《美联社新闻报道手册》是一本职业记者的必备导读，作者系美联社前资深记者杰里施瓦茨。杰里在本书所举案例，均为美联社报道史上产生过广泛社会影响的经典案例，他逐一做了生动有趣、富有现场感、同时又深刻独到的解说。作者既叙写了对整个新闻事件深入调查的经过，包括事情是怎么发生的，怎么一波三折、牵动人心、牵动整个社会关注的，当时的记者是怎么摸到线索、找到关键的信息提供者、并让他们说出了实话；同时也示范了如何撰写一篇成功的新闻稿——既是一个有趣味的、能吸引读者的故事，又最大限度地影响社会、触动有关部门的神经。本书自始至终体现了美联社记者的新闻精神以及工作方法，对每一个想成为优秀记者的人，都有很好的指导和借鉴意义。（For professional journalists, this book is essential introduction. The author is Jerry Schwartz, the former senior journalist of Associated Press. The cases Jerry listed in this book are all classic cases in the report history of Associated Press which produced wide social influence. He presents these cases one by one vividly but deeply and uniquely. He narrates the in-depth investigation process of the whole news events, including how the events happened, how they developed upon ups and downs and drew the attention of people and even the whole society, how the journalists found the clues, the key information providers and asked them to tell truth. At that same time, Jerry also demonstrates how he writes a successful news article that is not only an interesting and attractive story but also influences the society and attracts the concern of the related department. From beginning to end, this book shows the news spirit and work method of a journalist of Associated Press. For anyone who intends to become an excellent journalist, this book provides good guidance and reference. ）