This guide to news writing concentrates on each stage of the writing process and discusses what to do in each part of the process. The process is broadly broken down into these stages: prewriting (thinking, planning, and collecting data); writing (rethinking, checking, putting the words on paper); rewriting and editing (polishing the words on paper, final editing, proofing), and the finished product (reaction and reassessment). The emphasis is on getting information of substance rather than writing style. Actual news stories are presented frequently, and the reader is asked to identify flaws in them. (JK)