Check It Out!: Great Reporters on What It Takes to Tell the Story
by Art Athens
Publisher: Fordham University Press 2004
ISBN/ASIN: 0823223531
ISBN-13: 9780823223534
Number of pages: 219
Description:
Here's a legendary journalist's back to the basics guide to the craft of broadcast news. Combining insights from his own award-winning career with in-depth conversations with leading newspeople, Art Athens offers a primer on the best practices in reporting, writing, and delivering the news.
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