Pt. 1. Journalism and journalists -- The nature of news -- The changing news business -- Pt. 2. Reporting tools -- Interviewing -- In their own words -- Gathering information -- Reporting with numbers -- Pt. 3. Storytelling -- The inverted pyramid -- Writing to be read -- Beyond the inverted pyramid -- Pt. 4. Basic stories -- Obituaries -- News releases -- Speeches, news conferences and meetings -- Other types of basic stories -- Pt. 5. Beat reporting -- Covering a beat -- Business and consumer news -- Sports -- Pt. 6. Specialized techniques -- Social science reporting -- Investigative reporting -- Pt. 7. Writing for specific media -- Writing news for radio and television -- Writing for online media -- Pt. 8. Rights and responsibilities -- Writing for public relations -- Media law -- Ethics -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4.
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