Contents: C. Bury,Foreword. Preface. Part I:Introduction.Working in the News Media. News Values. Part II:The Basics of News Writing.Writing News Leads. News Story Organization. Revising: Editing, Rewriting, Updating. News Story Research. Law and Ethics in News Writing. Part III:Style and Form.Newspaper and Magazine Writing Style. Broadcast Writing Style. Quotations, Soundbites, Attribution, and IDs. Part IV:Writing About Specific Subjects.Speech Stories, Press Conferences, and Meetings. Accident, Crime, Fire, and Obituary News. Roundup, Aftermath, and Follow-Up Stories. Writing Technical and Science News. Opinion Writing. News Feature Stories. Part V:Appendices.Code of Ethics, Society of Professional Journalists. American Society of Newspaper Editors, A Statement of Principles. Code of Broadcast News Ethics, Radio-Television News Directors Association. Basic Reference Books for News Writers. Basic Reference Sources for Writers. Copyediting Symbols for Writers.