Role-playing techniques can be successful in introducing journalism students to the issue of ethical behavior. (HOD)

Proposes a formula for news reporting, namely: the story is a function of the event, the reporter, the medium, and audience, or S=f(ERMA). (HOD)

Tells how college journalism students can use video display terminals to learn how to typeset and edit their news stories electronically. (GT)

Editors of 227 weekly and daily newspapers who responded to a questionnaire indicated that journalism schools should increase the number of hours required of their students; teach more grammar, spelling, and punctuation; require internships; and broaden journalism training to include photography and layout. (TJ)

Reminds college newspaper staffs that they need not choose between serving the students' needs and winning journalism awards, since the two are inseparable and that reporting and editorials must be directed toward the students and how news events affect them. (HTH)

Shows that several sources are important for an accurate news story. Offers guidelines for getting student journalists to select several news sources and obtain information from them. (RL)

Argues that the best newspaper writing today is in sports but that sportswriting in most school newspapers is dull; offers suggestions for improvement in overall approach, leads, avoidance of cliches and use of action words, quotes, and avoidance of bias. Includes four student-written sports stories. (GT)

Reports on the frequency and manner in which various crime and noncrime news topics were presented in selected newspapers and television newscasts in 1976. Examines news flow data to determine whether news output was inflexible, and whether crime news coverage distorted the amount of real-life crime. (PD)

Summarizes ten steps in the reporting process in order to help students develop their reporting skills. (TJ)

Tells how students in a journalism class learn copyreading skills through reading and editing each other's work. (GT)

Discusses good writing and good reporting in high school journalism. Presents writing tips, editing tips, and discusses weak writing (such as backward and cluttered sentences) and good writing. (SR)

Charts the dimensions of introductory newspaper news writing classes as they are taught today in colleges and universities. Defines a model for excellence in the class by distinguishing between courses in nationally recognized writing programs versus those in programs that have not attained such acclaim. (MM)

Argues that certain techniques of literary journalism should be taught to journalism students. Asserts that teachers of journalistic writing should focus on the following critical aspects of quality writing: narrative and scenes within the narrative; use of dialogue; incisive characterization; insightful interpretation; and flair, color, and…

Describes several ways in which instructional examples of news stories can be used effectively in the classroom: describing features, analyzing matched examples, and using problem-solving activities. (MM)

Presents a unit on teaching service journalism to high school students, including (1) choosing a topic; (2) researching the topic; and (3) writing the story. Suggests several topics for service journalism. (MM)