Title	The Special Correspondent
	Sub Title	A handbook for reporters
	Author	Dilip Awasthi
	ISBN No.	813090246X
	Binding	PB
	No. of  Pages	198
	Book Size	140 x 216 mm
	Publishing Year	2006
	Original Price	Rs.295.00
	Original Publisher	Viva Books
	Published in India By	Viva Books
	Exclusively Distributed by	Viva Books Private Limited
	List Price	Rs.295.00
	Sales Territory	Worldwide
About The Book
Rarely have I come across performing teachers who will tell you that you can also do it. My bad luck. This book practically comes as my revenge towards those seniors who love watching sagging young faces so that their one-upmanship remains intact. Ravi Shankar’s sitar possesses the same octaves as any other similar instrument, or Sachin Tendulkar’s willow also conforms to the standard dimensions of the bats available in the market. If they can do it, why can’t you? Agreed that these are people with some extraordinary talent. The moot question however is whether each one of us has had a fair chance to explore our own latent talent. My answer is a big No. The reason is simple. Academics always present us with the mountain view of a molehill. My next question is: does Ravi Shankar consult a musical notation book to play a touching tune or Tendulkar grope through the cricketing copybook to sweet-time his shots? It comes to them fairly naturally and spontaneously. The only difference perhaps is that they have slogged to reach these heights. They have worked hard and risen through the ranks. It takes a while to reach a position and produce your best. This book will make the students of journalism and the budding journalists know and feel how it works outside a classroom situation. The Special Correspondent is a comprehensive how-to guide to journalists. What is news? What is reporting? How to distinguish between routine reportage and a special story? How to develop a nose for news? These are FAQ of journalists. Dilip Awasthi gives useful tips on all these with plenty of sample excerpts from good and bad reporting. A section is devoted to secrets of clear writing. Includes a glossary of frequently-confused words and expressions. Contents: Heading for the North East West South • Ignition is on . . . • Off to work • Structuring the News Stories • The Art of Interviewing • Writing the Story • Packaging the Story • Hi-Tech Reporting • Ready Reckoner • Better Words and Expressions • Glossary of Newspaper Terms About the Author: Dilip Awasthi is cuurently News Editor with The Times of India. Till recently he worked as Associate Editor with Dainik Jagaran , the most highly circulated regional newspaper for four years. He is a bi-lingual journalist and has had the privilege of working for the best media organizations in the country. He has worked for 23 years for English publications. He was instumental in launching the Times of India edition from Lucknow, worked for India Today for 11 years as its Uttar Pradesh bureau chief besides having a fair stint in television (Zee News) and internet news.

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