 Introduction 1 2 Newspapers 13 3 Magazines 52 4 Print journalism: training and entry routes 70 5 Radio 80