News reporting and writing - Brooks, Brian S.; Missouri Group (Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005)
pt. 1. Journalism and journalists ; The nature of news ; The changing news business -- pt. 2. Reporting tools ; Interviewing ; In their own words ; Gathering information -- Reporting with numbers -- pt. 3. The inverted pyramid ; Writing to be read ; Beyond the inverted pyramid -- pt. 4. Basic stories ; Obituaries ; News releases ; Speeches, news conferences, and meetings ; Other types of basic stories -- pt. 5. Beat reporting ; Covering a beat ; Business and consumer news ; Sports -- pt. 6. Specialized techniques ; Social science reporting ; Investigative reporting -- pt. 7. Writing for specific media ; Writing news for radio and television ; Writing for online media ; Writing for public relations -- pt. 8. Rights and responsibilities ; Media law ; Ethics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Reporters and reporting; Journalism -- Authorship