journalism

"Although news outlets are meant to be impartial, they have never been perfectly unbiased. Another layer was added to the ongoing debate over the role of news media after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, when allegations of fake news surfaced. How can people know which news sources to trust? This volume explores the fake news phenomenon and offers readers tips on how to be critical of what they see reported"--Amazon.com.

"[This collection of essays selected from the New York Times provides an] understanding of what fake news is, its impact on local and global events, the psychological and political purposes of fake news, and [more]"--Introduction.

What's going on in Bone Lake, Michigan? Penny Hardjoy's conspiracy theorist father has gone missing-- and other people are turning up dead in the woods. Penny's an aspiring journalist, and the deeper she digs, the weirder things start to get. Men in black suits stroll around Main Street. Chunks of Penny's memory go missing. She teams up with the nerdy boy next door and the town's star quarterback to research the long-ago meteorite crash in Bone Lake's woods. And she might need to reconsider her definition of what "real" means.

Future journalist and middle schooler Nora Tucker is at Wolf Creek for summer vacation and decides to collect documents for a community time capsule. Then two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison. Now doors are locked, helicopters search the woods nearby, and police patrol the school grounds. The fear brings out the worst in the townspeople. Nora, and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison, suddenly find themselves in the middle of the situation.

Explores the importance of the news media, detailing the effects journalists and writers can have on entire industries. Also discusses audiences today and the different ways journalists try to reach them. Includes primary sources, sidebars, color photographs, critical thinking questions, a glossary, and further resources.

From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison.

Contains more than three thousand A to Z entries dealing with the Associated Press's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word usage.

Provides insights to actions taken after the explosion of the USS "Maine" in 1898 in Havana Harbor, focusing on the key players at the time, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, William Randolph Hearst, Thomas Reed, and William James.

This book traces young Emma Perez's journey into journalism, mystery solving, and fame when she investigates a worm found in a friend's hamburger.

Editor Terry McDonell offers practical advice for how the editing process works, and the journalists, writers, and media personalities he has encountered along the way.