News reporting and writing
By: the Missouri Group, Brian S. Brooks ... [et al.].
Contributors: Brooks, Brian S.; Missouri Group.
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 577
Subjects: Reporters and reporting.; Journalism -- Authorship.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Journalism and journalists ; The nature of news ; The changing news business; title: pt. 2. Reporting tools ; Interviewing ; In their own words ; Gathering information; title: Reporting with numbers; title: pt. 3. The inverted pyramid ; Writing to be read ; Beyond the inverted pyramid; title: pt. 4. Basic stories ; Obituaries ; News releases ; Speeches, news conferences, and meetings ; Other types of basic stories; title: pt. 5. Beat reporting ; Covering a beat ; Business and consumer news ; Sports; title: pt. 6. Specialized techniques ; Social science reporting ; Investigative reporting; title: pt. 7. Writing for specific media ; Writing news for radio and television ; Writing for online media ; Writing for public relations; title: pt. 8. Rights and responsibilities ; Media law ; Ethics.