Introduction The reporter's task is to make the story come as close to the truth of the event as his or her reporting and writing skills allow. In reporting, the deeper journalists dig, the closer they come to the underlying truth, which is often covered by layers of material constructed from self-serving sources.
Perspective on the event is best served through the observations of several sources; the single-source story can cause trouble.
Background, causes and consequences are an important part of the account, and when reporters are allowed to provide interpretation, this, too, helps give a rounded picture of the event.
In this chapter, you will find the following. Please click on the left menu to begin. Part Four: Reporting Principles
Chapter 11: Digging for Information
Introduction
Check It (1): Tourism Folo
Check It (2): Punctuation
Exercise
Scores
Assignments
A. Issue
B. Barometers
C. Feet
D. Payroll
E. Sterile
Campus Projects
A. Evaluation
B. Admissions
C. Politeness
Community Projects
A. Aged
B. Gay-Lesbian
Home Assignment
Layers
Class Discussion
A. Pseudo-Events
B. New News
Search
Wheels
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Houston Chronicle
Reporters uncover the layers that obscure the truth of the event. |
