Contents: J. Lumpkin, Foreword. Part I:The First Day. 9:11 A.M., Wednesday August 31, 1988. The Dallas Bureau. The Reporter at the End of the Runway. 9:35 A.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 10:49 A.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 11:34 A.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 12:35 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 1:23 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 3:25 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 5:48 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 7:05 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. 9:28 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 1988. Part II:The Second Day. 12:10 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 1988. 2:01 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 1988. 3:18 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 1988. 8:07 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 1988. 9:25 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 1988. 11:08 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 1988. 8:16 P.M., Thursday, September 1, 1988. Part III:The Third Day. 1:27 A.M., Friday, September 2, 1988. Aftermath. Conclusions. Appendices: S.G. Singer, SOPs-Standard Operating Procedures for Reporters. Filing the Wire from The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. Wire and Computer Terms. How Texas Newspapers Covered the Delta 1141 Story. FAA Transcript of the Crash. National Transportation Safety Board Transcripts, Crew Interviews. Associated Press Broadcast Wire Stories. WMAQ-TV and the Crash of Flight 249. How USA Today Handled the Delta Crash.
