This book is a primer on the techniques of news writing and the application of those principles to print and broadcast journalism. Chapters include: "The News Media," which presents a brief history of journalism and the foundations on which it is based; "What Is News?"; "Gathering News," which discusses news beats, reporters' qualifications, and interviewing techniques; "Preparation of News Copy," which considers the preparation of copy for and the different demands imposed by radio, television, and newspapers; "News Writing Philosophy," which examines questions of accuracy, clarity, and style in writing and specifically presents the Paul White, "New York Times," and "Kansas City Star" philosophies toward journalism; "The Language of News"; "Structuring a News Story," which review the chronological, double-ended, and inverted pyramid story forms; "The Lead," which explains anecdotal, personal, situation, and other leads; "The Body"; "Broadcast News Differences"; "The Feature Story"; "Editing the Story," which discusses editing in newspapers and broadcasting and presents editing and proofreading symbols; and "Law and the News Writer." The six appendixes are noteworthy and include canons of journalism and news codes for broadcast and print media. (RB)