About the Book
For courses in Developmental Writing.
The Prentice-Hall Newspaper Reader shows developing writers ways to refine their thinking, reading, and writing abilities by using the newspaper article, and then encourages them to move out into the larger world of texts. The only book of its kind on the market, its format mirrors newspapers, and is organized in themes found in newspapers such as news, business life, and sports. Each subsection contains examples of feature articles, an editorials, and reports.
Table of Contents:
(NOTE: Each section contains 3 storylines, and within each storyline is an example of a report, an editorial, and a feature article; as well as an introduction and vocabulary section and an exercises and activities section.) I. READING AND WRITING ABOUT NEWSPAPERS.
1. The Writing Process.
2. Reading the News for Narratives: Overview. NARRATIVE: "New York: Sentimental Journeys," Joan Didion. The New York Review of Books: January 17, 1991.
II. THE NEWSPAPER.
News.
Elizabeth Smart: A Miraculous Return.
REPORT: “Elizabeth's Uncle Finds Speculation Ludicrous,” Derek Jensen. The Deseret Morning News: June 15, 2002.
FEATURE: “Kidnapping Case Puts Mormons on Defensive,” Michael Janofsky. The New York Times: March 24, 2003.
EDITORIAL: “Elizabeth Smart's Case Is Symbolic of an Ugly Little Secret,” Jan Jarboe Russell. San Antonio Express-News: March 23, 2003.
The USA Patriot Act: Anti-Terrorist/Anti-Liberty.
REPORT: “An Intelligence Giant in the Making; Anti-Terrorism Law Likely to Bring Domestic Apparatus of Unprecedented Scope,” Jim McGee. The Washington Post: November 4, 2001.
EDITORIAL: “On Civil Liberties; Under Cloak of 'Security,'”The San Francisco Chronicle: December 9, 2001.
FEATURE: “Patriot Act Available Against Many Types of Criminals,” Michelle Mittelstadt. The Dallas Morning News: September 8, 2003.
Jayson Blair of The New York Times: Truth and the Media.
REPORT: “Correcting the Record: Times Reporter Who Resigned Leaves Long Trail of Deception,” Dan Barry, David Barstow, Jonathan D. Glater, Adam Liptak, and Jacques Steinberg (Research support by Alain Delaqueriere and Carolyn Wilder). The New York Times: May 11, 2003.
FEATURE: “The Blair Pitch Project,” Joe Hagan. The New York Observer: May 26, 2003.
EDITORIAL: “Blair Didn't Just Steal Words from Someone Else's Story. He Also Stole–And Destroyed–Trust,” Macarena Hernandez. The San Antonio Express-News: June 1, 2003.
Business.
Steve Bezos of Amazon.com: A Billionaire on Paper.
EDITORIAL: “Party On, Paul,”The Seattle Times: June 8, 1998.
FEATURE: “The Virtual Route to Happiness; Jeff Bezos Is a New Kind of Entrepreneur. He Runs 'the Earth's Biggest Bookstore', but He Works from a Cubbyhole and His Shops Number Precisely Nil,” Ann Treneman. The Independent (London): September 10, 1997. REPORT: “Amazon Chief Shrugs Off Slide; 'There Is Now An Irrational Under-Exuberance for the Potential of the Internet',” Jane Martinson and David Teather. The Guardian (London): June 26, 2000.
A National Obsession with Lotteries: Path to Riches or Path to Destruction?
FEATURE: “The Lottery's Poor Choice of Locations; Boom in Instant Games, Keno Widens Sales Gap Between White and Blue Collar,” David M. Halbfinger and Daniel Golden (Steven M. Cohn contributed). The Boston Globe: February 12, 1997. REPORT: “Lottery's Boom Era Is Over, House Panel Told; Profits Are $12 Million Short of School Aid Goal,” James Bradshaw. The Columbus Dispatch: February 16, 1995.
EDITORIAL: “HOPE Makes a College Degree More Accessible, and That's Bad,” Mack A. Moore. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: August 1, 2003.
Fast Food World: Transnational Business and Homogeneity.
REPORT: “American Fast Food Invades Singapore,” Peter Ooi. United Press International. October 6, 1980.
FEATURE: “Burgers for Burghers,” T.W. Lapereau. The Jerusalem Post: October 27, 1989. EDITORIAL: “Profile McDonald's: Everyone Loves a McNasty,” James Delingpole. The Independent (London): April 4, 1999.
Discovery.
Space: The Fatal Frontier?
REPORT: “Space Shuttle Explodes In Midair, Killing Crew; Mission Lost In Seconds,” Larry Eichel and Mike Leary. Philadelphia Inquirer: January 29, 1986.
EDITORIAL: “The Grief Is the Same, the Disaster Different,” Alfred Lubrano. Philadelphia Inquirer: February 4, 2003.
FEATURE: “Voyager Celebrates 25 Years of Discovery,” William Harwood. The Washington Post: August 19, 2002.
Cyberspace: Enter the Internet.
REPORT: “Cyberbegging Frees Some from Tangled Financial Web,” Martha Irvine. The Washington Post: February 23, 2003.
EDITORIAL: “An Ever-expanding Community Called Cyberspace,” Tom Ambrose. Business Times: July 18, 1994.
FEATURE: “Dispenser Of Instant Treasures; The Internet, Especially the Auction Site Ebay, Has Revolutionized the Collecting of Pez and Just About Everything Else,” David Streitfeld. Los Angeles Times: November 22, 2001.
Cloning: Do These Genes Fit?
REPORT: “Debate About Cloning Returns to Congress,” Rick Weiss. The Washington Post: January 30, 2003.
EDITORIAL: “Genome Project; 'Source Book for Biology' or 'Expensive Tinker Toy'?” William Allen. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: February 5, 1989.
FEATURE: “Double Helix Anniversary: Cardboard Cutouts and Flash of Insight Ignited Biological Revolution with Discovery of DNA Structure,” Malcolm Ritter. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: February 10, 2003.
Sports.
Michael Jordan: Athlete (Un)Extraordinaire.
REPORT: “NBA Star Signs Baseball Deal,”Agence France Presse: February 7, 1994.
EDITORIAL: “Who Has Won and Who Has Lost,” Bob Greene. The Chicago Tribune: March 16, 1994.
FEATURE: “A Humbled Jordan Learns New Truths,” Ira Berkow. The New York Times: May 22, 1994.
Ice-Skater vs. Ice-Skater: From Graceful Dance to Bloodsport.
FEATURE: “Harding, the Talented but Troubled Champion, Is Going for a Bigger Title,” Jere Longman. The New York Times: January 10, 1994. REPORT: “Tonya Harding Questioned About Kerrigan Attack,”United Press International: January 12, 1994.
EDITORIAL: “Silver Lining; Tracking Our Nancy,” Dan Shaughnessy. The Boston Globe: February 26, 1994.
How Americans Came to Remember What America Was All About: The U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Wins Gold at Lake Placid.
FEATURE: “'Do You Believe in Miracles? Yes!'; Hal Bock Covered the 1980 U.S.-Soviet Game at Lake Placid,” Hal Bock. The Associated Press: August 12, 2003. EDITORIAL: “3 Gold Medalists' Words of Advice,” Mike Eruzione. The New York Times: February 5, 1984. REPORT: “Olympians Go Their Own Ways,” Kathy Blumenstock. The Washington Post: April 17, 1983.
Life.
Fashion: Off the Hanger and onto the Streets.
REPORT: “Denim's Lucky “Seven”–How $100-Plus Jeans Became A Must have Fashion Fad,” Teri Agin. The Wall Street Journal: February 24, 2003.
EDITORIAL: “Men's Fashion Sense Is Expanding, Like Spandex,” Olivia Barker. USA Today: January 29, 2003.
FEATURE: “Fashion Emergency: Duct Tape Makes a Fine Prom Dress,” Ann Zimmerman. The Wall Street Journal: February 28, 2003.
Food: We Are What We Won't Eat.
REPORT: “Researchers Chew the Fat on Merits of the Atkins Diet,” Nanci Hellmich. USA Today, August 6, 2002.
EDITORIAL: “Fat Kids, Working Moms: Link Looms Large,” Mary Eberstadt. Los Angeles Times: February 18, 2003.
FEATURE: “Convenience Cuisine: In the Search for Quick, Weeknight Meals, 'Home Cooking' Has Taken on a Whole New Meaning,” Candy Sagon. The Washington Post: January 29, 2003.
Fads: The Trend That Never Ends.
REPORT: “Cutting to the Chase: Kitchen-Only Tours,” Debra Galant. The New York Times: February 6, 2003.
EDITORIAL: “The Great White Hype,” Julia Keller. The Chicago Tribune: February 18, 2003.
FEATURE: “The Shag: A 70s Icon Spreads Out Again,” Cindy Chang. Los Angeles Times: August 22, 2002.
III. SPECIAL EDITON-THE 9/11 ATTACKS.
September 11, 2001: The World Falls Apart.
REPORT: “U.S. Attacked; Hijacked Jets Destroy Twin Towers and Hit Pentagon in Day of Terror,” N. R. Kleinfield. The New York Times: September 12, 2001.
REPORT: “Bodies Pulled from Pentagon; Troops Patrol District Streets,” Steve Twomey and Arthur Santana. The Washington Post: September 12, 2001.
REPORT: “After the Attacks: United Flight 93; On Doomed Flight, Passengers Vowed to Perish Fighting,” Jodi Wilgoren and Edward Wong (Vivian S. Toy contributed). New York Times: September 13, 2001.
September 11, 2001: The Global Response. EDITORIAL: “Sorry, but America Has Itself to Blame,” an unnamed correspondent in Beijing. The Australian: September 13, 2001.
EDITORIAL: “Israel's War Is No Longer Its Alone,” Tom Rose. The Jerusalem Post: September 13, 2001.
EDITORIAL: “Terror in America: There Can Be No More Dancing on the Dead,” Said Ghazali. The Independent (London): September 13, 2001.
September 11, 2001: The World Reflects.
EDITORIAL: “Why We Still Don't Get It, One Year On: Americans Are Badly Served by Semi-Official Media Propaganda,” Mark Hertsgaard. The Guardian (London): September 11, 2002.
REPORT: “9/11 Widow Describes Flight Tape; In Response to a News Report, Deena Burnett Spoke About the Final Moments of Flight 93, Which Crashed in Pennsylvania,” Greg Gordon. Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN): August 8, 2003.
FEATURE: “Two Years Later: World Opinion; Foreign Views of U.S. Darken After Sept. 11,” Richard Bernstein (Contributing to this report were James Brooke, Frank Bruni, Alan Cowell, Ian Fisher, Joseph Kahn, Clifford Krauss, Marc Lacey, Jane Perlez, Craig S. Smith and Michael Wines). The New York Times: September 11, 2003.
Review :
"It is probably the most innovative idea I have been exposed to in a long time! Highly recommended." — Karen Hackley, Houston Community College
"Organizing this reader in the pattern of a newspaper is an excellent and refreshing strategy .... For those who already read the newspaper with some regularity, it will be a familiar theme; for those unaccustomed to reading newspapers, this book may well open the door to a new and obvious tool to begin their journey into the world of current events .... Bravo to the authors for keeping the students' interests in mind throughout!" — Julie Segedy, Chabot College
