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This site is divided into three main sections and 17 subsections. The main sections reflect the principal duties of the journalist: reporting, writing and rewriting. As I see it, a good reporter is like a pinball in play, always gathering, writing, revising, gathering, writing, revising—until time runs out. The job is as simple, and as hard, as that. The advice here is based on the teachings of reporters I admire. It is also sprinkled with the conclusions I have drawn during 26 years as a writer, editor and teacher. Jim Hall Fredericksburg, Va jhall@freelancestar.com
Prewriting To be a successful reporter The nature of news The art of interviewing—part 1 The art of interviewing—part 2 Harvesting the news The human touch	Writing The writing process Getting organized Story structure The news lead—part 1 The news lead—part 2 The rest of the story The tools of the trade	Rewriting Getting it right—part 1 Getting it right—part 2 Libel Ethics