PREFACE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I NEWSPAPER COPY

CHAPTER II THE ENGLISH OF THE NEWSPAPERS

CHAPTER III THE WRITER'S VIEWPOINT

CHAPTER IV THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURACY

CHAPTER V NEWS VALUES

CHAPTER VI WRITING THE LEAD

CHAPTER VII THE STORY PROPER

CHAPTER VIII THE FEATURE STORY

CHAPTER IX THE INTERVIEW

CHAPTER X SPECIAL TYPES OF STORIES

CHAPTER XI THE CORRESPONDENT

CHAPTER XII COPY READING

CHAPTER XIII WRITING THE HEAD

CHAPTER XIV DON'TS FOR THE NEWS WRITER

CHAPTER XV NEWSPAPER BROMIDES

INDEX

THE
WRITING OF NEWS

A HANDBOOK

WITH CHAPTERS ON NEWSPAPER
CORRESPONDENCE AND COPY READING

BY

CHARLES G. ROSS
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY