"Easily the best introduction to being a reporter I have come across. It provides solid, no-nonsense advice on the skills needed to do the job but is also willing to tackle the bigger issues every journalist must grapple with from time to time. Best of all, it has been written by a true newsman and his enthusiasm for the task in hand is evident on every page." --Paul Jones, course leader, Press Association Editorial Training
"David Randall shows there is a way to produce honest and thoughtful journalism." --Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
"One of the best books around about plying the trade. Packed with handy hints and anecdotes ... An essential, down-to-earth guide to what the job is all about." --Press Wise Bulletin
"The range of the book is impressive. I particularly liked the book for its sharp and gritty approach." --Free Press
"The best book on journalism I have ever read." --Don Johnston, editorial consultant
"I like its common-sense practicality, its firm belief in honest reporting, and its commitment to quality... David Randall’s fluent style and his superb range of examples make this book a pleasure to read. Anyone who wants to be a journalist should go through it -- again, and again, and again." --Val Williams, The Thomson Foundation
