Chapter 13, 14, 15, & 16

Chapter 13 is a lot about preparing for disaster stories such as crime stories of fire stories. Unlike other types of stories these types of stories are often covered as they are happening or right after they happened. Therefore the reporter has very little time to prepare and their information will usually come from people near the accident or people working the accident, such as police officers and fire men. It's very important to interview as many people as possible to get as full and detailed account of what happened as possible.

Chapter 14 talks all about what to expect when covering a specific beat and how to cover a beat. The basic principles apply when one i covering a beat, They must be prepared, talk to sources, be alert, and be persistent. Also it is very important for beat reporters to throw themselves into what they are reporting. Email and telephone calls will not get the job done. They must be very active in the community they are reporting on because that is the only way they will get the inside story.

Chapter 15 is about how to cover business and commerce news. In the chapter they cover how important it is to prepare to cover business news. The wide range of businesses make it a must for a reporter to do extensive research on the particular business he or she is covering. Also one thing that is extremely important when reporting is to use language that the readers understand. Oftentimes I have read stories on business and it has gone way over my head, thus the particular section about making the article understandable to the reader really resonated with me.

Chapter 16 is all about writing about sports. Once again covering sports is very similar to covering any other story. One must be persistent, prepared and one must develop contacts in order to get the inside scoop. However in order to make sports interesting, reporters must not just tell who won the game, but rather they need to look for an interesting way to tell the story. That is the most important element of sports reporting.