pt. 1. The reporter at work -- 1. On the job -- pt. 2. The basics -- 2. Components of the story -- pt. 3. Writing the story -- 3. What is news? -- 4. The tools of the trade -- 5. The lead -- 6. Story structure -- 7. The writer's art -- 8. Features, long stories and series -- 9. Broadcast newswriting -- pt. 4. Reporting principles -- 10. Digging for information -- 11. Making sound observations -- 12. Building and using background -- 13. Finding, cultivating and using sources -- 14. Interviewing principles -- 15. Interviewing practices -- 16. Speeches, meetings and news conferences -- 17. Hunches, feelings and stereotypes -- pt. 5. From accidents to education -- 18. Accidents and disasters -- 19. Obituaries -- 20. The police beat -- 21. The courts -- 22. Sports -- 23. Business reporting -- 24. Local government and education -- pt. 6. Laws, taste and taboos, codes and ethics -- 25. Reporters and the law -- 26. Taste : defining the appropriate -- 27. The morality of journalism -- Glossary.