Cover; Contents; Abbreviations used in this book; Foreword; 1 News and how to find it; 2 Pursuing news: what do I need to know?; 3 Interviewing; 4 Newswriting: what am I trying to say?; 5 Newswriting:choosing the words; 6 Newswriting:getting the words in order; 7 Newswriting for the internet; 8 Sportswriting; 9 Reporting the courts; 10 Government and the media; 11 Reporting business; 12 Investigative reporting; 13 Features: illuminating the world; 14 Religion and diversity; 15 Ethics: what you write could get someone killed; Index.
'Practical Newspaper Reporting', the leading guide to all aspects of the reporter's job, has been extensively revised and updated for this fourth edition.