Journalism: Publishing Across Media 3e, Online Textbook
Journalism: Publishing Across Media teaches the principles, practices and styles used in traditional and new media. It explains core journalism concepts in a student-friendly way to high school learners in first-year Journalism, Communication and Yearbook programs. In contrast to other journalism texts, this text stresses the importance of telling stories through visual, audio and online elements, as well as the written and spoken word. Examples of student and professional work are featured throughout the text.
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Journalism: Publishing Across Media 3e, Online Textbook
- Journalism Publishing Across Media
- Copyright © 2026 by The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Guided Tour
- Tools for Student and Instructor Success
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Feature Contents
- To the Student
- Chapter 1 Bringing Information to an Audience
- Chapter 1 Essential Question
- Chapter 1 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 1 Key Terms
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1-1 What Is Different About Journalism?
- 1-2 Who Is a Journalist?
- 1-3 The Audience: Who They Are, Why They Matter
- 1-4 How Do You Learn About Your Audience?
- 1-5 Avoiding Implicit Bias
- Chapter 1 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 1 Journalism Style
- Chapter 1 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 2 News Values and Story Ideas
- Chapter 2 Essential Question
- Chapter 2 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 2 Key Terms
- Chapter 2 Introduction
- 2-1 Seven News Values
- 2-2 Incorporating News Values into Stories
- 2-3 Finding Story Ideas for Great Coverage
- 2-4 Developing and Pitching Your Story Ideas
- Chapter 2 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 2 Journalism Style
- Chapter 2 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 3 Media Law
- Chapter 3 Essential Question
- Chapter 3 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 3 Key Terms
- Chapter 3 Introduction
- 3-1 The First Amendment and Journalists
- 3-2 Shield Laws
- 3-3 Traditional Privileges
- 3-4 Freedom of Information Act — Everyone’s Right
- 3-5 Laws That Limit Rights and Privileges
- 3-6 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Chapter 3 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 3 Journalism Style
- Chapter 3 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 4 Media Ethics
- Chapter 4 Essential Question
- Chapter 4 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 4 Key Terms
- Chapter 4 Introduction
- 4-1 Ethical Dilemmas
- 4-2 Codes of Ethics
- 4-3 What You Owe Your Audience
- 4-4 Copyediting, Revising and Rewriting
- 4-5 What You Do and Do Not Owe Your Subjects and Sources
- 4-6 What You Do and Do Not Owe Your Advertisers
- 4-7 What Do You Owe Your Publication and the Journalism Profession?
- 4-8 Who Is Responsible for Guarding Against Ethical Breaches?
- Chapter 4 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 4 Journalism Style
- Chapter 4 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 5 Writing Breaking News and Developing Stories
- Chapter 5 Essential Question
- Chapter 5 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 5 Key Terms
- Chapter 5 Introduction
- 5-1 A Journalist’s Job
- 5-2 Five W’s Leads
- 5-3 How Long Should a Lead Be?
- 5-4 What Comes First?
- 5-5 Using the Inverted Pyramid Form
- 5-6 Your News Cycle
- 5-7 Protecting Your Publication While Covering Breaking News
- Chapter 5 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 5 Journalism Style
- Chapter 5 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 6 Writing General News Stories
- Chapter 6 Essential Question
- Chapter 6 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 6 Key Terms
- Chapter 6 Introduction
- 6-1 Reporting for General News Stories
- 6-2 Finding a Focus for Your General News Story
- 6-3 Drafting the Lead
- 6-4 The Nut Graf
- 6-5 Crafting the Closing
- 6-6 Finding a Shape for the Story
- 6-7 It Is Not All Bad News: Writing Brights
- 6-8 Writing for Blogs and Podcasts
- Chapter 6 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 6 Journalism Style
- Chapter 6 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 7 Writing Headlines and Captions
- Chapter 7 Essential Question
- Chapter 7 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 7 Key Terms
- Chapter 7 Introduction
- 7-1 Types of Headlines
- 7-2 Headlines Work in Tight Quarters
- 7-3 Words Are the Heroes of Headline Writing
- 7-4 Understanding Captions
- 7-5 Print News Captions
- 7-6 Yearbook Captions
- 7-7 Online News Captions
- Chapter 7 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 7 Journalism Style
- Chapter 7 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 8 Researching and Evaluating Sources
- Chapter 8 Essential Question
- Chapter 8 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 8 Key Terms
- Chapter 8 Introduction
- 8-1 Preliminary Research
- 8-2 Collaboration
- 8-3 Deeper Research
- 8-4 Evaluating Primary and Secondary Sources
- 8-5 Evaluating Internet Sources
- Chapter 8 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 8 Journalism Style
- Chapter 8 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 9 Data Journalism
- Chapter 9 Essential Question
- Chapter 9 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 9 Key Terms
- Chapter 9 Introduction
- 9-1 Understanding Numbers
- 9-2 Choosing Accurate and Appropriate Numbers
- 9-3 Gathering Numbers
- 9-4 Organizing Numbers
- 9-5 Writing About Numbers
- 9-6 Data Visualization
- Chapter 9 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 9 Journalism Style
- Chapter 9 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 10 Interviews and Attributions
- Chapter 10 Essential Question
- Chapter 10 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 10 Key Terms
- Chapter 10 Introduction
- 10-1 Seeking and Preparing for Interviews
- 10-2 Scheduling the Interview
- 10-3 Conducting the Interview
- 10-4 Handling Quotations
- Chapter 10 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 10 Journalism Style
- Chapter 10 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 11 Feature Stories
- Chapter 11 Essential Question
- Chapter 11 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 11 Key Terms
- Chapter 11 Introduction
- 11-1 Types of Features
- 11-2 Feature Photos
- 11-3 Writing Feature Stories
- 11-4 Write the Lead
- 11-5 Organize the Body
- 11-6 Do Feature Stories Need Conclusions?
- Chapter 11 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 11 Journalism Style
- Chapter 11 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 12 Sports
- Chapter 12 Essential Question
- Chapter 12 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 12 Key Terms
- Chapter 12 Introduction
- 12-1 Why Does the Sports Section Matter?
- 12-2 Is It a Sport?
- 12-3 Getting Started with Strong Sports Reporting
- 12-4 Sports Coverage Work Plan
- 12-5 Sports Features
- 12-6 Visual Journalism and Sports
- 12-7 Sports Columns
- Chapter 12 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 12 Journalism Style
- Chapter 12 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 13 Editorials, Opinion Pieces, Columns, Blogs and Cartoons
- Chapter 13 Essential Question
- Chapter 13 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 13 Key Terms
- Chapter 13 Introduction
- 13-1 Journalists Wear Two Hats
- 13-2 The Staff Editorial
- 13-3 Signed Opinion Pieces
- 13-4 Columns
- 13-5 Journalistic Opinion Blogs
- 13-6 Editorial Illustrations and Cartoons
- Chapter 13 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 13 Journalism Style
- Chapter 13 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 14 Reviews — of Everything
- Chapter 14 Essential Question
- Chapter 14 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 14 Key Terms
- Chapter 14 Introduction
- 14-1 Earning Your Audience’s Respect
- 14-2 Providing Meaningful Information
- 14-3 Organizing Your Review
- 14-4 Writing Well: People Want to Read Your Work
- Chapter 14 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 14 Journalism Style
- Chapter 14 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 15 Interacting with Your Audience
- Chapter 15 Essential Question
- Chapter 15 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 15 Key Terms
- Chapter 15 Introduction
- 15-1 The Audience and the News
- 15-2 Student Journalists Should Interact with Their Community
- 15-3 Gatekeeping: Protecting Your Publication’s Journalistic Integrity
- 15-4 Blogs, Microblogs and Your Audience
- 15-5 The Audience as the Eyes and Ears of Your Publication or Broadcast
- Chapter 15 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 15 Journalism Style
- Chapter 15 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 16 Designing with Purpose
- Chapter 16 Essential Question
- Chapter 16 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 16 Key Terms
- Chapter 16 Introduction
- 16-1 Smart and Pretty Design
- 16-2 Identifying Your Design Concept
- 16-3 Aiming for Smart Design
- 16-4 Bringing the Design Concept to Life
- 16-5 Executing the Design
- Chapter 16 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 16 Journalism Style
- Chapter 16 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 17 Photojournalism
- Chapter 17 Essential Question
- Chapter 17 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 17 Key Terms
- Chapter 17 Introduction
- 17-1 Photojournalism
- 17-2 How to “Be There”
- 17-3 Capturing Photos: Composition
- 17-4 Working with Camera Settings
- 17-5 Working with Photos: Editing
- 17-6 Ethical Photojournalism
- Chapter 17 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 17 Journalism Style
- Chapter 17 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 18 Video and Online Storytelling
- Chapter 18 Essential Question
- Chapter 18 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 18 Key Terms
- Chapter 18 Introduction
- 18-1 What Makes a Good Video Story?
- 18-2 Video Production
- 18-3 Online Multimedia
- 18-4 Designing an Online Story
- Chapter 18 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 18 Journalism Style
- Chapter 18 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 19 Advertising
- Chapter 19 Essential Question
- Chapter 19 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 19 Key Terms
- Chapter 19 Introduction
- 19-1 Selling Ads
- 19-2 Where Do You Put the Ads, Now That You Have Them?
- 19-3 Identifying the Goal of the Ad
- 19-4 Designing Audio Ads
- 19-5 Designing Video Advertising
- 19-6 Designing Written Advertising
- 19-7 Designing Online Advertising
- Chapter 19 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 19 Journalism Style
- Chapter 19 Writers’ Workshop
- Chapter 20 Staff Handbooks and Stylebooks
- Chapter 20 Essential Question
- Chapter 20 Learning Outcomes
- Chapter 20 Key Terms
- Chapter 20 Introduction
- 20-1 What Is a Staff Handbook and Stylebook?
- 20-2 Organizing Your Staff Handbook and Stylebook
- 20-3 Outward-Facing Documents: What They Are and Why They Matter
- 20-4 Editorial Policies You May Wish to Include
- 20-5 Inward-Facing Documents and Why They Matter
- 20-6 Documents to Keep Current: What They Are and Why They Matter
- 20-7 Your Stylebook and Why It Matters
- Chapter 20 Review and Assessment
- Chapter 20 Journalism Style
- Chapter 20 Writers’ Workshop
- Glossary
- Index