Handbook of Reporting and Editing

Introduction

A newspaper office or news agency receives a large assortment of news items from different sources. As news item or news story is generally written by hurried reporters, and is rough-edged like raw diamond. The copy written by them under pressure is bound to carry errors of all types. Hence 'editing' plays vital role.

Contents of the Handbook

Handbook of Reporting and Editing contains useful information on Principles of editing; Subediting; News reporting; News-gathering tactics; The presenter and newscaster; and Reporting techniques. As oft quoted saying goes on 'good editors is a dying tribe', this book will serve as indispensable reference tool for Editors, reporters, journalists and students of journalism.