Overview
Main description
More than a quarter of a million students have learned the craft and ethics of journalism from Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing. This classic text shows students the fundamentals of reporting and writing and examines the values that direct and underline the practice of journalism. The new edition features current developments in all areas of reporting, discusses the use of stark photos, provides dozens of new Internet sources and demonstrates how journalists use them. Also included in the eleventh edition are guides for campaign and election coverage, reporting tips from Pulitzer Prize winners, and an examination of recent libel cases.
Table of contents
Part I. The Reporter At Work1. On the JobPart II. The Basics2. Components of the Story
Part III. Writing the Story3. What Is News?4. The Internet and Other Tools of the Trade5. The Lead6. Story Structure7. The Writer’s Art8. Features, Long Stories and Series9. Broadcast Newswriting10. Writing News Releases
Part IV. Reporting Principles11. Digging for Information12. Making Sound Observations13. Building and Using Background14. Finding, Cultivating and Using Sources15. Interviewing Principles and Practices16. Speeches, Meetings and News Conferences17. Hunches, Feelings and Stereotypes
Part V. From Accidents to Education18. Accidents and Disasters19. Obituaries20. The Police Beat21. The Courts22. Sports23. Business Reporting24. Local Government and Education
Part VI. Laws, Taste and Taboos, Codes and Ethics25. Reporters and the Law26. Taste—Defining the Appropriate27. The Morality of JournalismStylebookGlossaryIndex
