Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-438) and index.

News writing -- Feature writing -- Column writing -- Sports writing -- Editorial writing -- Headline writing -- Writing yearbook copy -- Style and editing -- Photography -- Caption writing -- Newspaper and yearbook design -- Digital content creation -- Multimedia -- Managing a news website -- Gathering and sharing digital information -- Privacy and digital security -- Ethics and digital citizenship -- How policy and profit shape content -- Accuracy in media -- Rights and responsibilities of journalists -- Careers in journalism.

Covers everything student journalists need to know in a rapidly changing media landscape. Features important concepts and examples from current school publications from around the country. Teaches skills such as the fundamentals of good writing and editing and the basics of newspaper layout and design. Also addressed are topics that journalists are only now facing such as the responsibilities of citizen journalists, managing a news website, and digital security for reporters in the electronic age. This textbook introduces students to the cutting-edge of 21st century journalism and teaches them how to navigate this rapidly evolving field with confidence and skill.--From publisher description.