Project Gutenberg 2019-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 168 Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith) 1885 1950 Ross, Charles Griffith 11031201 The Writing of News A Handbook with Chapters on Newspaper Correspondence and Copy Reading Preface -- Newspaper copy -- The English of the newspapers -- The writer's viewpoint -- The importance of accuracy -- News values -- Writing the lead -- The story proper -- The feature story -- The interview -- Special types of stories -- The correspondent -- Copy reading -- Writing the head -- Don'ts for the news writer -- Newspaper bromides. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Writing of News" by Charles G. Ross is a handbook on journalism, specifically focusing on the principles of effective news writing, and it appears to have been written in the early 20th century. This instructional text is primarily aimed at students in journalism schools, as well as aspiring news writers, providing guidelines on how to gather and present news stories in a concise, clear, and objective manner. The opening of the book introduces its purpose and structure, highlighting Ross's aim to guide reporters through the intricate process of news writing. He underscores the importance of accuracy and clarity in every aspect of journalism, emphasizing that news writing is an essential yet distinct form of communication. Ross begins with introductory terminology, defining key terms related to journalism, such as "copy," "lead," and "slug," which are crucial for understanding the mechanics of writing for newspapers. He sets the tone for an educational journey into the world of reporting, preparing readers for the detailed instructions and essential principles that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Journalism PN Text Category: How To ... Category: Journalism/Media/Writing Category: Teaching & Education 395856 2025-07-23T14:48:04.907425 text/html 389002 2019-06-21T19:53:32 text/html 855474 2025-07-23T14:48:12.102433 application/epub+zip 851760 2025-07-23T14:48:06.211442 application/epub+zip 220635 2025-07-23T14:48:05.542421 application/epub+zip 962364 2025-07-23T14:48:16.182338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813520 2025-07-23T14:48:11.360423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289436 2022-09-27T03:04:42.532738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333394 2025-07-23T14:48:03.974413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333728 2019-06-21T19:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19039 2025-07-23T14:48:16.321365 application/rdf+xml 12107 2025-07-23T14:48:05.651422 image/jpeg 2104 2025-07-23T14:48:05.597425 image/jpeg 124705 2019-06-21T19:53:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 737024 2019-06-21T19:53:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 748684 2025-07-23T14:48:04.962413 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia