| Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter I A General View of the Distinctive Features of News Writing | 第13-20页 |
| 1.1 News, a Means to Reflect the Human Concerns | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 News Values that Determine a Story on the Front Page or Not | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 News Writing's Own Distinctive Features | 第15-20页 |
| Chapter II The Distinctive Features of News English Seen in the News Headlines & Leads | 第20-39页 |
| 2.1 Language Features of Headlines | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2 Language Features of Leads | 第25-39页 |
| Chapter III Economy in Style-a Guiding Principle in News Writing | 第39-49页 |
| 3.1 The Need of an Effective Use of Language | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2 The Need of an Interesting Presentation of News | 第41-49页 |
| Chapter IV Emotive Elements in the Language of News Reporting | 第49-60页 |
| 4.1 Emotive Overtone-Evaluative & Connotative Words | 第50-53页 |
| 4.2 Figurative Use of Language | 第53-55页 |
| 4.3 A Hidden Characteristic-Color, Tone and a Selection Details | 第55-58页 |
| 4.4 Fact and Opinion | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter V Fuzziness in News Reporting | 第60-69页 |
| 5.1 Fuzzy Terms in the Five Ws and the H | 第60-66页 |
| 5.2 Syntactic Fuzziness in News Reporting | 第66-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-72页 |