Table of Contents
Foreword 7
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction 11
The Big Picture 12
Major Newspapers Fold 13
Newspaper Features 14
Chapter Overview 17
Chapter 1 The First Day 19
Chapter 2 Day Two and Beyond 27
Chapter 3 Building Blocks-Generating Story Ideas 31
Story #1 32
A Simple Formula 33
A Story About Change 34
A Story About Crime 39
Activity: Determining News Value 41
Chapter 4 35 Words or Less-Writing Good Leads 43
A Wordy News Lead 46
Chapter 5 She Said WHAT?-Objectivity and Fairness 51
The Music Challenge 52
Listening for Quotes 54
Activity: A Practice News Conference 55
Recording Device or Notes? 57
Objectivity and Fairness 59
Libel 62
Chapter 6 Considering Your Reader and the Consumer Angle 69
Activity: Trim the Story 70
Lack of Word Power 74
The Consumer Angle 75
Chapter 7 Surgery vs. Butchery-The Editing Paradox 79
Activity: Assemble the Story 80
Style and Copyediting 82
Chapter 8 Deep Throat is Dead-Sources 85
Anonymous Sources 87
Shield Laws 90
Off-the-Record 91
Chapter 9 Journalism and the Law 95
Tinker v. Des Moines 96
Hazelwood School District et al v. Kuhlmeier 97
Morse v. Frederick 99
Chapter 10 Editorials, Features, Reviews, and Sports (the "Other" News) 103
Editorials 103
Features 105
Reviews 109
Sports 111
Chapter 11 Statistics and Other Perils 115
Add Mathematics to Your Story 117
Chapter 12 Ethical Minefields 123
Valid Consent 124
Written Release 127
Teacher Privacy 132
Chapter 13 Administration Hassles 137
Chapter 14 Just Shoot Me-Photojournalism 143
Chapter 15 The Production Process 149
Production Cycle 153
Some Final Tips 154
Chapter 16 Upon Reflection 157
Appendices 163
A Reviews of Favorite Journalism Films 163
B The Watergate Name Game 167
C Glossary of Terms 169
D References Cited 173
E Additional Resources 175
