Now in its seventh edition, Reporting for the Media by Fred Fedler, John R. Bender, Lucinda Davenport, and Michael W. Drager continues its outstanding tradition in journalism education, providing both students and instructors with a firm foundation on which to build journalistic success. It teaches readers the most important skills and characteristics of effective reporters: how to be engaged in and curious about the world around them and how to articulate a good story. New features of this updated edition include sections on prewriting, grammar and mechanics, using the Internet, computer-assisted reporting, and interviews. Like its previous editions, this book also contains reading lists, discussion questions, suggested projects, five useful appendices, end-of-chapter checklists, and hundreds of real-life examples and exercises from professionals and students.