This book looks at the worlds of newspaper and magazine publishing - at the differences and similarities between them, and the techniques of news-gathering and news dissemination. It also looks at the work of the design and production departments, and at how newspapers and magazines are printed, distributed and marketed. This book also looks at all the people involved along the way, from reporters and editors to the printers and sales people. There is also a section on how you can get into the business, with details of qualifications needed and relevant organisations to contact.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Mediawise Series .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

The author, Julian Petley, teaches media and communication studies at Brunel University. He is Chair of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, and a member of the editorial boards of the British Journalism Review and the Journal of Popular British Cinema.