Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing Book

Part I. The Reporter At Work

1. On the Job

Part II. The Basics

2. Components of the Story
Part III. Writing the Story

3. What Is News?

4. The Internet and Other Tools of the Trade

5. The Lead

6. Story Structure

7. The Writer's Art

8. Features, Long Stories and Series

9. Broadcast Newswriting

10. Writing News Releases
Part IV. Reporting Principles

11. Digging for Information

12. Making Sound Observations

13. Building and Using Background

14. Finding, Cultivating and Using Sources

15. Interviewing Principles and Practices

16. Speeches, Meetings and News Conferences

17. Hunches, Feelings and Stereotypes
Part V. 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
Part VI. Laws, Taste and Taboos, Codes and Ethics

25. Reporters and the Law

26. Taste--Defining the Appropriate

27. The Morality of Journalism
Stylebook
Glossary
Index