CONTENTS
Assessing news value – Good news and bad – Readership – News ideas
The news room – Calls and contacts – Tip-offs – Reading newspapers – Chasing the facts – Tools of the job – Taking notes – Making inquiries – Dealing with people – Being fair – Being thorough – Who to ask and where to look
Working with a photographer – What makes a picture? – Colour
What makes a reporter – Local geography – Beyond your district – Getting to grips – Nursing your contacts – Organizations – People in the know – The local angle – Diary jobs
Preparation – Background – Establishing confidence – Reluctant people – Using your notebook ...
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