ABSTRACT

First Published in 1990. Written by an editor and now Journalism Professor, who when directing stringers in New York state, who was struck by the tremendous desire of those correspondents to learn and grow in their job, despite the paltry pay they received for their efforts. This guide has been prepared to help meet the stringer’s need for constructive criticism. It assumes that all places are interesting and full of newsworthy activities for a professional writer with a good nose for news.

chapter |6 pages

Getting Ready to Write

chapter |10 pages

Keeping an Eye out for News

chapter |7 pages

Journalistic Style

chapter |11 pages

The Lead is Half the Battle

chapter |10 pages

Effective Interviewing

chapter |4 pages

Working on Deadline

chapter |7 pages

Covering Speeches

chapter |6 pages

Meetings

chapter |4 pages

News Conferences

chapter |6 pages

Obituaries

chapter |16 pages

Feature Attractions

chapter |7 pages

Style and Pacing

chapter |30 pages

Technical Problems

chapter |19 pages

Legal and Ethical Concerns

chapter |12 pages

Should You Buy a Computer?

chapter |14 pages

The Life of a Stringer

chapter |7 pages

Stringers at Work