he Newspapers Handbook (3rd edition)

“This remains a textbook on newspaper reporting skills with a difference” (Preface). How am I doing so far, Mr Author, sir? In your “Art of reviewing” section, bullet point number 9, you write: “The intro section must carry sufficient weight to attract the reader. It might encapsulate the main theme of the piece, it may contain a striking quote or description, a joke or a narrative” (I was tempted to put in a [sic] after “intro”!) Other things I and my fellow reviewers must do are to make sure that names and direct quotes are accurate; that contents...