AAbbreviations,287.Accidents,3,107–109,291.Accuracy,145,168,209,212,290.Addresses, style of,278,279,286,288,290,310.Advertising,28.Ages, how written,286.Animal story,253.Announcements, of engagements,210;social,212;stories on,121;wedding,209.Article beginning,43,80.Assignments,5,29.Associated Press,10.Association, City Press,10,193.Athletic news,219–232,278,283.BBaseball stories,219.Beat, or run,5,29.Beat, or scoop,6,30.Beginning of lead,80,89;with article,43,80;with name,57,85,161,175,180,195,249;with time,47.Beginnings of court reports,195–200;of human interest stories,244–250;of interview stories,179–187;of speech reports,151–164.Big story,5,31;following–up of,140;handling of,116;resulting interviews from,176,187.Bills, stories on legislative,121.Body of the story,45,76;discussion of,91;of court reports,200;of follow stories,129;of human interest stories,250;of interview stories,185;of news stories,122;of obituaries,216;of speech reports,164.Book, of tips,3,295;style,33,276–293.Box,32,188.Break, to,31.Brevity,13,206,217,231.Brief summary athletic story,222.Bulletins, stories on,121.Business office,28.CCapitalization,276–281.Circulation,15,28.City editor,2,29.City Press Association,10,193.Classes of readers,16.Clause beginning of lead,82.Clean copy,30.Clearness,91,104,123.Clippings,295.Coherence,166,266.Column,32.Compositor,30.Compounds and divisions of words,285.Concreteness,104,293.Conferences, reports of,119.Continued case beginning,196.Coöperation in newsgathering,10,193.Copy,30;preparation of,289.Copyreader,29.Copyreading,311.Corrected, stories to be,311.Correspondent, work of,2;instructions to,11,223.Court reporting,4;discussion of,192–203,281.Cover, to,29.Crime, stories on,110–116.Criticism, dramatic,259–275.Crowd, used as feature,68.Cub reporter,28.Cynicism,235,252.DDatelines,283,310.Dates, how written,278,286,290.Day city editor,29.Dead, lists of,63.Death element,3,22,61,73,107.Decisions, reports of,119.Definiteness,104.Desk man,29.Despatch,12,222.Dialogue, use of,103;in court reports,200;in human interest stories,245,251;rules for,283.Dictation of stories,298.Diction,290–293.Directories, stories on,121.Distance, effect of,11,20.Division of words,285.Don'ts, in dramatic reporting,265;in general,290;in leads,85–90.Downstyle,33.Dramatic reporting,259–275.EEditing,30,144.Editor,29;day or night city,2,29;sporting,29,219;state,2;Sunday,29;telegraph,2,29.Editorial room,28.Editorial writers,29.Elections,3,277,281,288.Emphasis,102.Engagement announcements,210.Entertainments, reports of,210.Exaggeration,22,89.Expected news,3.FFaults in news stories,75–104.Faulty stories to be corrected,311.Feature, the,27,31,37,41,50,106–122,125,150,175,195,228,244,266;crowd as,68;death as,61,73;exaggeration for,89;fire fighting as,67;how,57;in accident stories,107;in football stories,219–232;in human interest stories,233–255;in murder stories,114;in police stories,118;in robbery stories,110;in speech reports,150;in suicide stories,115;injuries as,65;more than one,70;playing up of,27,31;property threatened as,66;rescues as,65;unexpected attendant circumstances as,60;what,55;when,54;where,52;who,57;why,51.Feature fire story,50–74.Feature social story,213.Feature story, the special,31,255.Featureless fire story,41–49.Figures, news value of,24;use of,283,286,290.Fine writing,124,213,218,251.Fire story,39,41,50,75,105,122.Fires,3,4,7,39,41,50,75,105,122.Follow, or follow–up, story,32;relation of, to court reports,197;relation of, to interviews,187;writing of,125,130–140.Following up related subjects,140.Football stories,219–232.Form of the news story,34–40.Freak leads in speech reports,163.GGathering the news,1–13;in athletic reporting,230;in court reporting,193;in human interest stories,234;in interviewing,169;in reporting speeches,144.Generalities, meaningless,89.Gist,31,36,233,243,266.Grammar,78,84,123.Group interviews,187.HHeads, headlines,27,30,78,188.Hospitals, as news sources,4.How, feature in,57.Human interest stories,17,24,32,178,185,191,198;discussion of,233–255.Humor,24,198,214,241.Humorous story,241.IInfinitive beginning of lead,81.Injuries, feature in,65;list of,64.Instructions to correspondents,12.Interest,14,35,92,102,104,141,179,192;human,17,24,32,178,185,191,198,233–255.Interview stories,175–191.Interviews, for facts,6,103;for opinions,6,141,169–191;group,187.KKeynote beginning of speech report,158.Killing a story,30.LLead,31;beginning of,80,89;don'tsin,85–90;in athletic stories,223,227;in court reports,195–200;in fire stories,39,42,50,77–90;in follow stories,127–140;in human interest stories,233;in interview stories,179–185,188;in obituary stories,214;in other news stories,106;in speech reports,147–164;length of,75;main verb of,86.Leaded,32.Length, of lead,75;of paragraphs,75;of sentences,76.Line–up of teams,232.Linotype,30.Lists of dead and injured,63;of guests, patronesses, etc.,211,282;of names,282.Local interest,21,26.Long football story,226.Loss of life,22,61,73;of property,23,55.MMailing stories,13.Main verb of lead,86.Make–up, making up,31,37.Manner, reporter's,172.Marriages,206.Meaningless generalities,89.Meetings, reports of,3,119,291.Money, sums of,281,286,290.Morgue,4,216."Mr.", use of,287,292,310.Murders,113.NName beginning, in court reports,195;in human interest stories,249;in interview stories,175,180;in news stories,57,85,108–116;in speech reports,161.Names, prominent,23,57,108–116,150,161,178;use of,276,277,280–283.Narrative order, in athletic stories,227;in court reports,200;in human interest stories,250;in interview stories,185;in news stories,34–40,92–102;in obituaries,215;in speech reports166;in wedding stories,207.News,14–27,125;agencies for gathering,10,193;coöperation in gathering,10,193;expected and unexpected,3;gathering of,1–13,144,169,193,230,234;sources of,4,29;sporting,219–232,278,283.New story,34–124.News story form,34–40.News tips,3,30,295.News values,11,14–27,38,41,204,233.Newspaper terms,28–33.Night city editor,29.Nose for news, viii.Notebook,170.Note taking, in athletic reporting,230;in court reporting,194;in dramatic reporting,267;in interviewing,170;in speech reporting,144.Noun beginning of lead,80.OObituaries,214.Order of narrative (see Narrative order).Outlining of a story,99.PParagraph length,75,290.Paragraphing,48,75,166,186,290.Participial phrase beginning for lead,83,158.Parts of a news story,46,76,91.Pathetic story,238.Pathos,24,198,238.Personal appeal,
AAbbreviations,287.Accidents,3,107–109,291.Accuracy,145,168,209,212,290.Addresses, style of,278,279,286,288,290,310.Advertising,28.Ages, how written,286.Animal story,253.Announcements, of engagements,210;social,212;stories on,121;wedding,209.Article beginning,43,80.Assignments,5,29.Associated Press,10.Association, City Press,10,193.Athletic news,219–232,278,283.BBaseball stories,219.Beat, or run,5,29.Beat, or scoop,6,30.Beginning of lead,80,89;with article,43,80;with name,57,85,161,175,180,195,249;with time,47.Beginnings of court reports,195–200;of human interest stories,244–250;of interview stories,179–187;of speech reports,151–164.Big story,5,31;following–up of,140;handling of,116;resulting interviews from,176,187.Bills, stories on legislative,121.Body of the story,45,76;discussion of,91;of court reports,200;of follow stories,129;of human interest stories,250;of interview stories,185;of news stories,122;of obituaries,216;of speech reports,164.Book, of tips,3,295;style,33,276–293.Box,32,188.Break, to,31.Brevity,13,206,217,231.Brief summary athletic story,222.Bulletins, stories on,121.Business office,28.CCapitalization,276–281.Circulation,15,28.City editor,2,29.City Press Association,10,193.Classes of readers,16.Clause beginning of lead,82.Clean copy,30.Clearness,91,104,123.Clippings,295.Coherence,166,266.Column,32.Compositor,30.Compounds and divisions of words,285.Concreteness,104,293.Conferences, reports of,119.Continued case beginning,196.Coöperation in newsgathering,10,193.Copy,30;preparation of,289.Copyreader,29.Copyreading,311.Corrected, stories to be,311.Correspondent, work of,2;instructions to,11,223.Court reporting,4;discussion of,192–203,281.Cover, to,29.Crime, stories on,110–116.Criticism, dramatic,259–275.Crowd, used as feature,68.Cub reporter,28.Cynicism,235,252.DDatelines,283,310.Dates, how written,278,286,290.Day city editor,29.Dead, lists of,63.Death element,3,22,61,73,107.Decisions, reports of,119.Definiteness,104.Desk man,29.Despatch,12,222.Dialogue, use of,103;in court reports,200;in human interest stories,245,251;rules for,283.Dictation of stories,298.Diction,290–293.Directories, stories on,121.Distance, effect of,11,20.Division of words,285.Don'ts, in dramatic reporting,265;in general,290;in leads,85–90.Downstyle,33.Dramatic reporting,259–275.EEditing,30,144.Editor,29;day or night city,2,29;sporting,29,219;state,2;Sunday,29;telegraph,2,29.Editorial room,28.Editorial writers,29.Elections,3,277,281,288.Emphasis,102.Engagement announcements,210.Entertainments, reports of,210.Exaggeration,22,89.Expected news,3.FFaults in news stories,75–104.Faulty stories to be corrected,311.Feature, the,27,31,37,41,50,106–122,125,150,175,195,228,244,266;crowd as,68;death as,61,73;exaggeration for,89;fire fighting as,67;how,57;in accident stories,107;in football stories,219–232;in human interest stories,233–255;in murder stories,114;in police stories,118;in robbery stories,110;in speech reports,150;in suicide stories,115;injuries as,65;more than one,70;playing up of,27,31;property threatened as,66;rescues as,65;unexpected attendant circumstances as,60;what,55;when,54;where,52;who,57;why,51.Feature fire story,50–74.Feature social story,213.Feature story, the special,31,255.Featureless fire story,41–49.Figures, news value of,24;use of,283,286,290.Fine writing,124,213,218,251.Fire story,39,41,50,75,105,122.Fires,3,4,7,39,41,50,75,105,122.Follow, or follow–up, story,32;relation of, to court reports,197;relation of, to interviews,187;writing of,125,130–140.Following up related subjects,140.Football stories,219–232.Form of the news story,34–40.Freak leads in speech reports,163.GGathering the news,1–13;in athletic reporting,230;in court reporting,193;in human interest stories,234;in interviewing,169;in reporting speeches,144.Generalities, meaningless,89.Gist,31,36,233,243,266.Grammar,78,84,123.Group interviews,187.HHeads, headlines,27,30,78,188.Hospitals, as news sources,4.How, feature in,57.Human interest stories,17,24,32,178,185,191,198;discussion of,233–255.Humor,24,198,214,241.Humorous story,241.IInfinitive beginning of lead,81.Injuries, feature in,65;list of,64.Instructions to correspondents,12.Interest,14,35,92,102,104,141,179,192;human,17,24,32,178,185,191,198,233–255.Interview stories,175–191.Interviews, for facts,6,103;for opinions,6,141,169–191;group,187.KKeynote beginning of speech report,158.Killing a story,30.LLead,31;beginning of,80,89;don'tsin,85–90;in athletic stories,223,227;in court reports,195–200;in fire stories,39,42,50,77–90;in follow stories,127–140;in human interest stories,233;in interview stories,179–185,188;in obituary stories,214;in other news stories,106;in speech reports,147–164;length of,75;main verb of,86.Leaded,32.Length, of lead,75;of paragraphs,75;of sentences,76.Line–up of teams,232.Linotype,30.Lists of dead and injured,63;of guests, patronesses, etc.,211,282;of names,282.Local interest,21,26.Long football story,226.Loss of life,22,61,73;of property,23,55.MMailing stories,13.Main verb of lead,86.Make–up, making up,31,37.Manner, reporter's,172.Marriages,206.Meaningless generalities,89.Meetings, reports of,3,119,291.Money, sums of,281,286,290.Morgue,4,216."Mr.", use of,287,292,310.Murders,113.NName beginning, in court reports,195;in human interest stories,249;in interview stories,175,180;in news stories,57,85,108–116;in speech reports,161.Names, prominent,23,57,108–116,150,161,178;use of,276,277,280–283.Narrative order, in athletic stories,227;in court reports,200;in human interest stories,250;in interview stories,185;in news stories,34–40,92–102;in obituaries,215;in speech reports166;in wedding stories,207.News,14–27,125;agencies for gathering,10,193;coöperation in gathering,10,193;expected and unexpected,3;gathering of,1–13,144,169,193,230,234;sources of,4,29;sporting,219–232,278,283.New story,34–124.News story form,34–40.News tips,3,30,295.News values,11,14–27,38,41,204,233.Newspaper terms,28–33.Night city editor,29.Nose for news, viii.Notebook,170.Note taking, in athletic reporting,230;in court reporting,194;in dramatic reporting,267;in interviewing,170;in speech reporting,144.Noun beginning of lead,80.OObituaries,214.Order of narrative (see Narrative order).Outlining of a story,99.PParagraph length,75,290.Paragraphing,48,75,166,186,290.Participial phrase beginning for lead,83,158.Parts of a news story,46,76,91.Pathetic story,238.Pathos,24,198,238.Personal appeal,