Table of Contents
Pt. 1. Journalism and journalists -- The nature of news -- News rooms and the new media -- Pt. 2. Reporting tools -- Interviewing -- Computer-assisted reporting -- Reporting with numbers -- Pt. 3. Storytelling -- The inverted pyramid -- Writing to be read -- Beyond the inverted pyramid -- In their own words -- Pt. 4. Basic stories -- Obituaries -- News releases -- Speeches, news conferences and meetings -- Accidents, fires and disasters -- Crime and the courts -- Pt. 5. Beat reporting -- Covering a beat -- Business and consumer news -- Sports -- Pt. 6. Specialized techniques -- Social science reporting -- Investigative reporting -- Writing news for radio and television -- Pt. 7. Rights and responsibilities -- Press law -- Ethics -- Appendix 1. Copy editing and proofreading symbols -- Appendix 2. Wire service style.