Introduction xi
         Acknowledgments xvii
         Chapter 1: The Bloomberg Way 1
         Guiding Principles 2
         Ethical Standards 3
         Chapter 2: The Five Fs 5
         Chapter 3: The Four-Paragraph Lead 7
         Headlines 12
         Leads 13
         Size and Scope 18
         Reinforcing the Lead 19
         Quotations 20
         Details 22
         Nut Paragraphs 24
         To Be Sure 26
         Chapter 4: Show, Don’t Tell 27
         Characterizations 28
         Assertions 30
         Anecdotes 31
         Chapter 5: Writing Well Matters 33
         Precision and Brevity 34
         Jargon 37
         Clichés 38
         Word Echoes 38
         Tense and Voice 39
         Concise Writing 39
         Chapter 6: Preparation 41
         How to Prepare 41
         Source Development 43
         Curtain-Raisers 44
         Templates 45
         Chapter 7: Headlines 47
         Improving Headlines 48
         Headline Style 49
         Grammar and Punctuation 51
         Stand-Alone Headlines 52
         Story Subheads 53
         Avoiding Headline Errors 54
         Chapter 8: Covering News 55
         Breaking News 56
         News Releases 57
         Attribution 58
         Anonymous Sources 59
         Corrections 61
         Sending Corrections 63
         Rumor and Speculation 64
         Media Summaries 65
         Story Mechanics 67
         Complete Coverage 69
         Chapter 9: People 71
         Interviewing 72
         Obituaries 74
         Chapter 10: Enterprise 77
         Idea to Story 78
         Preparing a Pitch 78
         Types of Enterprise 81
         Reporting 85
         A Model of Reporting 86
         Writing the Story 88
         Chapter 11: Ethics 91
         Working for Bloomberg 92
         Covering Bloomberg 93
         Fairness 94
         Public Responsibilities 95
         Endorsements and Paying Our Way 96
         Plagiarism 97
         Access 97
         Transparency 98
         Accuracy 100
         Contests 100
         Conduct 101
         Libel 102
         Red Flags 103
         Avoiding a Libel Claim 104
         Chapter 12: How We Work 107
         Reporters 108
         Interviewing 109
         Accuracy 111
         Editors 112
         Editing Checklist 113
         Bloomberg First Word 114
         Going Online 115
         Chapter 13: The Data Advantage 117
         More News-Inspired Functions 120
         Functions for Markets 122
         Functions for Stocks 123
         Functions for Bonds 125
         Functions for Currencies 127
         Functions for Commodities 127
         Functions for Companies 128
         Functions for Economies 130
         Functions for Government 131
         Chapter 14: Five Easy Pieces 133
         Chapter 15: Markets 137
         How to Cover Markets 138
         Four Pillars of Market Reporting 143
         Writing Market Leads 145
         Keeping Stories Fresh 146
         Technical Analysis 147
         Markets Enterprise 149
         Stocks 151
         Themes for Stocks 151
         Bonds 152
         Government Bonds 153
         Themes for Government Bonds 154
         Corporate Bonds 155
         Themes for Corporate Bonds 156
         Swaps 157
         Money Markets 158
         Currencies 159
         Covering Currency Markets 160
         Themes for Currencies 161
         Commodities 162
         Themes for Commodities 164
         Chapter 16: Companies 167
         Market Perspective 168
         Debt 169
         Earnings 170
         Mergers and Acquisitions 174
         Valuation 176
         Value Comparisons 178
         Financing 180
         Initial Public Offerings 181
         Bond Sales 183
         Repurchases and Dividends 184
         Company Exclusives 186
         Chapter 17: Economies 189
         Covering Economies 190
         Economy Enterprise 193
         Chapter 18: Government 195
         Follow the Money 198
         Financing Government 199
         Opinion Polls 200
         Government Exclusives 202
         Chapter 19: Grammar 205
         Agreement of Subject and Verb 205
         Commas 206
         Hyphens 207
         Only 207
         Which and That 208
         Has and Have 209
         Who and Whom 211
         Chapter 20: Words and Terms 213
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