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A concise handbook for newspaper reporters that defines news as timely items of interest and insists on plain, direct prose. It argues that essential facts should appear immediately rather than being withheld for suspense, explains the straight news lead and the primacy of the who, what, when, and where (with how and why as often necessary), and stresses precise identification of people, places, and times. It also advises tailoring copy to readers' interests, distinguishes reporter-written stories from headline work, and recommends arranging information so that subsidiary details follow the central account.

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Title: Hints on news reporting

Author: Murray Sheehan

Editor: E. Haldeman-Julius

Release date: December 4, 2025 [eBook #77396]

Language: English

Original publication: Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1922

Credits: Carol Brown, Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

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Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius

Hints on News
Reporting

Murray Sheehan

HALDEMAN-JULIUS COMPANY
GIRARD, KANSAS