COM 110 Quiz: "The Story of Journalism"
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Mark twain: tom sawyer, but honed his craft reporting in nv and ca that made him popular. Nellie bly: pioneered investigative journalism with undercover adventures. Ernest hemingway: covered crimes and fires for the kansas city star, learned his writing rules through journalism experience. Hunter s. thompson: gonzo journalism with satire, profanity and exaggeration. Female reporters are gutsy, idealistic, beautiful and single; men are surly, cynical loners who lie, cheat and ruin people"s lives. Reporters spend time ambushing celebrities, dodging bullets in foreign places, shouting questions at crooked politicians. Reportes celebrate big stories by drinking whiskey bottles hidden in their desks. All the president"s men bob woodward and carl bernstein uncovering the. The elements of style savvy advice (use the active voice, omit needless words) Writing for story writing guide that teaches techniques (structure, flashbacks, foreshadowing, pacing) The corpse had a familiar face crime reporter in miami. The new journalism anthologizes late 20th century journalistic legends.