This is a book for everyone who wants to be a journalist: a practical guide to all you need to know, learn, and do to succeed as a trainee reporter in today's newsroom. <b>Essential Reporting</b>, written by an experienced NCTJ examiner includes:<br /><ul><li>What makes a good reporter</li><li>What is news, and how to find it</li><li>How newsrooms work</li><li>Day-to-day life as a reporter</li><li>Key reporting tasks</li><li>Covering courts and councils</li><li>Successful interviewing</li><li>Writing news stories</li><li>Specialist reporting </li><li>Handling sound, pictures and the web</li></ul><p></p><p>It also contains a wealth of advice, tips and warnings from working journalists, a guide to NCTJ training and examinations, a glossary and a guide to further reading.</p><p></p><p> </p>