Heat and Light: Advice for the Next Generation of Journalists

In Heat and Light, a legendary journalist and a journalism professor join forces to offer a one-of-a-kind guide for our next generation of great journalists. Drawing on the authors' decades of experience at the top of the field and inspired directly by beginners' most frequently asked questions, Heat and Light offers invaluable advice on such topics as:

balancing drama and information ("heat" vs. "light")

generating and evaluating story ideas

the secrets to crafting good ledes

creating strong p...