Interfax. News Technology

This book is about how «Interfax news» differs from «just news». How messages are created, verified, and released in the leading federal news agency of Russia. About what allows its reporters to see the news behind the events and tell... readers not just about the event but also about its significance and consequences.
«Interfax. News Technology» has been created over 30 years as working style rules and guidelines for the agency's correspondents and editors. By publishing this book, «Interfax» conveys its gold standard of news journalism to everyone who wants to work professionally with information. The publication contains a detailed analysis of the structure of news messages, a detailed description of the genres of operational journalism, explains the specifics of preparing and writing information materials, helping to avoid mistakes. Here you can find step-by-step instructions for covering key news events of both a national nature and specific corporate events. The book also provides a practical analysis of the legal framework in which Russian journalists operate.
From this publication, you will learn about the fundamental principles and approaches that have allowed «Interfax» to become a leader in the Russian market, about team working techniques that enable the news agency to operate in a tough real-time mode and constantly focus on the most important things.
The book is intended for students and teachers of journalism faculties, reporters, copywriters, press service staff, and PR agencies, as well as anyone who wants to learn how to write news.