This study examines the coverage of the Rosenberg case in the "New York Times,""Chicago Tribune," and the "New Orleans Times-Picayune," from 20 May until 22 June 1953, the month prior to the execution. These three major metropolitan dailies represent different geographical areas and political orientations. It was…

Provides pointers for news writers in such areas as approaching a story, conducting an interview, using quotations, and protecting sources. (GW)

Describes several sports situations and possible approaches to reporting them in the school newspaper; points out the importance of effectively reporting athletic activities while maintaining a proper perspective of the role of sport in the academic community. (GW)

Urges journalism teachers to make publication a part of the newswriting course. Offers specific suggestions to facilitate the publication of student work in professional newspapers and suggests writing topics. (GW)

Journalism Central, a joint effort of the Journalism Association of Ohio Schools and the Ohio State University School of Journalism, responded to the school closing crisis of the winter of 1977 with an intensive two-day interviewing and news-writing session for high-school journalists. (MKM)

Advises beginning reporters how to obtain the three major ingredients of the news story: relevant factual material from direct observation; information from authoritative, knowledgeable, and reliable sources; and significant background material. (Author/GW)

Shows how a teaching technique raises questions about how to get, interpret, and report the important facts of a news story. (RL)

Provides suggestions for giving potential investigative reporters a general overview of the topic in first-year reporting and writing classes. (KS)

Offers suggestions related to the following aspects of student publications: the use of photographs on the front page, language usage in news stories, the "personals" column, and getting story ideas. Provides some facts about trends in newspaper publication and in the size of the high school population. (GW)

Claims that newswriting practice contributes to the development of advertising writing skills and that it is particularly relevant given the increasing enrollment in advertising programs. Describes five factors common to both news and advertising writing: audience, distillation, freshness, substance, and easy access. Provides examples of each…

Shows the part played by formal/informal literatures in the social construction of scientific knowledge, analyzing the work of the "Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Claims of the Paranormal" (which critically investigates fringe-sciences). Indicates that popular literature can deconstruct facts while scientific…

A Rapid City newspaper supports a question-answer column on science-related questions from local readers. Discusses development of the column, mechanics of setting it up, and why starting similar columns in other papers may help in getting science to the public. Sample questions with answers as they appeared in the newspaper are included. (JN)

Describes two approaches to grading news stories in a news writing course, in which grading and penalties were lenient in the first half of the course, and more strict in the second half. Discusses a survey of students' attitudes indicating that the moderated grading made the course less intimidating. (HTH)

An analysis of 37 cumulative news stories that appeared in "The New York Times" from 1925 to 1975 suggested that the informational linkages between segments of cumulative news stories were extremely weak and that none of the characteristics of cumulative news story construction changed significantly over the sample period. (GT)

Considers the market for freelance writing in Sunday newspaper magazines. Suggests that this market is a logical outlet for journalism student work. (RL)