Field Guide to Covering Local News: How to Report on Cops, Courts, Schools, Emergencies and Government

For new reporters and journalism students, this spiral bound handbook on local reporting provides practical ground-level advice for developing traditional reporting skills and creating local news content in the evolving world of modern media. Beginning with a section on developing core "beat" reporting skills, the guide covers common areas of local news work such as police and fire news, courts, local government, and schools, presenting practical information on processes, terms, and official practices that are essential core knowledge for beat reporters. Chapters offer illustrations and checklists and the volume includes a helpful glossary as well as technical information on police and fire codes. Bayles is a professor of journalism at Boston University. CQ Press is an imprint of Sage Publications. Annotation �穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)