UNIT 1 Introduction 1
UNIT 2 News Writing(Ⅰ) 5
UNIT 3 News Writing(Ⅱ) 12
UNIT 4 Fires and Accidents 21
UNIT 5 Natural Disasters and Weather Stories 31
UNIT 6 Crimes 44
UNIT 7 Courts,Trials,Lawsuits 57
UNIT 8 Government and Politics 70
UNIT 9 Business 83
UNIT 10 Industry 99
UNIT 11 Agriculture 119
UNIT 12 Education,Research and Science 133
UNIT 13 Religion and Philanthrop 149
UNIT 14 "Lifestyle"Section 165
UNIT 15 Sports 182
UNIT 16 The Arts,Entertainment,Criticism 202
UNIT 17 Editorials and Columns 226
APPENDICES 249
Ⅰ Glossary 249
Ⅱ Suggested key to the exercises 256
Ⅲ Suggested websites 309
Ⅳ Primary reference sources 310