The book’s title, “Heat and Light,” is a phrase Wallace often uses to describe what good journalism is all about. “Heat” refers to a story’s emotional pull—the drama, conflict or characters that get readers involved in a story. “Light” is information—the fresh knowledge that a well-reported story can offer. A good news story has both, and HEAT AND LIGHT sets out to teach young journalists the basics of weaving the two together into important reporting. The book makes an important contribution to the teaching of journalism by including not only the big-picture questions like fairness, responsibility and ethics, but also explaining the concrete writing and reporting skills that all young journalists must know.
Generation of Journalists
CONTRIBUTORS
Jill Abramson, Managing Editor, The New York Times
Robert Anderson, producer, CBS News 60 Minutes
Ron Blum, sports reporter, the Associated Press
Marcus Brauchli, Executive Editor, The
Michael Bronner, contributor, Vanity Fair
Eve Burton, General Counsel, the Hearst Corporation
Christopher Chivers, Correspondent, The New York Times, and contributing editor for Esquire and Field & Stream
James Ford, reporter, WPIX-TV, Channel 11,
Lin Garlick, Executive Editor, CBS Newspath
Arthur S. Hayes, Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies,
Neil Hickey, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, former New York Bureau Chief, TV Guide
Neil Hopp,
Marvin Kalb, Professor Emeritus,
Bill Keller, Executive Editor, The New York Times
Joshua Micah Marshall, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Talking Points Memo
Linda Mason, Senior Vice President, CBS News
Russ Mitchell, anchor, The CBS Sunday Night News with Russ Mitchell and CBS News National Correspondent
Kim Murphy, Correspondent, The
Elizabeth Palmer,
Scott Pelley, correspondent, CBS News 60 Minutes
Anthony Ramirez, former reporter and editor, The New York Times and Fortune, now at the
Las Vegas Sun
Chip Scanlon, the Poynter Institute
Robert Smith, correspondent, National Public Radio
Chris Wallace, Fox News Channel, host, Fox News Sunday
