Thirty years after its first publication, this new edition of The News Writing Formula clarifies some points in the old book, and also adds updated tips on news editing as well as suggestions on grammar and usage as they might apply to the English used in the news.

Vergel O. Santos has been a journalist for more than 50 years; he has edited two daily newspapers. He is the author of “Chino, His Life and Times,” a biography of Joaquin P. Roces, the legendary newspaper publisher and patriot, and has published collections of essays on the news media and other subjects. He now writes sociopolitical commentary for the Manila-based online news site Rappler and contributes opinion to The New York Times.