News reporting and writing / 
the Missouri Group, Brian S. Brooks, George Kennedy, Daryl R. Moen, Don Ranly. 
 - Twelfth edition. 
 - Boston :  bedford/st.martin's,  c2017 
 - xxvii, 513 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part one: Journalism and journalists -- 1. The nature of news -- 2. The future of journalism -- Part two: Reporting tools -- 3. Interviewing -- 4. Quotation and attributions -- 5. Gathering and verifying information -- 6. Using news releases as sources -- 7. Reporting with numbers -- Part three: Storytelling -- 8. The inverted pyramid -- 9. Writing to be read -- 10. Alternatives to the inverted pyramid -- Part four: Writing for specific media -- 11. Writing of digital media -- 12. Writing news for radio and television -- Part five: Basic stories -- 13. Covering a beat -- 14. Speeches, news, conferences, and meetings -- 15. Other types of local stories -- 16. Business and consumer news -- Part six: Specialized techniques -- 17. Investigative and data-driven reporting -- 18. Public relations -- Part seven: Rights and responsibilities -- 19. Media Law -- 20. Ethics -- Appendix 1. 20 common errors of grammar and punctuation -- Appendix 2. Wire-service style summary -- Appendix 3. Society of professional journalists' code of ethics.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781319034818 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reporters and reporting.<br/>Journalism--Authorship.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN4781  / .N34 2017