Immersion

A Writer's Guide to Going Deep

By: Ted Conover

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Paperback | 24 October 2016 | Edition Number 1

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192 Pages

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2.16 x 1.39 x 0.1

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Over three and a half decades, Ted Conover has ridden the rails with hoboes, crossed the border with Mexican immigrants, guarded prisoners in Sing Sing, and inspected meat for the USDA. His books and articles chronicling these experiences, including the award-winning Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, have made him one of the premier practitioners of immersion reporting.

In immersion reportingâ"a literary cousin to ethnography, travel writing, and memoirâ"the writer fully steps into a new world or culture, participating in its trials, rites, and rituals as a member of the group. The end results of these firsthand experiences are familiar to us from bestsellers such as Nickel and Dimed and Behind the Beautiful Forevers. But in a world of wary strangers, where does one begin?

Conover distills decades of knowledge into an accessible resource aimed at writers of all levels. He covers how to âget intoâ a community, how to conduct oneself once inside, and how to shape and structure the stories that emerge. Conover is also forthright about the ethics and consequences of immersion reporting, preparing writers for the surprises that often surface when their piece becomes public. Throughout, Conover shares anecdotes from his own experiences as well as from other well-known writers in this genre, including Alex Kotlowitz, Anne Fadiman, and Sebastian Junger. Itâs a deep-in-the-trenches book that all aspiring immersion writers should have in hand as they take that first leap into another world.

Industry Reviews

"A warm and generous guide for students and others aspiring to produce the kind of finely observed prose that represents journalism's literary
apex. Conover, who took a job as a prison guard to write Newjack and who is an associate professor of journalism at New York University, covers the basics of
researching and writing longform narrative nonfiction in Immersion: A Writer's Guide to Going Deep. His clear voice and thoughtful instructions will be invaluable to undergraduate and graduate students embarking on their first ambitious projects. Professors and veteran journalists will appreciate Conover's definition of immersion journalism, his defense of craft, and his discourse on ethics."-- "Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly"
"Immersion is a tricky business, and there's clearly a need for savvy guidance from a wise, experienced practitioner. Who better than Ted Conover? With five immersion books to his credit and articles published in the country's most prestigious magazines, he's one of the world's most accomplished immersion journalists."
--Jack Hart, author of Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction

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