Includes appendix and index.

Contents: Understanding news: Write from the start: a coaching method -- Changing concepts of news -- The basic news story -- Grammar and usage -- Story ideas -- Collecting information: Curiosity and observation -- Sources of information -- Listening and note-taking skills -- Interviewing techniques -- Constructing stories: The writing process -- Leads and nut graphs -- Body building -- Story structures -- Storytelling and feature techniques -- Public relations writing -- Broadcast writing -- Understanding media issues: Accuracy and libel -- Media ethics -- Multicultural sensitivity -- Applying the techniques: Beat reporting -- Obituaries -- Speeches, press conferences and meetings -- Government and statistical stories -- Crime and punishment -- Disasters, weather and tragedies -- Profiles -- Computer-assisted journalism -- Media jobs and internships --