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Behind the News

Jack Finney

First published November 1952
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

An ambitious third-rate newspaper reporter adds lead from a meteor to the linotype machine, resulting in the unusual accuracy of the paper's predictions.

Notes

Originally published in Good Housekeeping, November 1952.

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1952 Good Housekeeping, November 1952 MAGAZINE
1957 The Third Level Rinehart Collection 141
December 1957 The Third Level Rinehart / SFBC Collection 105
1958 The Clock of Time Eyre & Spottiswoode Collection 105
March 1959 The Third Level Dell Collection 104
January 1960 The Clock of Time The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 105
July 1961 The Clock of Time Panther Collection 84
November 1986 Magical Wishes Signet / New American Library Anthology 24
November 2012 The Clock of Time Gateway / Orion Collection