{"title":"Colleen Steffen","description":"\u003cp\u003eColleen Steffen specialises in practical guides within the Education \u0026amp; Reference category, offering insightful approaches to developing essential skills for journalism. Her work, such as \u003cem\u003eSoft Skills for the New Journalist\u003c\/em\u003e, emphasises the nuanced abilities that support professional growth beyond technical expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect clear, accessible advice that bridges theory and real-world application, making her books valuable resources for students and early-career professionals eager to refine their craft and navigate the evolving media landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soft-skills-for-the-new-journalist-by-colleen-steffen-9781138593138","title":"Soft Skills for the New Journalist","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJournalism is a pool staffed by distracted lifeguards, and no matter how fancy your school is, your first week in a real newsroom will feel like a shove in the small of the back into 15 feet of water. Most of us come up for air eventually, but if you’re like journalist and educator Colleen Steffen, you may still be left feeling like all that training in inverted pyramids and question lists left something important out: you!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJournalism is people managing, wrestling truth and story out of the messy, confusing raw material that is a human being, and the messiest human involved can often be the reporter themselves. So it’s time to talk about it. Instead of nervously skirting the sizable EQ (emotional intelligence) portion of this IQ (intelligence intelligence) enterprise, \u003cem\u003eSoft Skills for the New Journalist\u003c\/em\u003e explores how it \u003cem\u003efeels\u003c\/em\u003e to do this strange, hard, amazing job—and how to use those feelings to better your work and yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607772512492,"sku":"9781138593138","price":435.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138593138-soft-skills-for-the-new-journalist.jpg?v=1778173025"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/colleen-steffen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}