Writing and reporting the news /
Writing & reporting the news
Gerald Lanson, Mitchell Stephens
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c1994.
- xvi, 490 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction - Writing -- Part 1. The News: Chapter 1 News Judgment - Chapter 2 Fairness - Chapter 3 The language of News -- Part 2. Leads: Chapter 4 Traditional leads - Chapter 5 Other leads -- Part 3. Stories - Chapter 6 Attribution - Chapter 7 Quotations - Chapter 8 Information selection - Chapter 9 Organization - Chapter 10 Background and context - Chapter 11 Graphics -- REPORTING -- Part 4. Techniques: Chapter 12 Facts - Chapter 13 Story Origination - Chapter 14 Research - Chapter 15 Sources - Chapter 16 Interviewing -- Part 5. Coverage: Chapter 17 Obituaries - Chapter 18 Meetings, speeches and press conferences - Chapter 19 Government and politics - Chapter 20 Police - Chapter 21 Courts - Chapter 22 Features -- Part 6. Specialized coverage - Chapter 23 Municipal services - Chapter 24 Education - Chapter 25 Business and labor - Chapter 26 Science - Chapter 27 Broadcast journalism -- Tha Basics -- A Format - B. Style - C. Spelling and grammar - D. Analogies, metaphors and cliches - E. Ethics - F. Law.