News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media

McGraw-Hill is also proud to announce Bruce Itule won the 1999 Freedom Forum Teacher of the Year award for outstanding teaching. The Freedom Forum Teacher of the Year is awarded to three instructors annually in recognition of outstanding classroom teaching in the core areas of print and broadcast journalism instruction.

PART ONE: THE FOURTH ESTATE

Chapter 1: Today's Media

Chapter 2: Ingredients of News PART TWO: THE RUDIMENTS

Chapter 3: Summary Leads

Chapter 4: Special Leads

Chapter 5: Organizing a News Story

Chapter 6: Developing a News Story

Chapter 7: Quotations and Attributions

Chapter 8: Qualities of Good Writing

PART THREE: GATHERING INFORMATION

Chapter 9: Interviewing

Chapter 10: Computer-Assisted Reporting and Research

Chapter 11: Surveys

PART FOUR: BASIC ASSIGNMENTS

Chapter 12: Obituaries

Chapter 13: News Releases

Chapter 14: Speeches and Press Conferences

Chapter 15: Weather and Disasters

Chapter 16: Features

Chapter 17: Broadcast Writing

PART FIVE: BEATS

Chapter 18: Multicultural Reporting

Chapter 19: City Government

Chapter 20: Police and Fire

Chapter 21: Courts

Chapter 22: Sports

PART SIX: ADVANCED ASSIGNMENTS

Chapter 23: In-Depth and Investigative Reporting

Chapter 24: Business and Other Specialties

PART SEVEN: BEYOND THE WRITING

Chapter 25: Law

Chapter 26: Ethics and Fairness: Responsibility to Society

Appendix A: Associated Press Style Rules

Appendix B: Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethic

Appendix C: Glossary

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