Foreword | |
Preface | |
Introduction to Reporting | |
Life in the Newsroom | p. 3 |
General Assignment and Beat Reporting | p. 33 |
Developing and Using Sources | p. 69 |
Reporting Techniques | |
Background: Researching News Stories | p. 103 |
Computer Databases and Document Searching | p. 131 |
Interviewing Basics | p. 155 |
Interviewing for Television and Radio | p. 187 |
Observation Skills | p. 217 |
Press Conferences, Hearings, Meetings, Conventions | p. 239 |
Reporting Regulation and Controls | |
Law Affecting Reporting | p. 267 |
News Reporting Ethics | p. 287 |
Appendices | |
Appendix A: Confidential Sources and Anonymity | p. 311 |
Appendix B: Public Information Policy | p. 313 |
Appendix C: A Writer's Bookshelf From the Orlando Sentinel | p. 315 |
Appendix D: Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists | p. 323[sic] |
Appendix E: Code of Broadcast News Ethics of the Radio-Television News Directors Association | p. 319[sic] |
References | p. 325 |
Index | p. 335 |
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