Public affairs reporting now : news of, by and for the people

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 자료제공 :
• Chapter 1: The Roles and Realities of Reporting
  
  A Reporter's World
  
  Reporting as an Attitude
  
  The Competent Reporter (revised heading)
  Communication Literacy
  Cultural Literacy
  Technological Literacy
  
  Models for Journalism and Journalists
  Humanistic Reporting
  Anticipatory Reporting
  Explanatory Reporting
  
  Chapter 2: The Ways and Means of Reporting
  
  The Beat System
  
  Reporting as a Practice and Convention (new section)
  
  Methods of Reporting
  Observation
  Interviewing
  Documents and Data
  Social-Science Research
  Information Technology
  
  Chapter 3: To Err is Human - But Often Avoidable
  
  Warning: Potential Errors Ahead
  Interviewing Errors
  Seeing and Believing
  Counting on Numbers
  Out of Context
  Not Getting Fooled
  Exaggeration
  Shaping the News?
  Haste and Waste
  A Question of Taste
  Letting Ignorance Show
  Evaluating and Selection Information
  
  Telling the Whole Story
  
  Chapter 4: The Neighborhood Approach to Public Affairs Coverage
  
  Why Focus on the Neighborhood?
  
  Neighborhood Profile
  Getting to Know You
  Mapping and Reconnoitering
  Find a Guide
  
  Lessons and Leads from History
  
  Finding and Reporting on Neighborhood-based Stories
  
  Chapter 5: Closed Meetings, Seal Records and "Off Limits? Signs
  
  Access and the Right to Gather News
  
  Access to Governmental Meetings
  
  Access to Government Records
  Loopholes and Exemptions
  
  Access to the Judicial System
  Grand Juries
  Juvenile Cases
  Pretrial Proceedings
  Trials
  Restrictive Orders
  Court Records and Documents
  Civil Law and Access
  Contempt Power
  
  Dealing with "Off Limits? Signs
  
  New Battlegrounds over Access
  
  Fear of Talking
  
  Chapter 6: Government News for the People
  
  Covering the City and the Hall
  Functions and role of city government
  The Structure of City Government
  Who's Who in City Hall
  
  Covering Council Meetings
  Preparation
  What to Expect
  Legislative Process
  Writing Meeting Stories
  
  Financing City Government
  Revenue and Expenditures
  Borrowing
  The Budget-Making Process
  
  Cities and Land Use
  
  Covering Local Government
  County Government
  Township Government
  Regional Government
  Special Districts
  
  Covering State and Federal Government
  State Government
  Federal Government
  
  Chapter 7: Public Safety: Crimes to Corrections
  
  Crime and the News Media
  
  Behind the Badge
  
  Inside the Police Department
  Organization
  Hiring and Training
  Facilities and Equipment
  Communications and Intelligence
  Operating Policies
  
  Working with Police
  The Blotter
  Stories from the Police Beat
  Press-Police Relationships
  
  Danger Zones
  Arrests, Warrants and Rights
  Crime Statistics
  Bias and Labels
  Handle with Care
  
  Public-Safety Agencies
  Sheriff's Department
  State Police
  Federal Law Agencies
  Crime Laboratories
  Medical Examiners
  Fire Departments and Emergency Services
  Jails, Prisons and Penitentiaries
  
  Chapter 8: Into the Legal Maze
  
  The Judicial System: Structure and Process
  A Long, Winding Road
  Roots and Branches of Law
  Principles, Characteristics and Qualities
  
  Civil Cases
  Commencing a Civil Action
  Covering the Civil Courts
  
  Criminal Cases
  The Genesis of a Criminal Case
  Covering the Criminal Courts
  
  Chapter 9: The Trial and Thereafter
  
  The Big Show
  Stage Directions (new section)
  The Jury
  Opening Statements
  Evidence and Witnesses
  Closing Arguments
  The Decision
  
  Reporting Trials
  
  Verdicts, Judgments, Sentences and Appeals
  Understanding the Court's Words and Actions (new section)
  Sentencing
  Probation, Parole and Pardons
  Civic Verdicts and Judgments
  Appeals
  Finding, Reading and Explaining Court Decisions
  
  Chapter 10: Special Beats, New Challenges
  
  The Scientific World
  Medicine
  Scientific Research
  Health and Wellness
  Environment
  
  Education
  Education on the Local Level
  State and Federal Involvement
  Higher Education
  What's Wrong with Education - and What's Right?
  
  Religion, Values and Ethics (expanded heading)
  
  Diversity in Life and Viewpoint (new heading)
  The Homeless and Disadvantaged
  African-Americans
  Women
  Sexual Orientation
  People with Disabilities
  Older Citizens
  Children
  
  Business and Economic News
  Into the Business World
  Takeovers and Mergers
  Economic Indicators
  Labor
  
  Campaigns and Elections
  Politicians and the Press
  The Character of Campaigns
  Campaign Finance and Disclosure
  Election Coverage
  
  Chapter 11: Lessons in Law and Ethics
  
  Libel
  Elements of Libel
  Determining Fault: A Tough Call
  Defenses
  
  Private Lives vs. The Public's Business
  Intrusion
  Embarrassing Facts
  False Light
  
  Privacy and Libel Danger Zones
  
  Journalists and Their Sources
  Granting Anonymity: Risks and Rewards
  Reporting Rumors
  Dealing with Sources
  Quoting Sources
  
  Telling the Truth
  
  A Journalist's Creed