The complete reporter : fundamentals of news gathering, writing, and editing

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Title:

Author:

Leiter, Kelly.

ISBN:

9780205295869

Personal Author:

Leiter, Kelly.

Edition:

7th ed.

Publication Information:

Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2000.

Physical Description:

xiv, 562 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Rev. ed. of: The complete reporter / Julian Harriss, Kelly Leiter, Stanley Johnson. 6th ed. 1991.

Contents:

Part One. Reporting today -- Ch. 1. Journalism as a career -- Ch. 2. The reporter in the news organization -- Ch. 3. What is news? -- Ch. 4. News style -- Ch. 5. Ethics and libel -- Part Two. Writing the news lead -- Ch. 6. The simple news lead -- Ch. 7. The complex lead -- Ch. 8. Polishing the lead -- Part Three. Writing the complete story -- Ch. 9. The body of the story -- Ch. 10. Features and human-interest stories -- Ch. 11. Rewrites and follow-ups -- Ch. 12. Pictures -- Ch. 13. News for radio and television -- Ch. 14. Policy in the news -- Part Four. Writing the general story -- Ch. 15. Personals and briefs -- Ch. 16. Speeches, publications, interviews -- Ch. 17. Meetings and special events -- Part Five. Writing the simple story -- Ch. 18. Illnesses, deaths, funerals -- Ch. 19. Fires, accidents and disasters -- Ch. 20. Seasons, weather, natural disasters -- Ch. 21. Crime -- Part Six. Writing the complex story -- Ch. 22. Courts, trials, lawsuits -- Ch. 23. Government and politics -- Ch. 24. Business, industry, agriculture, labor -- Ch. 25. Education, research, science, technology -- Ch. 26. Religion and philanthropy -- Part Seven. Writing the special story -- Ch. 27. 'Lifestyle' section -- Ch. 28. Sports -- Ch. 29. The arts, entertainment, criticism -- Ch. 30. Editorials and columns -- Part Eight. Editing the news -- Ch. 31. Rewriting faulty stories -- Ch. 32. Copy editing -- Ch. 33. Proofreading -- Ch. 34. Headlines -- Ch. 35. Newspaper design.

Abstract:

"In his excellent book, My Times: Adventures in the News Trade, John Corry, who had a 31-year career at the New York Times, wrote: "Each story I wrote defined me. In a society where so many ache to be heard, a by-line was better than money." In this seventh edition of The Complete Reporter, the aim is to help students develop their skills as a reporter that will earn them by-lines as John Corry did during his distinguished career. This new edition contains much that is new. All chapters have been rewritten in part to reflect changes in the newspaper profession, especially the increased use of computers as a research tool for reporters and the introduction of digital photography. New illustrations and photographs are included to help students visualize the principles discussed." - preface.

Subject Term:

Reporters and reporting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Journalism -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Journalism -- Editing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Added Author:

Harriss, Julian.

Johnson, Stanley P., 1892-1946.

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Summary

Designed to teach how to gather, write, and edit news stories, The Complete Reporter discusses the techniques that are used every day in the news business. Through a combination of descriptive text, examples, demonstrations, and exercises, this book makes fundamental concepts clear while instilling task-specific news and feature story writing skills. Along with introducing students to basic discussions about the field of reporting and basic writing, editing, and design skills, this text provides them with key guidelines and tips for writing general and specialty stories (see Parts IV-VII). Practical exercises throughout each chapter give readers experience with realistic writing situations. Based on actual newspaper articles, the exercises present a series of reporter's notes prepared at the scene of a story. Usable facts, libelous and/or unethical statements, and trivial tidbits are lumped together in order to test and help build judgment skills and abilitities to create tightly woven stories from a jumble of information. For anyone interested in basic news writing and reporting.