A new sense of urgency -- The reporter at work -- How to recognize news -- Identifying with your readers -- Organizing a news story -- Writing a news lead -- Developing your newswriting skills -- Handling complex stories -- Interviewing -- Eight nagging problems -- Cultivating news sources -- What the textbooks seldom tell you -- The big story -- The feature story -- The comprehensive newsfeature -- Service journalism -- Make your writing more powerful -- Reporting from observation -- Legal and ethical limits on reporting -- On your own

1. Reporters and Reporting