Politics is the mainstay of democratic governance where the people’s right to know is given prominence and the citizens are courted for their goodwill without which politicians cannot attain positions of governance. To consent to any politician or a political party’s bid to lead the polity, the people must be knowledgeable in the prevailing political narratives lest they make choices that merely gratify parochial inclinations that do not bear the public interest. This paper represents political reporting as an activity in furtherance of the people’s right to know the processes involved in political leadership recruitment and accentuates the coreness of this variety of journalism to the democratic processes in any nation. It explicates the genres of political reporting to show its encompassing scope and spotlights the principles guiding the political reporter’s job, his challenges as well as responsibilities. The significance of attribution to make for credibility in political news writing is stressed as the subtle differences in meaning of attributives are featured to guide the reporter’s use of same in context.  The paper equally exposes citizens to the indices by which the reporter’s attributed sources could be weighed for reliability. Through findings from a survey of library sources (physical and online) it presents an extensive guide for the political journalist and news consumer on the path of building a politically aware society.