Introduction The news writer uses a variety of reference materials and tools to gather information and to ensure the story's accuracy and thoroughness. Among these are the Internet, the telephone and city directories, a dictionary, and a handbook of grammar. Names and addresses are always double-checked, allegations and charges verified whenever possible, and all mathematical calculations are checked for errors. The writer's rule is: When in doubt, check it out.
In this chapter, you will find the following. Please click on the left menu to begin. Chapter 4: The Internet and Other Tools of the Trade
Introduction
Check It (1): Fund-Raiser
Check It (2): Percentages
Check It (3): Infant Deaths
Exercisess
A. Priorities
B. Growth
C. Liquids
Assignments
A. Checks
B. Distractions
Campus Project
Spending
Community Projects
A. Bodies
B. Regulations
Home Assignments
A. Readers
B. Polls
Search 1
A. Volatile
B. Localize
Search 2
C. Wounded Knee
D. High-Low
E. Check These (1)
F. Ranking
G. Campus Crime
H. Locating Information
I. Homecoming
Skill Drill: Math Test
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