Words for the Teacher(and the Student) 1
Introduction 1
UNIT 1 Get Ready for the Hard Work 1
Writing a Lead 5
UNIT 2 Begin at the Beginning 5
UNIT 3 The Inverted Pyramid Lead 12
UNIT 4 Tips for Writing a Lead 17
UNIT 5 Protecting Yourself from a Libel Suit 29
Writing a Straight News Story 33
UNIT 6 Using the Inverted Pyramid 33
UNIT 7 Strengths of the Inverted Pyramid Style 38
UNIT 8 Using Quotations Correctly 46
UNIT 9 Headlining Your Story 57
UNIT 10 Writing Follow-up Stories 65
Broadcasting a News Story 72
UNIT 11 Writing a Broadcast News Story 72
UNIT 12 Writing the Lead of a Broadcast Story 78
UNIT 13 Using Broadcast English 83
UNIT 14 Being an Anchor Yourself 88
Writing a Feature Story 95
UNIT 15 Organizing a Feature 95
UNIT 16 Writing an Attractive Lead 108
UNIT 17 Fine-Tuning Your Language 114
UNIT 18 Conducting a Planned Interview 123
Winding up 142
UNIT 19 Stories by Professional Reporters 142
UNIT 20 Loving Your People 159
Bibliography 167