LaunchPad Solo for Journalism (1-Term Access)
Second EditionBedford/St. Martin's
©2020ISBN:9781319278748
Study, practice, and quiz yourself (and learn more).
Practice journalism where you read journalism—online.
LaunchPad Solo for Journalism gives you everything you need to develop your grammar and writing skills. LaunchPad Solo for Journalism 2.0 features thousands of grammar and style exercises in the Exercise Central for AP Style, along with the News Reporting and Writing student workbook, the Exercise Book for Working With Words, as well as quizzes and videos to further contextualize the material from your course.
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Welcome to LaunchPad Solo for Journalism
Getting Started
Exercise Central: Video Activities
Citizen Journalism
Newspapers Now: Balancing Citizen Journalism and Investigative
Reporting
Murky Waters: Debating the Role of Citizen Journalism
Ethics
The Objectivity Myth
The Power of Images: Amy Goodman on Emmitt Till
Journalism Ethics: What News is Fit to Print
Magazines
Narrowcasting in Magazines
Marketing and Selling Journalism
Fillings the News Hole: Video News Releases
The Money Behind the Media
Convergence and Essential Skills
Media Law
Bloggers and Legal Rights
Freedom of Information
Net Neutrality
Shield Laws and Nontraditional Journalists
Online Journalism
Going Viral: Political Campaigns and Videos
Going Visual: Video, Radio and the Web
Newspapers and the Internet: Convergence
In Facebook the Future of Journalism
Ownership
Agenda Setting and Gatekeeping
Radio and Television Journalism
Radio: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
What Makes Public Television ‘Public’?
Television Networks Evolve: Cable, Satellite, Broadband
Specialized Types of Journalism
Investigative Reporting Resources
Community Voices: Weekly Newspapers
Student Reporting Lab: Media Literacy
A New Generation of War Crimes Investigators Turn to High-Tech
Methods
Fake News/Real News: A Fine Line
Exercise Central: Quizzes
Comma Series
Comma Series: Quizzes 1-5
Comma Splices
Comma Splices: Quizzes 1-15
Fragments
Fragments: Quizzes 1-25
Commas with Nonrestrictive Elements
Commas with Nonrestrictive Elements: Quizzes 1-2
That and Which
That and Which: Quizzes 1-10
Commas after Introductory Elements
Commas after Introductory Elements: Quiz 1
Coordinate Adjectives
Coordinate Adjectives: Quizzes 1-10
Commas in Compound Sentences
Commas in Compound Sentences: Quiz 1-2
Missing Semicolons
Missing Semicolons: Quizzes 1-10
Modifiers
Modifiers: Quizzes 1-3
Hyphens
Hyphens: Quizzes 1-10
Apostrophe
Apostrophe: Quizzes 1-12
Incorrect Pronoun Case
Incorrect Pronoun Case: Quizzes 1-17
Pronouns and Antecedents
Pronouns and Antecedents: Quizzes 1-17
Biased Language
Biased Language: Quizzes 1-4
Subject Verb Agreement
Subject Verb Agreement: Quizzes 1-31
Linking Verbs
Linking Verbs: Quizzes 1-10
Subjunctive
Subjunctive: Quizzes 1-9
Wrong Word
Wrong Word: Quizzes 1-5
Incorrect Verb Form
Incorrect Verb Form: Quizzes 1-4
Abbreviations
Abbreviations: Quizzes 1-12
Capitalization
Capitalization: Quizzes 1-4
Numbers
Numbers: Quizzes 1-3
Quotation Attribution
Quotation Attribution: Quizzes 1-2
Cumulative
Cumulative: Quizzes 1-8
Copyediting Symbols
Copyediting Symbols: Quizzes 1-2
Exercise Workbook for News Reporting & Writing, 13e
The Nature of News
The State of the News Industry
Gathering and Verifying Information
Interviewing
Quotations and Attributions
Using News Releases as Sources
Reporting with Numbers
The Inverted Pyramid
Writing to be Read
Alternatives to the Inverted Pyramid
Writing for the Digital Media
Writing News for Radio and Television
Covering a Beat
Speeches, News Conferences and Meetings
Other Types of Local Stories
Business and Consumer News
Investigative and Data-Driven Reporting
Public Relations
Media Law
Ethics
Appendix 1: 20 Common Errors of Grammar and Punctuation
Appendix 2: Wire-Service Style Summary
Appendix 3: Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics
Exercise Book for Working With Words, 10e
Exercise Workbook
Front Matter
Understanding Journalism and the News
The Basics of Writing for Journalism
Writing News That’s Fit for Print
Writing News That’s Fit for Radio and Television
Writing News That’s Fit for Online and Mobile Media
Writing News That’s Fit for Strategic Communication
Sexism, Racism, and Other ‘Isms’
Choosing Your Words
Grammar Basics
Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences
Subjects and Objects
Verbs
Making the Parts Agree
Modifiers and Connecting Words
Getting Words in the Right Order and Punctuating for Clarity
One Word, Two Words or Hyphenated
Spelling
Copy-Editing Marks
Appendix: AP Style Summary
Story Editing: Press Release
Story Editing: Meeting Advance
Story Editing: Obituary
Story Editing: Speech Story
Story Editing: Crime Story
Story Editing: Business Story
Story Editing: Feature Story
Answer Key
Understanding Journalism and the News
The Basics of Writing for Journalism
Writing News That’s Fit for Print
Writing News That’s Fit for Radio and Television
Writing News That’s Fit for Online and Mobile Media
Writing News That’s Fit for Strategic Communication
Sexism, Racism, and Other ‘Isms’
Choosing Your Words
Grammar Basics
Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences
Subjects and Objects
Verbs
Making the Parts Agree
Modifiers and Connecting Words
Getting Words in the Right Order and Punctuating for Clarity
One Word, Two Words or Hyphenated
Spelling
Copy-Editing Marks
Appendix: AP Style Summary
Story Editing: Press Release
Story Editing: Meeting Advance
Story Editing: Obituary
Story Editing: Speech Story
Story Editing: Crime Story
Story Editing: Business Story
Story Editing: Feature Story