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1 PART ONE: JOURNALISM AND JOURNALISTS CHAPTER 1 The Nature of News Overview The twin themes of this chapter and this book are the rapidly changing technology and the unchanging values and basic skills of journalism. Beginning in this chapter […]

167 CHAPTER 10 Alternatives to the Inverted Pyramid Overview This chapter replaces the section on feature writing found in other textbooks. Our title and approach are different because we believe the story organizations discussed here chronology, news narrative and focus […]

181 PART FOUR: WRITING FOR SPECIFIC MEDIA CHAPTER 11 Writing for Digital Media Overview The art of writing for the Web is still a work in progress. No one has mastered this new medium, and no one knows exactly where […]

CHAPTER 12 Writing News for Radio and Television Overview Much of what is discussed throughout the text about writing for print media applies equally to writing for broadcast media. There are some differences in selecting, writing and preparing the copy, […]

PART FIVE: BASIC STORIES CHAPTER 13 Covering a Beat Overview This chapter is intended to prepare students for covering a beat. We emphasize the principals involved in beat reporting, but we also explore the new tools available for both reporting […]

220 CHAPTER 14 Speeches, News Conferences and Meetings Overview You might want to spend a good deal of time on this chapter, which focuses on three things: (1) preparing to cover speeches, news conferences and meetings; (2) covering them; and […]

each agency. They should note that it might also be possible to locate a relative of the child believed drowned. That could provide a useful (though perhaps awkward) interview. b. Tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes typically cause damage of such a […]

231 CHAPTER 15 Other Types of Local Stories Overview Most young reporters can expect to cover crimes, accidents and fires, and court news early in -gathering skills, are often assigned to beginners. The chapter emphasizes the reporting and writing of […]

259 CHAPTER 16 Business and Consumer News Overview With the proliferation of cable channels devoted to business, specialized business websites and online financial tools, the public has become increasingly involved and sophisticated. Beginning business reporters must master new sources and […]

275 PART SIX: SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 17 Investigative and Data-Driven Reporting Overview The foundation of this chapter is the discussion of the sources and techniques of investigative reporting, traditional as well as computer-based. The chapter starts with a discussion of […]

CHAPTER 18 Public Relations Overview Many others might start out in news but eventually end up in some area of public relations. The stereotype of public relations students is that they want to go into the field because they like […]

PART SEVEN: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CHAPTER 19 Media Law Overview The basics of the law its protections and its limitations ability to maintain confidentiality of sources. We discuss those, a bit tentatively, because of variations from state to state and […]

17 CHAPTER 2 The Future of Journalism Overview This chapter has been completely revised in an effort to focus on the role technology is playing in journalism from its effects on journalism jobs to the way it is affecting newspapers […]

CHAPTER 20 Ethics Overview No doubt you understand the importance of introducing students to the ethical problems facing journalists. This chapter is designed to help you do so. It begins with a discussion of Then it covers three important ethical […]

32 PART TWO: REPORTING TOOLS CHAPTER 3 Interviewing Overview The importance of interviewing cannot be overstated. It is the crux of the news-gathering operation. What often differentiates the good reporter from the average one is not only the ability to […]

62 8. Students should be able to explain why they handled the quotes as they did. Sample responses follow. In paragraph 2, the quote from the eyewitness should be edited: One In paragraph 3, th into this thorough In paragraph […]

CHAPTER 4 Quotations and Attributions Overview Knowing how and when to quote is an essential skill for any reporter; knowing how and when to attribute sources is equally important. In fact, we believe the subjects are important enough to warrant […]

76 CHAPTER 5 Gathering and Verifying Information Overview This chapter introduces the basic sources of information available to reporters, emphasizing the use of online computer databases. No modern reporter can expect to be successful without learning to use electronic sources […]

92 CHAPTER 6 Using News Releases as Sources Overview This chapter comes early in the series on basic types of stories for two important reasons. First, it deals further with the question of news values. Students must recognize that material […]

CHAPTER 7 Reporting with Numbers Overview Nearly everything journalists write about involves mathematics. Changes in budget figures reflect changing priorities in government, in agencies and even in entire cultures. Per capita spending (or saving) often tells a more accurate story […]

134 Graphics: a mushroom cloud framing the numerical specifics of the nuclear test (size of the explosion, other test explosions in the region in the past, etc.); a drawing of how a nuclear reaction/explosion is triggered. Solutions to Workbook Exercises […]

PART THREE: STORYTELLING CHAPTER 8 The Inverted Pyramid Overview This chapter is probably the most important in the book. Students who have not mastered the basic skill of using the inverted pyramid in their writing will suffer throughout the rest […]

156 Russell Oakley, an orthopedic surgeon, said the wound looked as though it was caused by an AK–47. -47, the boy surprised me by saying he thought it was an M- nough to hear me, let alone respond to me. […]

145 CHAPTER 9 Writing to Be Read Overview Surprising as it may be, many successful reporters have been saved from embarrassing themselves by rewrite people and copy editors. But it is getting tougher than ever to break into journalism without […]