American English for International Journalists

Résumé du livre

More than half a million journalists are working around the world, according to the International Federation of Journalists, and many thousands of them are reporting and writing in English - specifically, American English - even though it is not their native language. Now comes a new book that will help them: American English for World Media: The CUNY Journalism School Guide to Writing and Speaking for Professionals. The book is produced by and for journalists, but can also help students and others in media and communications. Some may need English in their current jobs, others to fulfill their ambitions to publish beyond their homelands or work in international media. English is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of the 21st century, and international media professionals need to become both competent and comfortable in using it. But how? You may have studied it in school, but school English is not street English. And you may not have the opportunity to study at a professional school like CUNY's. This book brings CUNY's English-language coaching to you. This book is aimed at media professionals using English at the high-intermediate and advanced levels. For those who learned English less formally, it reviews basic grammatical terms and defines common media jargon. -- Amazon.com.