News Writing and Reporting
The Complete Guide for Today's Journalist
2nd Edition
Published on 10. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-0-19-518832-5 (ISBN)
Description
News Writing and Reporting: The Complete Guide for Today's Journalist, Second Edition, uses a multitude of reporting and writing examples from print, broadcast and online sources in order to deconstruct and reveal journalistic practices, techniques and philosophy to today's students. Building on a solid foundation of the three pillars of excellent journalism--process, coaching and storytelling--Chip Scanlan and Richard Craig shape students into successful
journalists by providing them with the theoretical background and practical knowledge needed to transition into a new age of reporting.What's New to the Second Edition?*
"Journalists at Work" boxes provide illuminating profiles of professional journalists * "Quick Tips" boxes offer practical advice and checklists on how to accomplish the myriad tasks that journalists face daily* "Chip's Corner" boxes provide varied and insightful accounts from author Chip Scanlan's nearly two decades of journalistic experience * "Ethical Dilemmas" case studies recount
real-world situations that challenge students to think critically about the limits of journalistic fairness and accuracy* "The Coaching Way" boxes feature advice and questions that guide students toward excellent and ethical journalism * "Professionals
Roundtable"boxes are comprised of interview transcripts with industry insiders, journalism professors and leading authors * "Close-Ups" highlight the strengths and potential problems found in real journalistic practice with annotated walkthroughs of actual print, broadcast and online journalistic pieces. More of these walkthroughs will be available to students on the Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/scanlan).Need more
practice? Call customer service at 800-280-0280 to order News Writing and Reporting: The Complete Guide for Today's Journalist's student workbook (ISBN: 978-0-19-998085-7).A Word to Aspiring Journalists from Chip
ScanlanCultivate curiosity. Do what you fear. Collaboration, especially in online journalism, is key. Master technology, but never forget that tools enhance your capabilities and the basics of good journalism never change. You may have to start out small, but jobs are out there for journalists who are committed to public service. That is the heart of excellent journalism. Never stop learning. Never give up. Have fun.
journalists by providing them with the theoretical background and practical knowledge needed to transition into a new age of reporting.What's New to the Second Edition?*
"Journalists at Work" boxes provide illuminating profiles of professional journalists * "Quick Tips" boxes offer practical advice and checklists on how to accomplish the myriad tasks that journalists face daily* "Chip's Corner" boxes provide varied and insightful accounts from author Chip Scanlan's nearly two decades of journalistic experience * "Ethical Dilemmas" case studies recount
real-world situations that challenge students to think critically about the limits of journalistic fairness and accuracy* "The Coaching Way" boxes feature advice and questions that guide students toward excellent and ethical journalism * "Professionals
Roundtable"boxes are comprised of interview transcripts with industry insiders, journalism professors and leading authors * "Close-Ups" highlight the strengths and potential problems found in real journalistic practice with annotated walkthroughs of actual print, broadcast and online journalistic pieces. More of these walkthroughs will be available to students on the Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/scanlan).Need more
practice? Call customer service at 800-280-0280 to order News Writing and Reporting: The Complete Guide for Today's Journalist's student workbook (ISBN: 978-0-19-998085-7).A Word to Aspiring Journalists from Chip
ScanlanCultivate curiosity. Do what you fear. Collaboration, especially in online journalism, is key. Master technology, but never forget that tools enhance your capabilities and the basics of good journalism never change. You may have to start out small, but jobs are out there for journalists who are committed to public service. That is the heart of excellent journalism. Never stop learning. Never give up. Have fun.
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2nd ed.
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English
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New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Annotated edition
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About the Authors
Chip Scanlan is a Reporting, Writing and Editing Faculty Affiliate at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, FL. He worked as an award-winning journalist for two decades at newspapers around the country, including The Providence Journal, The St. Petersburg Times and Knight Ridder Newspapers' Washington Bureau. He is coeditor of America's Best Newspaper Writing and editor of seven editions of Best Newspaper Writing.
Richard Craig is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University. He is author of Online Journalism: Reporting, Writing and Editing for New Media. His journalistic work has appeared in the New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News and many other publications.
Chip Scanlan is a Reporting, Writing and Editing Faculty Affiliate at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, FL. He worked as an award-winning journalist for two decades at newspapers around the country, including The Providence Journal, The St. Petersburg Times and Knight Ridder Newspapers' Washington Bureau. He is coeditor of America's Best Newspaper Writing and editor of seven editions of Best Newspaper Writing.
Richard Craig is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University. He is author of Online Journalism: Reporting, Writing and Editing for New Media. His journalistic work has appeared in the New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News and many other publications.
Content
Chapter 1: News Judgment
What Is News?
Three Basic Elements of News
Developing News Judgment and Critical Thinking Skills
Audio, Video And Citizen Journalism
Where News Comes From, Where to Find It
Positive versus Negative News: Striking a Balance
Ethical Dilemmas: Who Deserves News Coverage?:
New News: The Impact Of Audience, Culture and Technology
Professional's Roundtable: What's the News?:
--Summary Guide
--Key Terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 1.1 Basic News Story:
Close-Up 1.2 Striking the Balance between Good and Bad News:
Chapter 2: The Six-step Process Approach to reporting and Writing
Step 1: Idea: Creativity Skills for Today's Journalists
Journalist at Work: Brainstorming:
Step 2: Focus: Finding the Heart of Your Stories
Chip's Corner: Listening for Focus:
Journalist at Work: Roy Wenzl:
Coaching Way: Finding a Focus:
Step 3: Collect: Reporting the Story
Ethical dilemmas: The Assignment vs. The Evidence:
Journalist at Work: Matching Sources with Questions:
Step 4: Order: Mapping Your Story
Step 5: Draft: Writing Your Story
Step 6: Revise: Rewriting the Story
Professional's Roundtable: The Process Approach:
--Summary Guide
--Key Terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 2.1 Reporting and Writing: The Process Approach at Work:
Chapter 3: The Coaching Way: Taking Charge of Your Stories
Coaching Basics
Coaching or Coddling
The Coaching Way
Journalists at Work: A Fixer's Confession:
Coaching vs. Fixing
Coaching Techniques
Journalists at Work: Coaching Online Journalists:
Reporter's Roundtable: The Coaching Way:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 3.1 "Movie Reading:" How a Coach Responds to a Writer's Work:
Chapter 4: Storytelling vs. Speed: Deadlines in the 21st Century
One Side of the Equation: Storytelling
Chip's Corner: The Right Details in the Right Place:
The Other Side: Get It Done, Now!
Journalist at Work: The Web and the Ticking Clock:
Ethical Dilemmas: Blogging with Anonymous Sources:
The Coaching Way: Storytelling on Deadline:
Focusing and Planning on the Fly
Drafting on Deadline
Deadlines and Technology: A TV Reporter's Story
Reporter's Roundtable: The Evolution of Deadlines:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 4.1 Breaking News Narrative:
Chapter 5: The Reporter's Toolbox
Pens, Pencils and Reporter's Notebook
The Computer
Note-Taking on the Screen
Chip's Corner: Text Messaging:
Cell Phones
Audio Recorders
Chip's Corner: Working with Photos and Photojournalists:
Ethical Dilemmas: Is That How it Really Happened?:
Software Tools
The Reporter's Mindset
The Coaching Way: Tool Sharpening:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 6: Interviewing
The Role of the Interview
Preparing for the Interview
Conducting the Interview
Writing from Interviews
Learning to Listen
Chip's Corner: Being Human as an Interviewer:
Keeping Confidences
Establish Interview Ground Rules
Ethical Dilemmas: Protecting a Source:
The Coaching Way: Final Pointers on Interviewing:
Professional's Roundtable: Effective Interviewing:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 7: Research
"Reporting On Steroids"
A "Documents State of Mind"
Chip's Corner: The Importance of Public Records:
Cracking the Government Seal: Using the Freedom of Information Act
Search Engines
The Coaching Way: Research Skills:
Multimedia Sources: Add New Dimensions with Audio and Video
Wikipedia: Power and Pitfalls of the Internet's Encyclopedia
Why Librarians Still Matter
Deflating Urban Legends and Online Hoaxes
Private Records: Intimate Research
Computer-Assisted Reporting: Precision Journalism
Ethical Dilemmas: Transparency vs. Privacy:
Reaping the Rewards: Turning Research into Compelling Stories
Journalist at Work: Nailing Down Every Fact:
Reporter's Roundtable: The Power of Research:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 7.1 Using Research to Document a Story:
Chapter 8: Grammar, Language, Style: Using Accurate Words
Why Spelling, Grammar and Style Matter
The Hallmarks of Effective News Writing
Ethical Dilemmas: Cleaning Up Butchered Grammar:
X-Ray Reading: Writing News - The Basics:
Grammar: The Rules of the Road
Stylebooks: Print and Online
Grammar's Dirty Dozen: Common Errors Reporters Make
The Pitfalls of Jargon and Cliches
The Coaching Way: Grammar: Yours and Interviewees':
Reporter's Roundtable: The Importance of Clean Copy:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 9: Numbers: Using Accurate Figures
Why Math Matters
Making News With Numbers
Basic Math Skills
Percentages, Rates, Percents, Per Capita
Advanced Math Skills
Ethical Dilemmas: Reporting a Dubious Statistic:
The Coaching Way: Doing the Math:
Polls and Surveys
Reporting on Budgets
Writing with Numbers
Professional's Roundtable: Adding it All Up:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 9.1 Budget Story:
Chapter 10: Lead Writing
The Lead and Its Role in Newswriting
How "5Ws", an "H," and "SW" Create Compelling Leads
Deconstructing Leads
Develop Your Lead from a Focus
Finding the Tension
Journalist at Work: Mark Fritz:
Chip's Corner: Cliched Leads and How to Avoid Them:
The Two Types of Leads
X-Ray Reading: Broadcast Lead Story:
Choosing the Right Lead
Revising Your Leads
The Coaching Way: Thinking About Leads:
Professional's Roundtable: Lead Writing:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 11: Story Forms
Shaping the News
Inverted Pyramid: News from the Top Down
Historical Perspectives: Birth of the Inverted Pyramid:
The Hourglass: Serving News and Readers
The Nut Graf: Giving Readers a Reason to Care
Five Boxes: How Readers Process Stories
The Narrative: The Way We Tell Stories
Serial Narrative: "To Be Continued"
Short-Short Stories: Writing For a Time-Pressed Audience
Using Story Forms Online
Alternative Story Forms
Journalist at Work: The Long and Short of It:
Choosing the Best Story Form
The Coaching Way: Shaping the News:
Professional's Roundtable: Shaping Stories:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 11.1 Inverted Pyramid Story:
Close-Up 11.2 Hourglass Story:
Chapter 12: Writing for Print
Writing for Newspapers
Behind the Page: Who Does What
Chip's Corner: Newspapers Past and Present:
Journalist at Work: A Newspaper Reporter's Life:
On the Page
X-Ray Reading: Localizing a Trend:
New Roles for Reporters and Editors
Surviving in a Changing World
The Coaching Way: Working for a Newspaper:
Professional's Roundtable: Writing for Newspapers:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 13: Online Writing and Content Production
The Necessity of Adaptation
Online News Organizations: A Hierarchy of Change
Convergence
Journalist at Work: A Mojo's Work is Never Done:
The Coaching Way: Online Writing:
Professional's Roundtable: Three Views of Online Writing:
The ABCs of Online Journalism
New Roles for Journalists and the Skills Needed To Fill Them
Story Forms and Elements
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 13.1 Blog Post:
Chapter 14: Broadcast Writing
Broadcast News: What It Takes
The Broadcast Newsroom: Who Does What?
Working Fast
Interviewing for Broadcast
Writing for Broadcast: Style, Format and Examples
Teases and Tags: Starting and Ending Strong
Script Basics: TV and Radio
TV Writing: The Package
Writing for Video
Ethical Dilemmas: The Real Thing?:
Writing for Audio
Journalist at Work: Shifting from Print to Radio:
On-Camera Preparation/Performance Tips
The Coaching Way: Broadcast Quality:
Professional's Roundtable: Sound Advice:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 14.1 TV News Script:
Chapter 15: Diversity
Making the Case for Cultural Competence
Chip's Corner: Why Diversity Matters to Journalists:
How Can Reporters See People As People?
Ethical Dilemmas: Challenge Discrimination or Remain Silent:
Talking Across Differences
Journalist at Work: The Five W's of Diversity Coverage:
Using Precision to Avoid Euphemisms, Stereotypes, and Cliches of Vision
Avoiding Bias in Racial/Ethnic Identification
Guidelines for Racial Identifiers in News Stories
Connecting With Diverse Communities
Telling Untold Stories: Reporting and Writing Across Cultures
The Coaching Way: Diversity:
Professional's Roundtable: Finding Diversity:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 15.1 Writing About Diversity:
Chapter 16: Libel, Privacy, Ethics
The Two Sides of Defamation: Libel and Slander
Understanding the Elements of Libel
Journalist at Work: Dodging the Libel Bullet:
The New York Times vs. Sullivan: A Journalistic Shield
Targeting Journalistic Conduct
Online Libel: The New Frontier
Ethical Dilemmas: Reporting vs. Blogging:
Risks Of Whistleblowing: The Ethics Of WikiLeaks
Privacy: Guidelines for Reporters
Chip's Corner: About Recording Telephone Interviews:
Ethical Decision-Making: Sidestepping Minefields and Pitfalls
Fabrication: "The Legend on the License"
Where Credit Is Due: Avoiding Plagiarism
The Coaching Way: Doing the Right Thing:
Professional's Roundtable: Doing the Right Thing:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 17: First Assignments
Prepping For Your First Assignments
News Release Stories
Accident Stories
Fire Stories
Community Event Stories
Ethical Dilemmas: What Should You Report?:
Speeches and News Conferences
Meetings and Hearings Stories
Journalist at Work: Journalistic Rights Under Open Meeting Laws:
Profiles
The Coaching Way: First Assignments:
Professional's Roundtable: Doing It Right the First Time:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 17.1 Accident Story:
Close-Up 17.2 Community Event Story:
Close-Up 17.3 Speech Story:
Close-Up 17.4 Public Hearing Story:
Close-Up 17.5 Profile:
Chapter 18: Beats: Police, Courts, Specialty Sports, Business, Education and more
Ingredients of Successful Beat Reporting
Chip's Corner: Getting Them to Call Back:
Basic Beats
Specialty Beats
Ethical Dilemmas: To Scoop or Not to Scoop:
What a Specialty Beat Requires
Journalist at work: How a Veteran Beat Reporter Became a Multimedia Journalist:
Getting-and Staying-Organized
The Coaching Way: Beats:
Professional's Roundtable: Beat Reporting:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 18.1 Court Story:
Close-Up 18.2 Business Story:
Close-Up 18.3 Sports Story:
Chapter 19: Obituaries
The Obituary: Stories of Death and Life
Four Types of Obituaries
Reporting and Writing the Obituary: A Process Approach
Chip's Corner: Writing an Appreciation:
Online Obituaries
Journalist at Work: An Obituary Hoax:
Making Tough Choices: Ethics and Obituaries
Ethical Dilemmas: Digging up the Past:
Portraits of Grief: A New Stencil?
The Coaching Way: Verification and Respect:
Professional's Roundtable: Summing Up a Life:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 19.1 News Obit:
Close-Up 19.2 Feature Obituary:
Chapter 20: Emergencies, Disasters, and Conflicts: From Weather to War
The Media's Role
What's Changed: Technology and Timeliness
What It Takes: Reporting
Think Digital
Verify and Attribute
Story Structures and Writing Strategies
Reporting Painful Truths
Ethical Dilemmas: Should Journalists Help, as Well as Write About, Disaster Victims?:
Breaking News Blogs
In a War Zone: Getting the Story, Staying Safe
Humanize the Story
Responding To Disaster: Easing Journalists' Trauma
The Coaching Way: Disasters:
Professional's Roundtable: When Disaster Strikes:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 20.1 Telling a Story of Loss:
Chapter 21: Getting and Keeping a Job
Getting Started
Best Practice: Get an Internship
Job Hunting Step By Step
The World Wide Resume
Job Prospects, Salaries and Benefits
The Case for Starting Out Small
Journalist at Work: Lessons from a First job in Journalism:
Advice for New Reporters
The Coaching Way: Getting and Keeping a Job:
Ethical Dilemmas: Doing the Right Thing:
Journalist at Work: The Right Attitude:
Professional's Roundtable: Getting a Job and Keeping It:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 21.1: Resume:
What Is News?
Three Basic Elements of News
Developing News Judgment and Critical Thinking Skills
Audio, Video And Citizen Journalism
Where News Comes From, Where to Find It
Positive versus Negative News: Striking a Balance
Ethical Dilemmas: Who Deserves News Coverage?:
New News: The Impact Of Audience, Culture and Technology
Professional's Roundtable: What's the News?:
--Summary Guide
--Key Terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 1.1 Basic News Story:
Close-Up 1.2 Striking the Balance between Good and Bad News:
Chapter 2: The Six-step Process Approach to reporting and Writing
Step 1: Idea: Creativity Skills for Today's Journalists
Journalist at Work: Brainstorming:
Step 2: Focus: Finding the Heart of Your Stories
Chip's Corner: Listening for Focus:
Journalist at Work: Roy Wenzl:
Coaching Way: Finding a Focus:
Step 3: Collect: Reporting the Story
Ethical dilemmas: The Assignment vs. The Evidence:
Journalist at Work: Matching Sources with Questions:
Step 4: Order: Mapping Your Story
Step 5: Draft: Writing Your Story
Step 6: Revise: Rewriting the Story
Professional's Roundtable: The Process Approach:
--Summary Guide
--Key Terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 2.1 Reporting and Writing: The Process Approach at Work:
Chapter 3: The Coaching Way: Taking Charge of Your Stories
Coaching Basics
Coaching or Coddling
The Coaching Way
Journalists at Work: A Fixer's Confession:
Coaching vs. Fixing
Coaching Techniques
Journalists at Work: Coaching Online Journalists:
Reporter's Roundtable: The Coaching Way:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 3.1 "Movie Reading:" How a Coach Responds to a Writer's Work:
Chapter 4: Storytelling vs. Speed: Deadlines in the 21st Century
One Side of the Equation: Storytelling
Chip's Corner: The Right Details in the Right Place:
The Other Side: Get It Done, Now!
Journalist at Work: The Web and the Ticking Clock:
Ethical Dilemmas: Blogging with Anonymous Sources:
The Coaching Way: Storytelling on Deadline:
Focusing and Planning on the Fly
Drafting on Deadline
Deadlines and Technology: A TV Reporter's Story
Reporter's Roundtable: The Evolution of Deadlines:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 4.1 Breaking News Narrative:
Chapter 5: The Reporter's Toolbox
Pens, Pencils and Reporter's Notebook
The Computer
Note-Taking on the Screen
Chip's Corner: Text Messaging:
Cell Phones
Audio Recorders
Chip's Corner: Working with Photos and Photojournalists:
Ethical Dilemmas: Is That How it Really Happened?:
Software Tools
The Reporter's Mindset
The Coaching Way: Tool Sharpening:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 6: Interviewing
The Role of the Interview
Preparing for the Interview
Conducting the Interview
Writing from Interviews
Learning to Listen
Chip's Corner: Being Human as an Interviewer:
Keeping Confidences
Establish Interview Ground Rules
Ethical Dilemmas: Protecting a Source:
The Coaching Way: Final Pointers on Interviewing:
Professional's Roundtable: Effective Interviewing:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 7: Research
"Reporting On Steroids"
A "Documents State of Mind"
Chip's Corner: The Importance of Public Records:
Cracking the Government Seal: Using the Freedom of Information Act
Search Engines
The Coaching Way: Research Skills:
Multimedia Sources: Add New Dimensions with Audio and Video
Wikipedia: Power and Pitfalls of the Internet's Encyclopedia
Why Librarians Still Matter
Deflating Urban Legends and Online Hoaxes
Private Records: Intimate Research
Computer-Assisted Reporting: Precision Journalism
Ethical Dilemmas: Transparency vs. Privacy:
Reaping the Rewards: Turning Research into Compelling Stories
Journalist at Work: Nailing Down Every Fact:
Reporter's Roundtable: The Power of Research:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 7.1 Using Research to Document a Story:
Chapter 8: Grammar, Language, Style: Using Accurate Words
Why Spelling, Grammar and Style Matter
The Hallmarks of Effective News Writing
Ethical Dilemmas: Cleaning Up Butchered Grammar:
X-Ray Reading: Writing News - The Basics:
Grammar: The Rules of the Road
Stylebooks: Print and Online
Grammar's Dirty Dozen: Common Errors Reporters Make
The Pitfalls of Jargon and Cliches
The Coaching Way: Grammar: Yours and Interviewees':
Reporter's Roundtable: The Importance of Clean Copy:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 9: Numbers: Using Accurate Figures
Why Math Matters
Making News With Numbers
Basic Math Skills
Percentages, Rates, Percents, Per Capita
Advanced Math Skills
Ethical Dilemmas: Reporting a Dubious Statistic:
The Coaching Way: Doing the Math:
Polls and Surveys
Reporting on Budgets
Writing with Numbers
Professional's Roundtable: Adding it All Up:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 9.1 Budget Story:
Chapter 10: Lead Writing
The Lead and Its Role in Newswriting
How "5Ws", an "H," and "SW" Create Compelling Leads
Deconstructing Leads
Develop Your Lead from a Focus
Finding the Tension
Journalist at Work: Mark Fritz:
Chip's Corner: Cliched Leads and How to Avoid Them:
The Two Types of Leads
X-Ray Reading: Broadcast Lead Story:
Choosing the Right Lead
Revising Your Leads
The Coaching Way: Thinking About Leads:
Professional's Roundtable: Lead Writing:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 11: Story Forms
Shaping the News
Inverted Pyramid: News from the Top Down
Historical Perspectives: Birth of the Inverted Pyramid:
The Hourglass: Serving News and Readers
The Nut Graf: Giving Readers a Reason to Care
Five Boxes: How Readers Process Stories
The Narrative: The Way We Tell Stories
Serial Narrative: "To Be Continued"
Short-Short Stories: Writing For a Time-Pressed Audience
Using Story Forms Online
Alternative Story Forms
Journalist at Work: The Long and Short of It:
Choosing the Best Story Form
The Coaching Way: Shaping the News:
Professional's Roundtable: Shaping Stories:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 11.1 Inverted Pyramid Story:
Close-Up 11.2 Hourglass Story:
Chapter 12: Writing for Print
Writing for Newspapers
Behind the Page: Who Does What
Chip's Corner: Newspapers Past and Present:
Journalist at Work: A Newspaper Reporter's Life:
On the Page
X-Ray Reading: Localizing a Trend:
New Roles for Reporters and Editors
Surviving in a Changing World
The Coaching Way: Working for a Newspaper:
Professional's Roundtable: Writing for Newspapers:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 13: Online Writing and Content Production
The Necessity of Adaptation
Online News Organizations: A Hierarchy of Change
Convergence
Journalist at Work: A Mojo's Work is Never Done:
The Coaching Way: Online Writing:
Professional's Roundtable: Three Views of Online Writing:
The ABCs of Online Journalism
New Roles for Journalists and the Skills Needed To Fill Them
Story Forms and Elements
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 13.1 Blog Post:
Chapter 14: Broadcast Writing
Broadcast News: What It Takes
The Broadcast Newsroom: Who Does What?
Working Fast
Interviewing for Broadcast
Writing for Broadcast: Style, Format and Examples
Teases and Tags: Starting and Ending Strong
Script Basics: TV and Radio
TV Writing: The Package
Writing for Video
Ethical Dilemmas: The Real Thing?:
Writing for Audio
Journalist at Work: Shifting from Print to Radio:
On-Camera Preparation/Performance Tips
The Coaching Way: Broadcast Quality:
Professional's Roundtable: Sound Advice:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 14.1 TV News Script:
Chapter 15: Diversity
Making the Case for Cultural Competence
Chip's Corner: Why Diversity Matters to Journalists:
How Can Reporters See People As People?
Ethical Dilemmas: Challenge Discrimination or Remain Silent:
Talking Across Differences
Journalist at Work: The Five W's of Diversity Coverage:
Using Precision to Avoid Euphemisms, Stereotypes, and Cliches of Vision
Avoiding Bias in Racial/Ethnic Identification
Guidelines for Racial Identifiers in News Stories
Connecting With Diverse Communities
Telling Untold Stories: Reporting and Writing Across Cultures
The Coaching Way: Diversity:
Professional's Roundtable: Finding Diversity:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 15.1 Writing About Diversity:
Chapter 16: Libel, Privacy, Ethics
The Two Sides of Defamation: Libel and Slander
Understanding the Elements of Libel
Journalist at Work: Dodging the Libel Bullet:
The New York Times vs. Sullivan: A Journalistic Shield
Targeting Journalistic Conduct
Online Libel: The New Frontier
Ethical Dilemmas: Reporting vs. Blogging:
Risks Of Whistleblowing: The Ethics Of WikiLeaks
Privacy: Guidelines for Reporters
Chip's Corner: About Recording Telephone Interviews:
Ethical Decision-Making: Sidestepping Minefields and Pitfalls
Fabrication: "The Legend on the License"
Where Credit Is Due: Avoiding Plagiarism
The Coaching Way: Doing the Right Thing:
Professional's Roundtable: Doing the Right Thing:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Chapter 17: First Assignments
Prepping For Your First Assignments
News Release Stories
Accident Stories
Fire Stories
Community Event Stories
Ethical Dilemmas: What Should You Report?:
Speeches and News Conferences
Meetings and Hearings Stories
Journalist at Work: Journalistic Rights Under Open Meeting Laws:
Profiles
The Coaching Way: First Assignments:
Professional's Roundtable: Doing It Right the First Time:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 17.1 Accident Story:
Close-Up 17.2 Community Event Story:
Close-Up 17.3 Speech Story:
Close-Up 17.4 Public Hearing Story:
Close-Up 17.5 Profile:
Chapter 18: Beats: Police, Courts, Specialty Sports, Business, Education and more
Ingredients of Successful Beat Reporting
Chip's Corner: Getting Them to Call Back:
Basic Beats
Specialty Beats
Ethical Dilemmas: To Scoop or Not to Scoop:
What a Specialty Beat Requires
Journalist at work: How a Veteran Beat Reporter Became a Multimedia Journalist:
Getting-and Staying-Organized
The Coaching Way: Beats:
Professional's Roundtable: Beat Reporting:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 18.1 Court Story:
Close-Up 18.2 Business Story:
Close-Up 18.3 Sports Story:
Chapter 19: Obituaries
The Obituary: Stories of Death and Life
Four Types of Obituaries
Reporting and Writing the Obituary: A Process Approach
Chip's Corner: Writing an Appreciation:
Online Obituaries
Journalist at Work: An Obituary Hoax:
Making Tough Choices: Ethics and Obituaries
Ethical Dilemmas: Digging up the Past:
Portraits of Grief: A New Stencil?
The Coaching Way: Verification and Respect:
Professional's Roundtable: Summing Up a Life:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 19.1 News Obit:
Close-Up 19.2 Feature Obituary:
Chapter 20: Emergencies, Disasters, and Conflicts: From Weather to War
The Media's Role
What's Changed: Technology and Timeliness
What It Takes: Reporting
Think Digital
Verify and Attribute
Story Structures and Writing Strategies
Reporting Painful Truths
Ethical Dilemmas: Should Journalists Help, as Well as Write About, Disaster Victims?:
Breaking News Blogs
In a War Zone: Getting the Story, Staying Safe
Humanize the Story
Responding To Disaster: Easing Journalists' Trauma
The Coaching Way: Disasters:
Professional's Roundtable: When Disaster Strikes:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 20.1 Telling a Story of Loss:
Chapter 21: Getting and Keeping a Job
Getting Started
Best Practice: Get an Internship
Job Hunting Step By Step
The World Wide Resume
Job Prospects, Salaries and Benefits
The Case for Starting Out Small
Journalist at Work: Lessons from a First job in Journalism:
Advice for New Reporters
The Coaching Way: Getting and Keeping a Job:
Ethical Dilemmas: Doing the Right Thing:
Journalist at Work: The Right Attitude:
Professional's Roundtable: Getting a Job and Keeping It:
--Summary Guide
--Key terms
--Exercises
--Readings
Close-Up 21.1: Resume: