Introduction
What news is and why it's important
Your freedoms and how they are protected
How to gather information
How to write the basic news story
What you need to know about writing news
Ethics, objectivity, and reporter rights
How to write for the Internet
How to write for broadcast : radio and television
How and why to edit copy
How to cover speeches
How to cover meetings
How to cover education
How to cover universities
How to cover government, taxes, and political campaigns
How to cover business, industry, and labor
How to cover crime, courts, and trials
How to cover science, medicine, and religion
How to write a critical review of an art form
How to write a column or a blog
How to write feature stories
Freelancing and how to do it
How to handle the press
How to write in public relations
How to write news for the company magazine
How to ghostwrite a speech for your CEO
How and why to write the speech of introduction
How to get publicity for your CEO's speeches
How to write and deliver a briefing
How to plan for a convention
Public relations in a crisis
Now what?
Find a job
Appendixes. Verbs of attribution and how to use them
Words : their definition and usage
Keyboard shortcuts and why to use them
Keyboard shortcuts for the Macintosh
Keyboard shortcuts for every PC
How to calculate percentage of change
Writing styles of different news media
Terms you should know
What to expect from reporters from different news media
Bibliography
About the authors.