ABSTRACT

Fashion Journalism presents a comprehensive overview of how fashion journalism operates and how to report on fashion. Encompassing skills for print and online media, the book includes many case studies and interviews with fashion journalists working for newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and websites, as well as with stylists, PR executives, photographers and bloggers. The first hand explanations of these roles and practical tips and advice are accompanied by analysis of examples from their work.

The business of fashion and fashion PR is explained for the trainee journalist, offering practical guidance on how to report effectively on fashion – from sources and research to writing and layout., with chapter including suggested exercises and further reading.

Covering a broad range of subject areas, from law and ethics and using social media to fashion theory and reporting the catwalk, this text offers everything a student or trainee needs to know to excel in fashion journalism.

chapter 1|12 pages

Working in fashion journalism

chapter 2|22 pages

Ways in to fashion journalism

chapter 3|26 pages

Fashion media and audiences

chapter 4|20 pages

The fashion industry

chapter 5|23 pages

Ideas, sources and interviewing

chapter 6|23 pages

Writing fashion news and features

chapter 7|18 pages

Reporting the catwalk

chapter 8|19 pages

Reporting the trends

chapter 9|23 pages

Styling

chapter 10|12 pages

Photography and video for online

chapter 11|20 pages

Fashion blogging and social media

chapter 12|15 pages

Fashion journalism and PR

chapter 13|12 pages

Law and ethics