Interviewing skills
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A rich resource, full of gold-plated advice for any budding feature writer. It covers everything you need to know – getting ideas, finding the right audience, pitching, researching and structuring an article and is packed with anecdotes and case studies from successful working journalists. Invaluable not just for would-be feature writers but experienced freelancers.
Dr Barbara Rowlands, Associate Professor of Journalism and Hon Research Fellow, City, University of London
This a welcome and timely update of Brendan Hennessy’s classic Writing Feature Articles. Offering useful examples, insightful interviews and helpful calls to action it is for anyone who aspires to be a journalist in our fast-moving digital age.
Journalism educator Catherine Darby, creator and leader of the UK’s multi-award-winning first MA in Magazine Journalism, launched at the University of Central Lancashire in 2004.
Table of Contents
List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Life as a freelance 3. Ideas are everywhere 4. Market research 5. How to pitch successfully 6. Turn ideas into articles 7. Research and interview techniques 8. A cohesive structure 9. How to develop a strong style 10. Images tell a story 11. Copywriting and PR 12. Specialist features, columns and reviews 13. Interviews vs profiles 14. Worldwide markets 15. A career in magazines and newspapers 16. Law and ethics: a rough guide 17. Last word: an editor’s perspective, with Jonathan Telfer, Appendices, References, Bibliography, Index
