Welcome to the home of beat journalism at CQ Press!

Writers of The New York Times, and the stories they produce, guide readers through the ins and outs of beat reporting in this new TimesCollege series from CQ Press. Selected by academic editors, and well-respected journalists in their own right, the stories in these volumes distill each beat by story type. Each volume includes interviews with select Times writers and "Story Scans" that disassemble stories with helpful annotations — and in the following pages you'll find what editors couldn't include in their books.

Here you'll find tips and instructions from our series editors on how to follow your beat on The New York Times website — from what articles to look for and who to follow, to what makes a good multimedia package. Click on the links below to find more resources from these seasoned professionals to support your reporting goals.