[Gutenberg 59791] • The Writing of News / A Handbook with Chapters on Newspaper Correspondence and Copy Reading by Ross, Charles G. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

THE WRITING OF NEWS PREFACE CONTENTS CHAPTER I NEWSPAPER COPY

TERMINOLOGY DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING COPY

CHAPTER II THE ENGLISH OF THE NEWSPAPERS

CLEARNESS CONCISENESS FORCE SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER III THE WRITER’S VIEWPOINT

FAIRNESS IMPERSONALITY GOOD TASTE ORIGINALITY SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER IV THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURACY

OBSERVATION NAMES STREET ADDRESSES SPELLING SUMMARY SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER V NEWS VALUES

THE REPORTER WHAT IS NEWS? THE NEWSPAPER’S PROBLEM KINDS OF STORIES SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER VI WRITING THE LEAD

WHAT THE LEAD IS WHAT THE LEAD SHOULD CONTAIN OBSERVANCE OF STYLE LEADS TO BE AVOIDED SENTENCE STRUCTURE LEADS THAT BEGIN WITH NAMES THE GENERAL RULE STUDY OF 100 TYPICAL STORIES SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER VII THE STORY PROPER

COMPRESSION AND EXPANSION THE MECHANICS OF THE STORY SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER VIII THE FEATURE STORY

WHAT THE FEATURE STORY IS NOT STORIES FOR ENTERTAINMENT THE HUMAN-INTEREST STORY THE EDITOR’S PROBLEM SUNDAY MAGAZINE STORIES SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER IX THE INTERVIEW

WHEN THE INTERVIEW IS INCIDENTAL WHEN THE INTERVIEW IS THE STORY SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER X SPECIAL TYPES OF STORIES

FIRE STORIES DEATH STORIES WEDDING STORIES CRIME STORIES BUSINESS STORIES SECOND-DAY STORIES REWRITING SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME OR CLASS-ROOM STUDY

CHAPTER XI THE CORRESPONDENT

WRITING FOR THE WIRE SOME PITFALLS TO BE AVOIDED WHAT NOT TO SEND WHAT TO SEND SPORTING NEWS HOW TO SEND HANDLING THE BIG STORY SENDING BY MAIL GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS PAYMENT

CHAPTER XII COPY READING

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK ORGANIZATION OF COPY READERS EDITING THE STORY RULES ABOUT LIBEL THE GUIDE LINE MARKS USED IN EDITING ADDITIONS AND INSERTIONS THE LIGHTER SIDE THE COPY READER’S SCHEDULE

CHAPTER XIII WRITING THE HEAD

FIRST REQUISITES OF THE HEAD DEFINITENESS THE QUESTION OF TENSE THE MECHANICS OF THE HEAD SOME THINGS TO AVOID SYMMETRY AND SENSE SPECIAL KINDS OF HEADS CAPITALIZATION

CHAPTER XIV DON’TS FOR THE NEWS WRITER CHAPTER XV NEWSPAPER BROMIDES INDEX