Part One: The Fourth Estate

Chapter 1: Today's Media

Chapter 2: Ingredients of News

Part Two: The Rudiments

Chapter 3: Qualities of Good Writing

Chapter 4: Summary Leads

Chapter 5: Special Leads

Chapter 6: Organizing a News Story

Chapter 7: Developing a News Story

Chapter 8: Quotations and Attribution

Part Three: Gathering Information

Chapter 9: Features

Chapter 10: Interviewing

Chapter 11: Computer-Assisted Reporting and Research

Chapter 12: Surveys

Part Four: Basic Assignments

Chapter 13: Obituaries

Chapter 14: News Releases

Chapter 15: Speeches and Press Conferences

Chapter 16: Weather and Disasters

Chapter 17: Broadcast Writing

Part Five: Beats

Chapter 18: Multicultural Reporting

Chapter 19: City Government

Chapter 20: Police and Fire

Chapter 21: Courts

Chapter 22: Sports

Part Six: Advanced Assigments

Chapter 23: In-Depth and Investigative Reporting

Chapter 24: Business News and Other Specialties

Part Seven: Beyond the Writing

Chapter 25: Law

Chapter 26: Ethics and Fairness: Responsibility to Society

Appendix A: Gannett Newspaper Division Principles of Ethical Conduct for Newsrooms

Appendix B: Associated Press Style Rules

Appendix C: Glossary