Product Description

"The Reporter's Notebook" is meant to be the number one writing tool for our youngest journalists, students in grades third through eighth. It's a no-nonsense way for students to organize their deadlines, plan out their interviews, keep track of schedules, and take notes during interviews. The first third of the book contains forms and checklists and helpful hints. This "is" a reporter's notebook, which means plenty of lined pages for organizing thoughts, taking notes, and writing stories. The young user will find encouraging advice from professional writers throughout these lined pages including hints from Frank DeFord, Abigail Van Burn, Leonard Maltin, Art Buchwald, Clifton Daniel, Rex Reed, Dave Barry, John Stossel, Roger Ebert, Connie Chung, Daniel Schorr, and others.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #113595 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 100 pages

Review
"As usual, Mark Levin does a wonderful job of leading young people into both the fun and the daily discipline of good journalism." -- Judy Hines, Founding Education Director, The Freedom Forum Newseum, Arlington, VA

"Mark Levin's 'The Reporter's Notebook' makes learning fun in a realistic setting." -- Chris Bezreh, Newspaper in Eduation Consultant, The Boston Globe

From the Publisher
"The Reporter's Notebook" has been a popular tool for student journalist publishing elementary and middle school newspapers. Thousands of students have used this notebook to help launch their school writing careers.

About the Author
Mark Levin, director of the National Elementary Schools Press Association, develped "The Reporter's Notebook" after years of having his students create their own. Mark, a classroom teacher and newspaper adviser, is the author of several books about writing and publishing for students and teachers. Mark is a member of the Journalism Education Association and is a Certified Journalism Educator.

Customer Reviews

Half of the book is blank reserved for notes!
Pages 38 to 97 -- half the book -- is just blank space for notes, which you could just as well write in a 10-cent, 70-page notebook spiral. The beginning of the book is mostly made up of pages with simple checklists and address forms, with some bulletted questions here and there.

Poorly constructed and adds little value
I purchased this book thinking that it was an in-depth resource for journalists. It looks like something that someone pulled together on their home computer. It provides basic information that you can find in Strunk and White. Not worth the money!

Notebook a Decent Supplement to Journalist Courses
Mark Levin's notebook for journalism students proves itself an invaluable tool in journalism and media courses. Aside from pages of information to record sources, story ideas, and more, hints and tips are scattered throughout the spiral bound book. This book is a must for any journalism student, or anyone simply interested in writing news stories.