abbreviations, avoiding 126

accidents: in police reports 34, 37; as spot news 57, 98–9; tips on 49 see also traffic accidents

accuracy 3–4, 107, 120, 224, 256

active and passive voices 133

active voice 133, 138

actualities 282–3

AD (assistant director) 221

ADDA 238

adjectives 111, 130, 142

ad-libbing 214, 218–19, 227, 263, 265

advancing the story 33, 45–6

adverbs 111, 130, 142

affidavits 84

age, mentioning a person’s 122–3

age discrimination 290

AHCJ (Association of Health Care Journalists) 92

Air Force bases 94

airports 75

“air quotes” 152

ALL CAPS 110, 298

AMS (American Meteorological Society) 97–8

anchors: appearance of 290, 299–300; balancing 266–7; banter between 263; characteristics of successful 298–9; credibility of 290–2; employment trends for 308; glorification of 15–16; and live reports 217–18; marking copy 298; preparing for broadcast 300–1; profiles of 127; pronunciation issues 296–7; and readers 230; script for 108, 237, 239; skills for 289, 313; voices of 292–4, 302 see also sports anchors; see also weather anchors

AP (Associated Press) 29–30, 138

AP Style 141

Aspera 165

assignment board 25, 43, 108

assignment desk 24–5; daily routine at 33

assignment editors 24, 311–13; and follow-ups 27

Associated Press Sports Editors 96

associate producer 254–5

attribution 54, 100, 138, 194, 315

audio, building first 242–3

audio feeds, from AP 30

audio levels 178–9, 182, 186, 194, 196, 300–1

audio recording 165, 178, 282–3

avoiding the pack 45–7

AWB (Automatic White Balance) 172

background briefings 54

background checks 72

background distractions 226

background research: for interviews 184–5; sources for 57, 59, 66, 68, 72, 99

back timing 268–9, 286

Barron’s 82

batteries 166–8, 170

beat checks 33–5, 43, 83, 276

beat reporters 32, 79–81, 311

beats 80–98, 104; databases for 74 list of 80–1

Better Business Bureau 75

birth certificate 69

bites see also sound bites

blogs 31, 184 see also live blogging

boards of education 88

body harnesses 165, 168

bounce card 186

box graphics 265

Bradley, Ed 290

breaking news 75, 104, 127, 179, 246, 258; dispatching reporters to 79, 206, 246; interviews in 179; live reports from 214, 219, 267; and readers 230; responding to 24–5; updating rundown with 254, 258; writing last 278 see also spot news

breathing, for anchors 298

brevity 107, 111–13, 120, 133

bridges 243–4

Broadcastify 37

b-roll see cover footage

Brunelle, Robert 165, 170–1, 313

Bulecza, Jade 87, 177, 219, 301

bumps 263–4

Bureau of Justice statistics 87

Bureau of Labor Statistics 308, 312

business/consumer reporting 74, 79–83

business publications 66, 76

Business Week 66, 82

calendar 41–3

cameras see digital cameras; see video cameras

capital numbers 124–5

career advice 307–15

casualty figures 100

CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) 97

cell phones: audio recording on 196

live reporting via 215; monitoring police conversations via 38; shooting video on 165–7, 178; tracking 74

censorship, government 11

Census Bureau 64, 75, 87

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 75, 92

chambers of commerce 75, 81–2

charities, database of 81

chat time 264

children: impact of violent TV on 103

mentioning 123; privacy protection for 17

Chinese names 122

Chung, Connie 290

city council: meetings of 4, 25–6, 200, 207; reporting on 93

city departments 75

city directories 73

civil cases: records on 67; reporting on 86–7

clichés 107, 130–1, 143

Clinton, Bill 14, 61

closes 243

close-up (CU) 15, 174, 176, 207, 231

clusters 260–1

CNN Newsource 30, 88, 132, 243, 266, 309

codes of ethics: Drone Journalism Hierarchy of Ethics 169; RTDNA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 16–19

cold open 209

collegiality 312

communication, one-way 292

communication chain 225–6

competitors, monitoring 32–3, 43, 58

computers, organizing writing on 277

confidentiality 6, 49–52, 55

Congressional Budget Office 64

Congressional Directory 76

conjunctions 129

consolidation 273, 312

consumer reporting 82

contact lists 81–2, 88–9, 92, 97

contractions 128

conversational style 110–11, 119–20, 142

cop shops 35

copyright protection 12, 266

cosmetics 299–300

county assessor’s office 70–2

county commission 4, 7, 93, 191

Couric, Katie 290

court clerks 67, 87

court reporting 83–7

courts: databases of 75; reporting from 5–6, 83–6

cover footage 174–5, 177, 220

cover letters 317, 319–20, 324

credibility 16, 55, 256, 266, 290, 299

credit bureau 71

crime reporting 83, 99; ages in 122; race in 123–4; updating 156

crime scenes 6, 35, 115

crime statistics, statewide 69

criminal cases: records of 62, 67

reporting on 85

criminal division clerk’s office 84

cross-training 312

crowds: at demonstrations 14, 100

at political events 202

databases: of experts 74–5; third-party 40

database services 73

death certificate 69

defamation 8 see also libel

delayed attribution 138

delayed lead 150, 153

demonstrations, reporting on 14, 54–5, 100, 102

demo reel 53, 317, 323–4

Department of Defense 94

Department of Justice 69

Department of Natural Resources 90

descriptors 120–4, 142

DeSpain, Robbyn 46, 253, 257, 259

dialects 292–4, 302

dichroic filters 172

dictionaries 297

digital cameras 165–6; on drones 168; time coding on 177; white balancing on 171

digital technology: for audio 282; for field crews 165, 181

dining table solution 220

direct competition 32

directors 311, 313

direct questions 189

disasters, reporting on 100

district attorney 83–7, 99

divorce certificate 69

DMA (designated market area) 256, 310

doctors 70, 91–3

domain names 58–9

double-checking 100

double-sourcing 50

drive time 279

drones 10, 168–9

Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website 69

DSKs (downstream keys) 265

DSLRs (digital single-lens reflex cameras) 165, 167, 178

Dun & Bradstreet 66

DVDs, demo reels on 323

The Economist 82

EDGAR database 83

editorial meetings see staff meetings

editors 311, 313

education reporting 87–8

electronic media, in courtrooms 5

Ellerbee, Linda 23

embedded journalists 94

emergencies see disasters; see press conferences, see emergency

enterprised stories 25

entertainment/community reporting 88–9

enunciation 293

Environmental Health Center 90

Environmental Protection Agency 90

environment reporting 89–90

ERT (estimated run time) 28, 116, 259

ESS 238

establishing shots 175–6

evergreen stories 42

executive producer 9, 53, 253–4

eye contact 188, 295

eyewitnesses, reporters as 6

FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), on drones 168–9

Facebook: in courtrooms 5; information on 71–2; legal and ethical ramifications on 19; monitoring 31, 313; politicians on 40; reporters updating 245; streaming via 222

fair comment defense 8

Fairness Doctrine 13–14

fair use 12

false light 11

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) 87

FCC (Federal Communications Commission) 13–14, 274

feature events 203, 212

federal court 84, 86

federal departments 69, 75, 211

Federal Wiretap Law 10

feedback 81, 292, 300

feel-good news 255–6, 261

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) 4

field crews: equipment for 164–9; mobile apps for 37; setting up 170; staying in touch with newsroom 54–5; and working alone 181

field producer 255

field recording 282–3

FileZilla 65

fires, reporting on 101

First Amendment 5–7, 11, 14, 85

flash drives 166

fluorescent lights 171

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) 4, 61–2, 76

requests under 4–5, 62–3

follow-up stories 27–9, 43

FONT 229, 236, 238

Food and Drug Administration 48

Forbes magazine 66, 82

foreign names, pronouncing 122, 267

Forhetz, Ethan 119, 127, 177, 190, 220, 264, 295, 300

Fortune magazine 66, 82

franking 39–40

fraud, in newsgathering 11

further reading 340

future events, describing 115

futures file 39, 43, 276–7

gag orders 83

GAO (Government Accountability Office) 64, 76

gatekeepers 23–4, 251–2

gender discrimination 290

general assignment reporters 32, 75, 81, 89, 96, 103, 311

global wrap 259

Google Earth 72, 266

Government Printing Office 64

government publications 64

grammar 132

graphics: full-screen 196, 230; role in newscasts 265–6

Grass Valley Ignite 221, 258

green screens 301, 307

Greenwire 90

Guidestar.org 81

gun licenses 70

handheld microphone 179, 186

happy talk phenomenon 263

hard lead 149–51

headlines 285; crime 99

headphones 178, 180

head shots 30, 174

health departments 75

health reporting 74, 79, 90–3

helicopters 102

hidden cameras and microphones 10, 18

hospitals, reporting on 91

Huff, Mallory 29, 31, 53, 301

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) 58

identifiers 120–4, 142

identifying graphics 109, 209

IFB (interrupted feedback) 53, 226

impersonation 12

incident reports 35

indictments 84

indirect competition 32–3

infiltration 12

inflating the news 14–15

information, background see background research

information gathering 57–76; ethical considerations for 12–13; legal considerations for 4, 6

information overload 113–15, 133

InfoTrac 73

initials 108, 121, 126

innocent until proven guilty 99

Instagram: in courtrooms 5; reporters updating 245; streaming via 223

Internet: ethical and legal considerations for 19–20; news delivery via 245, 255, 301–2, 307–8, 315; personal information on 74; research on 57–8, 67, 184; as source of stories 31–2, 47, 276

Internet searches 57, 59

internships 309–10, 314

overwork in 16

in sports reporting 96; interviewees: consent from 10; expert 30–1, 59, 95; PIOs as 35, 41, 93

promises to 42, 193

varying 75

in videography 174

warming up and gathering information 185–6

interviewing: around press conferences 206

five Ws and H in 183; neutral demeanor in 190–1; at promotional events 203; timeframes of 184

interview questions 187–9; asking enough 192

interviews: consent to record 10; at disasters 101; distractions during 186–7; fact-checking 192

finishing 193; keeping control of 189–90; microphones for 178–9; notes on 9; preparation for 184–6; special cases of 194–7; translating to written format 132; video recording 167, 172, 174

intrusion on seclusion 9–11

inverted pyramid technique 141, 148, 262

investigative stories 10, 49, 66, 75

iPhones see cell phones

IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) 76

IRS (Internal Revenue Service) 71, 81

job portfolio 318–19, 324

jobs in broadcast journalism: finding 312

trends in 308–9

Johnson, Lucas 165, 215, 221, 258

judges, in court reporting 85

jump cut 174

jurors 86

Kelvin scale 170–2

kickers 88, 260–1

The Kim Komando Show 95

lavaliere microphone 178, 186

law enforcement: databases 67; as source of stories 33

leading questions 187–8

lead-ins 284

leads: building on 156–7; eight types of 150–5; five Ws and H rule 148–9; importance of 147; right emotion for 149–50; updating and reworking 155–6

lead stories 260, 278

leaks 52, 71

lede see leads

LexisNexis 73, 76, 184

libel 7–9

defenses against 8

libraries: for education beat 88; as sources of information 64, 66, 73, 75–6; at teaching hospitals 92

licenses 70, 92–3

Liechty, Mike 111

light, measuring 170–1

lighting, for interviews 186

Limbaugh, Rush 14, 32, 283

line producer 253–5, 258, 263, 266–8

LinkedIn 59

live reporting: keeping cool in 224–5

memorizing and delivering 219–20; motivations for 213–14, 267–8; taking notes 214–15; technical challenges 225–6; television and radio 215–17; transmission and streaming 220–4

LiveU 215

local experts 30–1, 59, 81

local government records 61

local government reporting 93, 210

localizing stories 30, 44, 47–9, 280

local stories, following up 28

locations 140–1

long words, eliminating 128–9

look lives 243

McGlamry, Maggie 141, 157, 255–6

macro function 173

magistrates 84–5

maiden names 121

malpractice 86, 91–2

man-on-the-street interviews 194–6

maps 230, 258, 266

marital status 123

marriage certificate 69

Mathews, Noelani 60, 65, 181, 239–40

media, dominance in America 307–8

medical specialists 92

meetings: calendar of 42; covering 207–10; open 4; with sources 51

mic check 300

mic flags 179

mic levels see also audio levels

microphones 178–9; hidden 10, 18, 20; wrongful use of 9

microwave transmission 215–16, 222, 227, 255

middle names 121

military bases 75, 94

military courts 83

military reporting 93–4

misrepresentation 12

MMJs/mojos (mobile/multimedia journalists) 53, 65, 167, 180–1, 301, 313

modifying phrases 133

monopods 167

mortgages 69–71, 82

motion stabilization 167

motions to suppress 85

motor vehicle accident reports 37

MS (medium shot) 109, 174, 176, 231

names, in news writing 120–2, 296

National Association of Science Writers 95

national events 30, 43

National Public Radio 32, 276

National Resources Defense Council 90

national security 4, 11, 61–2

National Transportation Safety Board 99

National Weather Service 37, 98

natural sound 30, 101, 175, 178–80, 232, 243, 282

Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart 11

negative lead 150, 153–4

networking 313–14

neutrality: demeanor in interviews 190

in political reporting 201

newscasts see radio newscasts; see television newscasts

news conferences see press conferences

news cycle, 24-hour 25, 155, 255, 307

news directors 311, 313

newsgathering: ethical restrictions on 12–19; legal restrictions on 11–12; locations for 4–6

news hole 256, 268

news judgment 24, 256, 269, 287

newspaper files 58

newspapers, as source of stories 32–3

newsroom management systems 39, 300

newsrooms: allocating assignments 79

careers in 311–12

personalities in 252; reporters staying in touch with 54–5

size of 229, 246

news scripts: anchor’s familiarity with 300; format of script formats; lead-ins in 284; rewriting to web script 65; unneeded words in 111, 133, 135; and video 229

newsworthy events, access to 6

newswriting: editors dealing with 151–2; mechanics of 107–16; for online formats 141–2; phrasing in 132–5; for radio 277–8, 282; style 119–42; television and radio 245–6; word choice in 126–32 see also word choices

New York Times 82

nighttime reporting 102

noninteractive environment 292

nonnews lead 148

nonprofit organizations 39, 75, 81, 92, 95

NRA (National Rifle Association) 70

numbers, in newswriting 124–5

Obama, Barack 14, 61, 187

obituaries 72, 77

objectivity: in medical reporting 91; in political reporting 201–2, 212; reporter’s goal as 39, 201

off-the-record comments 55, 194–5

one-man-bands 181–2, 312

one-party-consent recording 10

open fields doctrine 10

Open Government Initiative 211

opens 243–4

packages 229, 239–43; arrangement in newscast 262–3; posting online 245; reporter involvement in 243–5

pack reporting 47

pad copy 283, 286

pans 173

paraphrasing 139, 152, 282

parks department 75, 89

passive voice, avoiding 133–4

patrol activity report 33–4

peak-and-valley format 261–2

phone books 74

phone interviews 196, 283

phone lines: in live reporting 222, 226

recording from 283

phonetic phrases 142

phonetic spellings 122, 296, 302

phrasing 20, 113, 132, 241

pillars of news reporting 3

PIOs (public information officer) 43; city’s 26, 40–1, 81, 93; in databases 75; law enforcement 35, 38, 66, 83, 87; military bases 94

planned stories 25–6, 199–200, 211–12

planning and zoning bodies 93

podcasting 281

police activity logs 35, 66, 83

police scanners 24, 37–8, 43, 47, 83

political reporting 201–2, 212 see also local government reporting

polling places 6

prepositions 129

press conferences 200–1; covering 204–5; details in press releases 38; emergency 204; political 201–2; presidential 147, 187, 200, 205; promotional 203; video of 206–7; virtual 211

press pad, reports on 35–6

press releases 16, 38–9, 199; political 39–40

pretrial motions 84–5

primary sound 178

prior restraints 11

privacy: and drone journalism 169

invasion of 9–11

Privacy Act 63

private facts, publication of 10–11

private property 6

producers: definitions and skills 252–6, 313; employment trends for 309; involvement in newscast 263–4; need for 269; role of 251–2; and writing skills 256–7

production: logistics and strategies of 257–65; technical aspects of 265–9

production meetings see staff meetings

production skills 163

professionalism 312

promos, recording 221

pronouns 128–30, 133–4

pronunciation 121–2, 295–7

proofreading 291, 319

property tax records 69–70

prosecutor’s office see district attorney

PSDJ (Professional Society of Drone Journalists) 169

public defender’s office 85

public domain documents 8

public figures, and libel 8

public interest 10, 13, 17–18, 86

public property 6

public relations 38–9, 47, 91, 199–200, 211

PubMed 92

punctuality 312

punctuation, in news script 109–10, 124–5

question-and-answer period 205

question lead 151, 154–5, 158

quotation marks 125

quote lead 150, 152

quotes 138–9

race 123, 290, 299

radio: live reporting on 213, 215; studio technology for 283; voices for 293–4

radio news: audience for 276, 278–9

competition in 32; current state of 274–6, 287; online convergence of 287

radio newscasts: arrangement of 262; changes in 273; headlines in 285–6; length of 277–8, 282, 286; organization of 276–80

Ralston, Camille 132, 309, 313–14

rape 68, 101–2

Ratliff, Rabyn 274, 293–4, 297

RCFP (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press) 3, 6–7, 11, 63

readers 230–1

reading out loud 113, 129, 295, 302

Reagan, Ronald 61, 147

recording: consent to 10, 196; digital and tape 165, 193, 282 see also audio recording; see also videography

records: court 67; financial 71; governmental 57, 64–5; land 70; open 4, 61, 86; police 35, 66–7; public 61, 71, 84–5; sources in offices 51; tax 71; vital 69–70

relative clauses 133–5

release reports 35

reporters: employment trends for 309; skills of 313

reporter’s notebook 214

reporter’s privilege 6–7

responsibility, taking 3–4

resumes 72, 317, 319, 321–4

reversals 174, 190

reworking the lead 155–6

riots 14, 54, 102

rip-and-read 30

Rolling Stone 50–1

room tone see natural sound

RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association) 16, 90

rundowns 27–8, 259; changing 258; coding 221; producer’s role in 254, 258, 266–7

salaries 96, 269, 311

satellite feeds 255, 313

satellite radio 273–4

school districts 75

school property 6

science/technology reporting 95

script format: for television news 107–10, 237; for voiceovers 234

for VOSOTs 236

SD cards 166

search engines 59, 72

search warrants 84

SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) 83

self-assessment 318

self-editing 132

Senzon, Michael 4, 9, 31

sequences, video 176

sex offenders, information on 67–9

shadowing 310, 314

Shaw, Bernard 290

shield laws 6–7

shotgun lead 150, 152–3

shotgun microphone 179

show producer see line producer

side graphics 265–6

SIDs (sports information director) 97

Sierra Club 90

SIL 237, 239

Simian 297

skillsets 16, 97, 312, 318–19

SL 238

slander 8, 99

slang 111

slugs 27, 107–8

smartphones see also cell phones

Snapchat, streaming via 223

social media: for anchors 291; in courtrooms 86; discussing news on 292; information available on 71–2, 184; networking on 313–14; newswriting for 141; posting stories to 245, 255, 301–2; and shield laws 6; as source of stories 31, 43, 47, 51–2, 59–60, 256; streaming via 222–3

Society of Environmental Journalists 90

SOT (sound on tape) 28, 209–10, 217, 235–7 see also sound bites; see also VOSOTs

sound bites 184, 235; cold opening with 209; editing 174, 189–90, 196; identifying 191–4, 240–1; in radio 282; and wraparounds 284

sources: accuracy of 50–1, 55; developing 47, 49; gaining confidence with 51–2; informed 54; protecting 6–7; updating database of 75 see also confidentiality

SPLC (Student Press Law Center) 84

split page format 108–9, 237–9

split screen see side graphics

spontaneous stories see spot news

sports anchors 96, 260, 264–6

sports reporting 30, 79, 95–7, 252

spot news 25–6, 57, 79, 98–104, 167

Spruill, Larry 180, 237, 240

stacking the newscast 43

staff meetings 42–3, 46, 53, 108, 257–8

Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations 66

stand-ups 178–9, 240, 243–5

starter jobs 318–19

state court 75, 84–5

state government, knowledge of 93

State Highway Patrol 87

state round-up 261

Steen, Olivia 208

Stern, Howard 293

still pictures 266

stocks, buying 83

stories: arrangement in newscast 259–62, 277–80 see also rundowns; length of 280, 282; producers rewriting 256–7; sources of 27–42; timing 115–16; types of 25–7; updating 156, 254

straw man questions 189

streaming 165, 220–2

stress: on crime victims 35

on producers 269

subjectivity, PR’s goal as 39, 201

subpoena 6–7, 9

sunshine laws 61–2, 84, 207

“super” 238

Swedelson, Dustin 184, 274, 281, 292, 294

tagging stories 236

talking heads 184

teases 221, 253, 260, 262–4, 277, 285

technical problems 225

teleprompters: anchors reading 294–5; letter case on 110; in live reports 219; phonetic pronunciations on 122; punctuation on 109; and scripts 125, 237, 300

television: live recording on 215

newswriting as collaborative for 245–6; reporters onscreen in 243–5, 252; story formats for 229–37, 239–43; words and pictures in 229–32

television markets 182, 310–11

television newscasts: blocks of 260–1; in-class exercise 270–1; rhythm and flow of 262–4; timing 268–9

testing equipment 182

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers 66

throwaway lead 148

tight shots 174

time, expressing 139

time coding 177, 215

time references, specific 115

tips: motives for providing 51; on social media 43, 315; as source of stories 45

titles, personal 120

tosses 243, 252, 263–4

touch and go principle 231

tough questions 91, 188–9, 197, 205, 211

Toxic Release Inventory 90

trade publications 66, 73, 82

traffic accidents 25, 98, 213, 231

police reports on see motor vehicle accident reports

tragedies, reporting on 17, 102–3, 150

transitions 140

trespass, in newsgathering 6, 11

trial balloons 52, 54

triple-sourcing 50

tripods 167–8

trivia lead 151, 154

Trump, Donald 15, 54

truth defense against libel 8

TV monitor 225

Twitter: in courtrooms 5; legal and ethical ramifications on 19; monitoring 31; reporters updating 245; streaming via 223–4

UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) see drones

unions, labor 75, 83, 88

universities: for education reporting 88

experts at 31, 48; for general assignment reporters 75; for health reporting 92; libraries of 64, 76; for science/technology reporting 95; for sports reporting 97

verbs: choosing 137; voice of 133–4; verb tenses: mixing 136–7; present 135–6; present perfect 136

VG 238

video: cutting 96, 233; emphasizing best images 242; length of shots 233; online 31, 211; shooting enough 176–7

video cameras 165–7; audio tracks on 178; in courts 5, 83; filters and white balance 170–1; focusing 172–3; onboard microphone 179; robotic 221, 307; support systems 167–8; transmission capabilities of 215 see also digital cameras

videographers: freelance 165, 313; job description for 311; keeping up with technology 166; at planned events 203, 205–8; profiles of 313; setting up for interviews 186; skills of 313; working with reporters 163, 181–2

videography 170–7

video shooting techniques 173–4

videotape 164; frames 177

violent stories, guidelines for covering 103

virtual sets 301, 307

VNRs (video news releases) 16

voice coaching 293, 302

voiceovers 232–3; with added soundbites see also VOSOTs;; in live reporting 225; local stories as 28, 37; script format for 234; and still pictures 266

voice tracking 283

VOSOTs (voiceover with sound on tape) 53, 65, 235–7 and associate producers 255 packages downgraded to 239–40, 246

The Wall Street Journal 66, 82

warming up: the audience 151; interview subjects 185, 188

Washington Post 82, 187

weather: importance in newscast 262; linking stories about 280; location in newscast 259–60

weather anchors 97, 264–5

weather reporting 97

web conferences see press conferences, see virtual

web producers 141, 157, 252, 255–6; websites: bookmarks of 32; demo reel on 323–4; for journalists 59, 61; monitoring 24, 31; newswriting for 141; on-air links to 126, 193, 231; political 40; posting stories on 245, 302; radio news on 287; submitting tips on 49; for weather reporters 98

WGXA 53

white balance 171–2, 181

whiteboards (dry erase) 25, 277

whitepages.com 74

wide shots 176, 231

Wilson, Woodrow 200

wipes 234

wires (wire services) 29, 276

monitoring 24; pronunciation of foreign names 122; rewriting stories from 110

word choices: “people” and “persons” 141; removing unneeded see brevity;; “says” 137; “that” and “which” 134–5

work environments 318

work-for-hire 12

Worthy, Amber 31, 40

wraparounds 208, 228, 283–5

writing from the back 278

writing skills 132

YouTube 9, 19–20, 222–4, 323

zooms 173–4