America's best newspaper writing : a collection of ASNE prizewinners / Roy Peter Clark ; Christopher Scanlan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Roy Peter.

Contributor:

Scanlan, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

The American Society of Newspaper Editors.

Journalism--Competitions.

Journalism.

Physical Description:

xviii, 318 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001.

Contents:

1 Deadline Writing

Report from the Mideast: Shiva for a Child Slain in a Palestinian Raid / Richard Ben Cramer Cramer, Richard Ben

Jury Sends Santa Claus Killer to Electric Chair / Leonora Bohen LaPeter LaPeter, Leonora Bohen

Men of Steel Are Melting With Age / David Von Drehle Drehle, David Von

In Belfast, Death, Too, Is Diminished by Death / Francis X. Clines Clines, Francis X.

2 Local Reporting and Beats

All She Has, $150,000, Is Going to a University / Rick Bragg Bragg, Rick

Losing It: Careers Fall Like Autumn Leaves / Thomas Boswell Boswell, Thomas

It Fluttered and Became Bruce Murray's Heart / Jonathan Bor Bor, Jonathan

Mackenzie Football Star Another Gunplay Victim / Mitch Albom Albom, Mitch

Even for Trees, Age Could Have Its Privileges / Russell Eshleman Eshleman, Russell

Domino's Bites Back at Tax / Russell Eshleman Eshleman, Russell

Caught Up in the Crossfire / Dan Neil Neil, Dan

3 Obituaries and Funerals

Ray Bolger, The Immortal Scarecrow / Tom Shales Shales, Tom

Edward E. 'Ace' Clark, Ice and Coal Dealer / Jim Nicholson Nicholson, Jim

Tastykake Retiree Marie Byrne / Jim Nicholson Nicholson, Jim

4 Crime and Courts

Caught in the Web: Evil at the Door / Cathy Frye Frye, Cathy

Humanity on Trial / Linnet Myers Myers, Linnet

Metal to Bone: Day 1: Click / Anne Hull Hull, Anne

5 Business Reporting and Explanatory Journalism

The Life of a Cowboy: Drudgery and Danger / William E. Blundell Blundell, William E.

Making It Fly: Designing the 757 / Peter Rinearson Rinearson, Peter

Property Tax Exemptions: Legal But Terribly Unfair / Michael Gartner Gartner, Michael

6 Opinion and Persuasion

Woman Burned While Police Had Their Danish / Murray Kempton Kempton, Murray

Tugs at the Curtain But the Wizard's Lips Remain Frozen / Richard Aregood Aregood, Richard

A One-Word Assault on Women / Donna Britt Britt, Donna

The Two Alabamas / Bailey Thomson Thomson, Bailey

Abernathy Allies: Kings Defend Rogue Who Sullied Famed Name / Cynthia Tucker Tucker, Cynthia

A Thesaurist Leaves, Exits / Andrew H. Malcolm Malcolm, Andrew H.

Second Thoughts Following NY Verdict / Leonard Pitts Pitts, Leonard

7 The Profile and Feature Story

Dr. Seuss: Wild Orchestrator of Plausible Nonsense for Kids / Cynthia Gorney Gorney, Cynthia

Koch Grabs Big Apple and Shakes It / Saul Pett Pett, Saul

Havana Journal: A Sentimental Journey to La Casa of Childhood / Mirta Ojito Ojito, Mirta

For Lerro, Skyway Nightmare Never Ends / David Finkel Finkel, David

A Beautiful Find / Tommy Tomlinson Tomlinson, Tommy

Life, Death, and Corruptionon an African Mainstream / Blaine Harden Harden, Blaine

Ah, What a Day! / Ken Fuson Fuson, Ken

8 Terrorism, War, and Disasters

Nation Stands in Disbelief and Horror / Bryan Gruley Gruley, Bryan

Amid the Ruins, a Separate Peace / Steve Lopez Lopez, Steve

Only Human Wreckage Is Left in Karubamba / Mark Fritz Fritz, Mark

A Boy Who Was Like a Flower / Anthony Shadid Shadid, Anthony

1,200 Feet of St. Helens Tossed to the Wind / Richard Zahler Zahler, Richard

Fighting for Life 50 Floors Up, with One Tool and Ingenuity / Jim Dwyer Dwyer, Jim

9 The Classics

Prisoners with Midnight in Their Hearts / Harold A. Littledale Littledale, Harold A.

Mary White / William Allen White White, William Allen

Iowa Village Waits All Night for Glimpse at Fleeting Train / Lorena A. Hickok Hickok, Lorena A.

Joe Louis Uncovers Dynamite / Richard Wright Wright, Richard

Mr. Welles and Mass Delusion / Dorothy Thompson Thompson, Dorothy

The Death of Captain Henry Waskow / Ernie Pyle Pyle, Ernie

From The Bronx Slave Market / Marvel Cooke Cooke, Marvel

Miracle of Coogan's Bluff / Red Smith Smith, Red

About New York / Meyer Berger Berger, Meyer

A Flower for the Graves / Gene Patterson Patterson, Gene

10 The Craft of Writing Great Stories

The Building Blocks of the Story

The Language of Journalism

Writing to Inform, Writing to Engage

Making Hard Facts Easy Reading

11 The Ethics of Non-Fiction Writing.

ISBN:

0312250967

OCLC:

45724539