Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One – Journalism Today
Chapter Two – Grammar and Spelling
Chapter Three – Newswriting Style
Chapter Four – The Language of News
Chapter Five – Selecting and Reporting the News
Chapter Six – Libel, Privacy and Newsgathering Issues
Chapter Seven – Ethics
Chapter Eight – Basic News Leads
Chapter Nine – Alternative Leads
Chapter Ten – The Body of a News Story
Chapter Eleven – Quotations and Attribution
Chapter Twelve – Interviews
Chapter Thirteen – Writing for Radio and TV News
Chapter Fourteen – Writing for Digital Media
Chapter Fifteen – Speeches and Meetings
Chapter Sixteen – Brights, Follow–Ups, Roundups, Sidebars and Obituaries
Chapter Seventeen – Feature Stories
Chapter Eighteen – Public Affairs Reporting
Chapter Nineteen – Advanced Reporting
Chapter Twenty – Journalism and Public Relations
Appendix A – City Directory
Appendix B – Rules for Forming Possessives
Appendix C– Answer Keys
