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Chapter 1: News Thinking in<br/>What's the News? 1<br/>What Is News? 3<br/>A Changing World 1<br/>Developing Critical Thinking Skills 5<br/>A Life in Journalism: Rhea Borja, Richmond Times-Dispatch 6<br/>Three Basic Elements of News 6<br/>First, the Bad News 10<br/>Developing Your News Senses 11<br/>Where News Comes From 12<br/>How to Find News 14<br/>Knowing Your Audience 17<br/>How Audience Affects Content 18<br/>Seeing News as Culture 19<br/>News in the Information Age 19<br/>News Thinking: The Coaching Way 21<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 22<br/>Exercises 22<br/>Readings 23<br/>Hotlist 23<br/>Chapter 2: The Reporter's Toolbox 26<br/>Introduction 26<br/>Part 1: Reporting and Writing Tools 27<br/>Competence in the Newsroom: Visual Literacy 38<br/>Working With Photos and Photojournalists 40<br/>Part 2: Reporting and Research Tools for Today's Wired Journalist 41<br/>A Reporter's Best Friend: A Librarian 46<br/>Part 3: The Reporter's Mind-Set 47<br/>An Accuracy Checklist 49<br/>Sacred Texts: What Prize-Winning Journalists Read for Inspiration 51<br/>Tool Sharpening: The Coaching Way 53<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 54<br/>Exercises 54<br/>Readings 55<br/>Hotlist 56<br/>Chapter 3: A Process Approach<br/>TO Reporting and Writing BB<br/>A Life in Journalism 58<br/>Reporters at Work: The Process Approach 59<br/>News Thinking I: Getting Ideas 60<br/>Idea Generators: Creativity Skills for Today's Journalists 62<br/>Brainstorming the School Budget Story 63<br/>Collect: Reporting the Story 66<br/>Reporting by E-Mail 70<br/>Story Example 71<br/>Developing a Reporting Plan 73<br/>News Thinking II—Focus: Thinking of Stories 74<br/>Story Example 78<br/>Checklist: Finding a Focus 86<br/>Focusing Your Story 87<br/>Student Example 88<br/>Order: Mapping Your Story 88<br/>Checklist: Mapping Your Story 89<br/>Student Example 89<br/>Draft: Writing the Story 90<br/>Checklist: Discover by Drafting 95<br/>A Word About Voice 95<br/>Revise: Rewriting the Story 96<br/>Student Example: Revising the Story 97<br/>Guidelines for Revision 102<br/>Student Example 105<br/>Writers at Work: The Coaching Way<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 112<br/>Exercises 112<br/>Readings 112<br/>Hotlist 113<br/>C HAPTER<br/>Introduction 115<br/>4: Finding and Writing a Lead 1 1 5<br/>Mastering the Five W's, an H and SW<br/>Breaking Down the Lead 117<br/>The Two Types of Leads: "Tell Me the News," "Tell Me a Story" 121<br/>The Lexicon of Leads 122<br/>"Tell Me the News" Leads: Summary and Analysis Leads 126<br/>"Tell Me a Story" Leads: Anecdotal, Significant Detail, Round-Up<br/>and Emblem Leads 128<br/>Story Example: An Anecdotal Approach 129<br/>How I Wrote the Story 130<br/>Exploding the Myths of Lead Writing 133<br/>Discovering the Point: How to Write a Lead 135<br/>Finding the Tension 136<br/>Choosing the Right Lead 138<br/>Avoiding Cliches of Lead Writing 139<br/>Revising Your Lead 142<br/>Testing the Anecdotal Lead 142<br/>Tips for Revising Leads 143<br/>Writing Workshop 145<br/>Notes from the Scene: From a Reporter's Notebook 145<br/>Lead Writing: The Coaching Way 149<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 150<br/>Exercises 150<br/>Readings 151<br/>Hotlist 151<br/>Introduction 152<br/>Story Forms 152<br/>Chapter 5: Story Forms:<br/>Shaping the News 1 52<br/>Inverted Pyramid Example 155<br/>Hourglass Example 158<br/>Student Example 162<br/>Nut Graf Example 163<br/>The Narrative: The Way We Tell Stories 171<br/>Narrative Example 172<br/>How I Wrote the Story 179<br/>Five Boxes Story 183<br/>The Serial Narrative: "To Be Continued ..." 190<br/>A Serial Narrative Glossary 193<br/>Conclusion<br/>Birth of the Inverted Pyramid: A Child of Technology, Commerce<br/>and History 195<br/>Shaping the News: The Coaching Way 198<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 199<br/>Exercises 199<br/>Readings 200<br/>Hotlist 200<br/>Chapter 6: Learning to Listen:<br/>Building Interviewing Skills 2C2<br/>Introduction 202<br/>Interviewers at Work: The Process of Interviewing 203<br/>Deadline Reporting: How Telephone Interviews Become Stories 205<br/>Red Light, Green Light: Asking Questions That Start<br/>and Stop Conversation 210<br/>The Craft of Interviewing: Learning to Listen 212<br/>Advice for Interviewers 214<br/>Getting It Down, Getting It Right: The Importance of Note-Taking 215<br/>To Tape or Not to Tape 217<br/>How People Talk: Getting Quotes, Using Them Effectively 219<br/>Using Quotes: Do's and Don'ts 223<br/>Keeping Confidences: On or Off the Record 225<br/>Interview Ground Rules 226<br/>Tips for E-Mail Interviews 228 |<br/>Interviewing: The Coaching Way 228 ;<br/>Glossary of Importzint Terms 229<br/>Exercises 229<br/>Readings 230<br/>Hotlist 231<br/>Chapter 7: Making CONNECTiaNs:<br/>Introduction 233<br/>Diversity and the News 233<br/>Minorities in the Newsroom and the News 234<br/>Tips for Better News Coverage of Minorities 237<br/>Stereotypes and Other Cliches of Vision 238<br/>The Case for Cultural Competence in Journalism 241<br/>Reporter's Toolbox: The Five W's of Diversity 242<br/>Reporter's Toolbox: Talking Across Difference 245<br/>Reporter's Toolbox: Guidelines for Racial Identifiers in<br/>News Stories 245<br/>Reporter's Toolbox: Resources and Strategies for Connecting With Diverse<br/>Commimities 246<br/>Reporting and Writing About Difference: Story Examples 247<br/>Student Example 1 247<br/>Student Example 2 249<br/>Professional Example 251<br/>Making Connections: The Coaching Way 256<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 257<br/>Exercises 257<br/>Readings 257<br/>Hotlist 258<br/>Chapter S: Reportinb and<br/>Writinb Broadcast News 2B2<br/>Introduction 262<br/>Working Fast 263<br/>A Life in Journalism: Tiffany Murri, KIVI-TV 264<br/>Broadcast Style 266<br/>Newspaper Version 267<br/>Television Version 268<br/>How I Wrote the Story 274<br/>Teases and Tags: Starting Off, Ending Right 275<br/>Advice From a Television Newsroom 275<br/>Broadcast Interview Tips 278<br/>Writing for Broadcast 279<br/>From Print to TV: Making the Shift 282<br/>On-Camera Preparation/Performance Tips 284<br/>Broadcast Quality: The Coaching Way 285<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 286<br/>Exercises 286<br/>Readings 287<br/>Hotlist 287<br/>Chapter B: Writing Dnline News 291<br/>Introduction 291<br/>Storytelling and News in the Electronic Age 292<br/>A Life in Journalism: Jonathan Dube, Charlotte Observer 294<br/>How I Wrote the Story 298<br/>As We May Write: Hypertext and the Future of Writing 300<br/>Tips From an Online Newsroom: Q&A With Michael Rogers,<br/>Editor and General Manager, Newsweek.com 304<br/>Roads to "Way New Journalism" 306<br/>Writing the Online Story: A Process Approach 306<br/>Think Links 308<br/>Tips From an Online Newsroom: Q&A With Glenn McLaren,<br/>Assistant Editor, Internet Edition, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 311<br/>Multimedia: Reporting Live on Your Computer 314<br/>New Forms for a Digital Age 316<br/>Tips From an Online Newsroom: Q&A With David Ho,<br/>The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition 320<br/>Electronic Ethics: Brave New World 322<br/>A Final Word 323<br/>Online Writing: The Coaching Way 323<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 324<br/>Exercises 324<br/>Readings 325<br/>Hotlist 326<br/>Chapter ID: First Assignments 323<br/>Introduction 328<br/>Hps for Success for Beginning Journalists 328<br/>First Assignment: Writing About Accidents 330<br/>First Assignment: Writing About Fires 332<br/>First Assignment: Writing About Festivals, Fairs, Parades and More 337<br/>Story Ideas for Fairs, Festivals, Parades and More 338<br/>First Assignment: Writing About Meetings and Hearings 340<br/>A life in Journalism: Heather Svokos, Lexington Herald Leader 345<br/>First Assignment: Writing About Speeches 350<br/>Writing the Speech Story 353<br/>First Assignment: Writing Obituaries 355<br/>A Life in Journalism: Greg Toppo, The Associated Press 358<br/>How 1 Wrote the Story 362<br/>First Assignment: Writing About News Releases 363<br/>Writing Workshop: Writing a Police Brief 367<br/>First Assignments: The Coaching Way 367<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 368<br/>Exercises 368<br/>Readings 369<br/>Hotlist 370<br/>Chapter 1 1 : Doing the Right Thing:<br/>Libel, Privacy and Ethics 372<br/>Introduction 373<br/>Libel 373<br/>A Life in Journalism: Frank Greve, Knight Ridder Newspapers 378<br/>Privacy 381<br/>A New Trend: Reportorial Conduct 382<br/>Taping Phone Calls 385<br/>Copyright and the Journalist 388<br/>Ethical Decision Making 390<br/>Doing Ethics: Ask Good Questions to Make Good Ethical Decisions 391<br/>Guiding Principles for the Journalist 392<br/>Coriflict of Interest 393<br/>Ethics in American Newsrooms: A Brief History by Robert Haiman 393<br/>Fabrication: The Legend on the License 396<br/>The Ethics of Reconstruction 399<br/>Where Credit Is Due: Avoiding Plagiarism 400<br/>Doing the Right Thing: The Coaching Way 402<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 404<br/>Exercises 404<br/>Readings 405<br/>Hotlist 406<br/>Chapter 12: Storytelling on Deadline -^DS<br/>A Life in Journalism 408<br/>The Clock Is Ticking 410<br/>What's a Story? 413<br/>The Process of Storytelling on Deadline 419<br/>Enterprise: A Broadcast Storyteller's View: John Larson,<br/>NBC's "Dateline" 420<br/>Finding Stories in the News 422<br/>Reporting for Story 423<br/>Reporting Techniques 425<br/>Focusing in the Field 427<br/>Planning on the Fly 429<br/>Drafting on Deadline 430<br/>Rewriting for Readers and Viewers 431<br/>Story Example 432<br/>How I Wrote the Story 434<br/>A Conversation With Mark Fritz of The Associated Press 436<br/>The Clock Ticks: How a Deadline Storyteller Works 437<br/>How I Wrote the Story 439<br/>Storytelling on Deadline: A Writing Workshop 446<br/>Deadline Storytelling: The Coaching Way 450<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 451<br/>Readings 451<br/>Hotlist 452<br/>Chapter 1 3: Dn the Beat 454<br/>Ingredients of Successful Beat Reporting 454<br/>Getting—and Staying—Organized 458<br/>The New Beats 459<br/>First Beat: Covering a Community 461<br/>Story Example 1 463<br/>Story Example 2 465<br/>Covering a New Frontier: The Suburbs 468<br/>Beginner's Beats: Covering Government 475<br/>Beginner's Beats: Covering Council Meetings 475<br/>Student Example 476<br/>Beginner's Beats: Covering Cops 480<br/>A Life in Journalism: Karin Fischer, Charleston Daily Mail 480<br/>Tips for Covering Cops 483<br/>Essential Terms for Police Reporters 485<br/>Covering Cops: From News Release to Brief to Story 486<br/>Beginner's Beats: Covering Courts 490<br/>Glossary: Essential Terms for the Court Reporter 495<br/>Beginner's Beats: Covering Education 498<br/>A Life in Journalism: Holly Kurtz, Orlando Sentinel 500<br/>Beginner's Beats: Covering Sports 502<br/>Story Example 503<br/>How I Wrote the Story 505<br/>Working a Beat: The Coaching Way 507<br/>Exercises 508<br/>Readings 508<br/>Hotlist 510<br/>Chapter 14: Numbers and the<br/>Introduction 513<br/>Beg(nning Journalist 513<br/>Why Math Matters 514<br/>Numbers in the News: A Random Sample 516<br/>The Basic Math Skills You'll Need 517<br/>Rates and Percents 520<br/>Math Workshop: Percentages 521<br/>Changing Decimals to Percents and Vice Versa 521<br/>Percent Of 521<br/>Rates 525<br/>Per-Capita Rate 526<br/>A Life in Journalism: Making News Sense of Numbers 526<br/>Reporting on Budgets 528<br/>Advanced Math Skills 531<br/>Vital Statistics: Birth, Death, Health, Disease 532<br/>Polls and Surveys: Numbers That Tell Us What We Think 534<br/>Writing With Numbers 535<br/>Tips From the Experts 536<br/>Reporter's Toolbox; Calculators 537<br/>Getting Smarter 538<br/>Making Sense of Numbers: The Coaching Way 538<br/>Glossary of Important Terms 539<br/>Exercises 540<br/>Readings 540<br/>Hot list 541-<br/>Chapter IS: Getting—and Keeping a Job 543<br/>Introduction 543<br/>Job Hunting: Step by Step 544<br/>Frequently Asked Questions About Job Interviews 552<br/>Job Prospects, Salaries and Benefits: What You Can Expect 554<br/>Jim Naughton's Rules for Job Hunting 555<br/>Start at a Small Paper 556<br/>Keeping a Job 558<br/>A Life in Journalism: Lessons to a New Reporter<br/>(From an Almost New One) 558<br/>Top 10 Ways to Survive Your First Year in Journalism<br/>(And Every Year After) 563<br/>Getting—and Keeping—a Job: The Coaching Way 568 |
