Similarities Between 'Chicken Killers And True Heartbreak'
In the literary masterpiece, Shop Talk and War Stories by Jan Winburn, various journalists share their different experiences in the field of journalism. These experiences cover the commencement of news room jobs, the science of reporting, the art of interviewing, writing, beat reporting, investigative reporting, story types, broadcast journalism, computer assisted reporting, what is, ethical journalism, and certain issues that arise on the job of being a journalist. For each topic, several professional journalists share their experiences of their career that relate to that particular topic. In Chapter 1, various journalists share stories about their commencements into their respectable news rooms. In Rick Bragg's piece, Chicken Killers and True
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In Roy Peter Clark's The Unoriginal Sin, he explains the problem of plagiarism in newsrooms. Many reporters steal material from other reporters, encyclopedias and other sources of print. Not only does the act of plagiarism negatively affect the company but it affects the person's credibility. One can lose their job and career entirely for plagiarizing. In chapter 11, the question of what exactly is good news and what is its purpose is addressed. In Anne Marie Lipinski's The Number One Citizen, she explains that her main purpose in Journalism is to help people and to give them something unique to read. Overall, Shop Talk and War Stories, by Jan Winburn, was a very interesting book. Anyone who has read this book has already obtained the blueprint of the field of Journalism. This book goes over every aspect in the field, including writing techniques, reporting, broadcast Journalism, ethics in Journalism to beat reporting. Every aspect able Journalism is covered, which makes this a great read. More importantly, the content is articulated in a way that catches the reader's eye rather than to just simply list down fact like a
In Roy Peter Clark's The Unoriginal Sin, he explains the problem of plagiarism in newsrooms. Many reporters steal material from other reporters, encyclopedias and other sources of print. Not only does the act of plagiarism negatively affect the company but it affects the person's credibility. One can lose their job and career entirely for plagiarizing. In chapter 11, the question of what exactly is good news and what is its purpose is addressed. In Anne Marie Lipinski's The Number One Citizen, she explains that her main purpose in Journalism is to help people and to give them something unique to read. Overall, Shop Talk and War Stories, by Jan Winburn, was a very interesting book. Anyone who has read this book has already obtained the blueprint of the field of Journalism. This book goes over every aspect in the field, including writing techniques, reporting, broadcast Journalism, ethics in Journalism to beat reporting. Every aspect able Journalism is covered, which makes this a great read. More importantly, the content is articulated in a way that catches the reader's eye rather than to just simply list down fact like a