1. The changing world of journalism -- 2. Generating story ideas -- 3. Finding and cultivating diverse sources -- 4. Interviews -- 5. Meetings, speeches and press conferences -- 6. Ethical and legal issues -- 7. Access to public records -- 8. Documents, databases and computers -- 9. Leads -- 10. Storytelling techniques -- 11. In-depth stories, and series and team reporting -- 12. Working with editors, designers and photographers -- 13. Data and numbers -- 14. Local government -- 15. Politics and elections -- 16. Law enforcement -- 17. Covering the courts -- 18. Education -- 19. Arts, entertainment, sports and other interests -- 20. Environment, science, health care and medicine -- 21. Social services and nonprofit agencies.