crime reporting
Covering illegal activity
Crime reporting is journalism that covers criminal activity, investigations, arrests, and court proceedings.
The beat typically includes police blotters, trial coverage, and stories about victims and perpetrators.
Crime reporting raises ethical questions about sensationalism, racial bias, and the presumption of innocence: The paper's crime reporting focused heavily on low-income neighborhoods.
- eyewitness accountsReports from direct observers
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
- live coverageBroadcasting events as they occur
- incident reportDocument describing what happened
- anonymousOf unknown origin
journalism · whistleblowing · media ethics · scanner · tip line · press coverage · sensationalism · police blotter · fact-checking · public interest · off the record · news tip · media circus · editorial standards · media · witness testimony · headline · press freedom
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, newsroom, press cards
- true crimecold case, unsolved mystery, murder mystery, homicide, serial killer
- journalism termsheadline, headlines, byline, bylines, lead
- media trialstrial by media, media circus, trial coverage, media frenzy, media trials
- victim servicesvictim support, victim advocate, victim assistance, crisis intervention, safe house
crime reportingtravel writing
Prose documenting journeys
fashion journalism · society pages · opinion columns · entertainment news · editorial writing
crime reportingopinion columns
Bylined argumentative journalism
editorials · op-eds · editorial writing · personal essays · commentary