Publisher's Synopsis
If you work for a community newspaper and are having difficulty handling the multitasking that comes with community journalism, then this book is for you. In "Confessions of a Community Journalist," you'll learn how to juggle reporting, photography and design. You'll figure out how to plan a story board, develop a dummy and execute sharp pages on deadline. This book will help the community journalist compete with the mega-dailies in ways your newspaper never thought possible. Michael Shawn Smith, a community journalist with 11 years of experience and who's won numerous state and national press awards, will show you how one person can accomplish what it takes three people to do at the major dailies. He'll also show you how community journalists can use social media and websites to compete with the dailies and TV people. An homage to community journalists everywhere, "Confessions of a Community Journalist" is a must read for any journalist whose focus or interest is in hyperlocal news coverage.
