Writing and Reporting the News as a Story

• Authors Note  Chapter 1: Why Journalism Matters  Chapter 2: What is News?  Chapter 3: Writing Leads  Chapter 4: Writing Simply  Chapter 5: How to Structure a News Story  Chapter 6: Interviewing  Chapter 7: Using Quotations Well  Chapter 8: Crime Stories  Chapter 9: Writing about Victims of Crimes  Chapter 10: Covering Disasters  Chapter 11: Speeches, Press Conferences, and Press Releases  Chapter 12: Writing the Meeting Story  Chapter 13: Writing Non-Traditional Leads  Chapter 14: Obituaries  Chapter 15: Writing Profiles  Chapter 16: Features  Chapter 17: Endings  Chapter 18: Writing for the Web  Chapter 19: Ethics  Chapter 20: Diversity  Chapter 21: Libel  Chapter 22: Jobs

“I'm particularly impressed with the book's strong emphasis on why journalism matters. I've read many other news writing textbooks and they tend to pay little if no attention to this important question. The book also is a gold mine of great original tips about writing and storytelling. The authors provide plenty of fresh insights helpful not only to students, but working journalists as well.”- James T. Mulder, reporter, The Syracuse Post-Standard & adjunct professor, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications