Journalism Bibliography
News Writing
Adams, Paul. Writing Right for Today's Media. Chicago: Nelson-Hall,
1997.
Adams, Sally. Interviewing for Journalists. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Arnold, George T. Media Writer's Handbook. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Baker, Bob. Newsthinking: The Secret of Making Your Facts Fall Into
Place. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2001.
Botts, Jack. The Language of News: A Journalist's Pocket Reference.
Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1994.
Biagi, Shirley. Interviews That Work: A Practical Guide for Journalists.
2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1992.
Bragg, Rick. Somebody Told Me. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama
Press, 2000.
Brooks, Brian S., George Kennedy, Daryl R. Moen and Don Ranly. Telling
the Story: Writing for Print, Broadcast and Online Media. New York:
Bedford/St. Martins, 2001.
Brooks, Brian S., George Kennedy, Daryl R. Moen and Don Ranly. News
Reporting and Writing, 7th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2002.
Brooks, Brian S., James Pinson, Jean Gaddy Wilson. Working with Words,
5th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003.
Clark, Roy Peter. The American Conversation and the Language of Journalism.
Poynter Paper: No. 5, St. Petersburg: Poynter Institute, 1994.
Clark, Roy Peter. Free to Write: A Journalist Teaches Young Writers.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books, 1995.
Clark, Roy Peter and Don Fry. Coaching Writers: The Essential Guide
for Editors and Reporters, 2nd ed. New York: Bedford/St.Martin's Press,
2003.
Clark, Roy Peter and Christopher Scanlan, eds. America's Best Newspaper
Writing. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000.
Clark, Roy Peter and Cole C. Campbell, eds. The Value and Craft of American
Journalism. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2002.
Cohn, Victor, Lewis Cope and Jay Winsten. News & Numbers. Ames:
Iowa State University Press, 2001.
Ellis, Barbara G. The Copy Editing and Headline Handbook. New York:
Perseus Books Group, 2001.
Fedler, Fred. Reporting for the Print Media. 7th ed. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2000.
Fink, Conrad C. Writing to Inform and Engage: the Essential Guide to
Beginning News and Magazine Writing. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2003.
Fox, Walter. Writing the News: A Guide for Print Journalists. 3rd ed.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2001.
Friend, Cecilia, Don Challenger and Katherine McAdams. Contemporary
Editing. Lincolnwood, IL: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, 2000.
Gibbs, Cheryl and Tom Warhover. Getting the Whole Story. New York: Guilford
Press, 2002.
Dan Gillmor. We the media. Grassroots journalism by the people for the
people. O'Reilly Media: Sebastopol, 2004.
Harrington, Walt. Intimate Journalism: The Art and Craft of Reporting
Everyday Life. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997.
Hicks, Wynford, et. al. Writing for Journalists. New York: Routledge,
1999.
Itule, Bruce D. and Douglas A. Anderson. News Writing and Reporting
for Today's Media, 6th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Jackson, Dennis and John Sweeney, eds. The Journalist's Craft: A Guide
to Writing Better Stories. New York: Allworth Press, 2002.
Keeble, Richard. The Newspapers Handbook, 3rd ed. New York: Routledge,
2001.
Kennedy, George, Daryl R. Moen, and Don Ranly. Beyond the Inverted Pyramid.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Kershner, James W. The Elements of News Writing. Allyn & Bacon /
Longman, 2004.
Kessler, Lauren and Duncan McDonald. When Words Collide: A Media Writer's
Guide to Grammar and Style. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 1999.
Klement, Alice and Carolyn Matalene, eds. Telling Stories/Taking Risks:
Journalism Writing at the Century's Edge. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1998.
Knight, Robert M. A Journalistic Approach to Good Writing: The Craft
of Clarity. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2003.
Lanson, Jerry and Barbara Croll Fought. News in the Next Century. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1999.
LaRocque, Paula. The Book on Writing: the Ultimate Guide to Writing
Well. Oak Park, IL: Marion Street Press, 2003.
LaRocque, Paula. Championship Writing. Oak Park, IL: Marion Street Press,
2000.
Leiter, Kelly, Julian Harriss and Stanley Johnson. The Complete Reporter.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000.
Lewis, Anthony, editor. Written into History: Pulitzer Prizer Reporting
of the Twentieth Century from the New York Times. New York: Times Books,
2001.
Lorenz, Alfred Lawrence and John Vivian. News: Reporting and Writing.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
Mencher, Melvin. Basic Media Writing. 6th ed. New York: McGraw Hill,
1998.
Mencher, Melvin. News Reporting and Writing. 9th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill,
2003.
Meyer, Philip. Precision Journalism. 4th edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman
& Littlefield Publishers, 2002.
Murray, Donald M. The Craft of Revision. 5th ed. Boston: Thomson/Heinle,
2003.
Murray, Donald M. Writer in the Newsroom. Poynter Paper: No. 7, St.
Petersburg: Poynter Institute, 1995.
Murray, Donald M. Writing to Deadline: The Journalist at Work. Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann, 2000.
Nelson, Victoria. On Writer's Block: A New Approach to Creativity. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
Providence Journal-Bulletin Staff Writers. How I Wrote the Story. Providence,
RI: Providence Journal Company, 1996.
Rich, Carole. Writing and Reporting News: A Coaching Method. 4th ed.
Belmont: Wadsworth, 2003.
Ross, Lillian. Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism. Washington, DC:
Counterpoint, 2002.
Ryan, Buck, Michael O'Connell and Leland B. Ryan. The Editor's Toolbox.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2001.
Scanlan, Christopher. Reporting and Writing: Basics for the 21st Century.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Sloan, W. David and Cheryl S. Wray. Masterpieces of Reporting, Vol.
1. Northport, AL: Vision Press, 1997.
Snyder, Louis L. and Richard B. Morris, eds. A Treasury of Great Reporting.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1962.
Stephens, Mitchell and Gerald Lanson. Writing and Reporting the News.
2nd ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1997.
Stepp, Carl Sessions. Writing As Craft and Magic. Boston: McGraw-Hill,
2000.
Stovall, James G. Writing for the Mass Media. Allyn & Bacon, 2006.
Thomas Jr., Robert McG., Thomas Mallon and Chris Calhoun, editor. 52
McGs: The Best Obituaries from the Legendary New York Times Writer Robert
McG. Thomas Jr. New York: Scribner, 2001.
Wicker, Tom. On the Record: An Insider's Guide to Journalism. Bedford:St.
Martin's, 2001
Willams, Eesha. Grassroots Journalism. New York: Apex Press, 2000.
Woods, Keith, Christopher Scanlan, Karen Brown, Don Fry and Roy Peter
Clark, eds. Best Newspaper Writing. St. Petersburg, FL: Poynter Institute
and Chicago: Bonus Books. Published Annually since 1979.
Zinsser, William. On Writing Well. 25th Anniversary Edition. New York:
Harper Resource, 2001.
Zinsser, William, et al. Speaking of Journalism: 12 Writers and Editors
Talk About Their Work. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
Feature Writing
Aamidor, Abraham. Real Feature Writing. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, 1999.
Abbe, Elfrieda.The Writer's Handbook 2004. Waukesha: Kalmbach, 2003.
Bloom, Stephen G. Inside the Writer's Mind: Writing Narrative Journalism.
Ames: Iowa State Press, 2002.
Blundell, William E. The Art and Craft of Feature Writing: Based on
The Wall Street Journal. New York: Plume, 1988.
Frazier, Ian, ed. The Best American Travel Writing 2003. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 2003.
Friedlander, Edward and Lee, John. Feature Writing for Newspapers and
Magazines: The Pursuit of Excellence (5th edition). Allyn & Bacon,
2004.
Garlock, David, ed. Pulitzer Prize Feature Stories. Ames: Iowa State
University Press, 2003.
Formichelli, Linda and Diana Burrell. The Renegade Writer. A Totally
Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success. Marion Street Press:
Oak Park, 2003.
Garrison, Bruce. Professional Feature Writing. 3rd ed. Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998.
Hennessy, Brendan. Writing Feature Articles. 3rd ed. Oxford: Heineman,
1997.
Houston, Brant, Len Bruzzese and Steve Weinberg. The Investigative Reporter's
Handbook. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002.
Kennedy, George, Daryl R. Moen, and Don Ranly. Beyond the Inverted Pyramid.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Remnick, David, ed. Life Stories: Profiles from the New Yorker. New
York: Random House, 2001.
Remnick, David and Henry Finder, eds. Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of
Humor Writing from the New Yorker. New York: Random House, 2001.
Taylor, David. The Freelance Success Book. Insider Secrets For Selling
Every Word You Write. Savannah: Peak Writing Press, 2003
Wilber, Richard A. Magazine Feature Writing. New York: St. Martin's
Press, 1995.
Editing and Style
Baskette, Floyd K. and Jack Z. Sissors, Brian S. Brooks. The Art of
Editing. 7th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001.
Bernstein, Theodore M. The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English
Usage. New York: Free Press, 1995.
Bass, Frank. The Associated Press Guide to Internet Research and Reporting.
New York: Perseus Books Group, 2001.
Bowles, Dorothy A. and Diane L. Borden. Creative Editing. 3rd ed. Belmont,
CA: Wadsworth, 2000.
Cappon, Rene J. The Associated Press Guide to News Writing. Forest City,
CA: IDG Books Worldwide, 2000.
Cappon, Rene J. The Associated Press Guide to Punctuation. Cambridge,
MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003.
Davis, Foster and Karen F. Dunlap. The Effective Editor: How to Lead
Your Staff to Better Writing and Better Teamwork. St. Petersburg, FL:
Poynter Institute, 2000.
Fellow, Anthony R. and Thomas N. Clanin. 2nd ed. Copy Editor's Handbook
for Newspapers. Englewood, CO: Morton Publishing, 2002.
Frazell, Daryl F. and George Tuck. Principles of Editing: A Comprehensive
Guide for Students and Journalists. New York: McGraw Hill Text, 1996.
Goldstein, Norm, ed. The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on
Media Law. Cambridge, MA: Preseus Publishing, 2002.
LaRocque, Paul. Concise Guide to Copy Editing. Oak Park, IL: Marion
Street Press, 2003.
Rivers, William L. and Alison Work Rodriguez. A Journalist's Guide to
Grammar and Style. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995.
Schwartz, Jerry. The Associated Press Reporting Handbook. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Smith, Ron F., et al. Editing Today. Ames: Iowa State University Press,
1996.
Strunk, William, Jr. and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed.
New York: Macmillan, 1999.
Walsh, Bill. Lapsing Into a Comma. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002.
Editorial Writing
Harrigan, Jane T. and Karen Brown Dunlap. The Editorial Eye. 2nd edition.
Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.
Sloan, W. David and Laird B. Anderson. Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's
Best Editorial Writing, 1917-1993. 2nd ed. Ames: Iowa State University
Press, 1994.
Sloan, W. David, Cheryl S. Wray, C. and Joanne Sloan. Great Editorials:
Masterpieces of Opinion Writing. Northport, AL: Vision Press, 1997.
Science Writing
Blum, Deborah and Mary Knudson, eds. A Field Guide for Science Writers.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Dawkins, Richard, ed. The Best American Science and Nature Writing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
Wilson, Edward O., ed. The Best American Science and Nature Writing
2001. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Sports Writing
Bissinger, Buzz, ed. The Best American Sports Writing 2003. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
Fleder, Rob, ed. Sports Illustrated: Fifty Years of Great Writing. New
York: Time Books, 2003.
Stout, Glenn and Bud Collins, eds. The Best American Sports Writing
2001. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Swan, Jennifer. Sports Style Guide and Reference Manual: The Complete
Reference for Sports Editors, Writers, and Broadcasters. Triumph Books,
1996.
Wilstein, Steve. The Associated Press Sports Writing Handbook. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Headline Writing
Ellis, Barbara G. The Copy Editing and Headline Handbook. New York:
Perseus Books Group, 2001.
LaRocque, Paul. Heads You Win: An Easy Guide to Better Headline and
Caption Writing. Oak Park, IL: Marion Street Press, 2003.
Literary Journalism
Applegate, Edd. Literary Journalism: A Biographical Dictionary of Writers
and Editors. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.
Chance, Jean and William McKeen, eds. Literary Journalism: A Reader.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2000.
Franklin, Jon. Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction.
New York: Plume, 1994.
Sims, Norman and Mark Kramer. Literary Journalism: A New Collection
of the Best American Nonfiction. New York: Ballantine Books, 1995.
Wolfe, Tom. The New Journalism. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
Broadcast Writing
Dobbs,Greg. Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News. Allyn &
Bacon, 2005.
MacDonald, Ronald. Broadcast News Manual of Style. Longman, 1994.
Papper, Robert A. Broadcast News Writing Stylebook (3rd edition). Allyn
& Bacon, 2006.
Media ethics
Chomsky, Noam and Edward Herman. Manufacturing Consent: The Political
Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon Books, 1988.
Kovach, Bill and Rosenstiel, Tom. Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople
Should Know and the Public Should Expect. Three Rivers Press, 2001.
McChesney, Robert. Rich Media. Poor Democracy. New York, The New York
Press, 2000.
Fenton, Tom. Title Bad news : the decline of reporting, the business
of news, and the danger to us all. New York: Regan Books, c2005.
Rosenstiel, Thomas and Amy S. Mitchell. Thinking clearly: cases in journalistic
decision-making. New York: Columbia University Press, c2003.
Wicker, Tom. On the Record: An Insider's Guide to Journalism. Bedford:St.
Martin's, 2001
Libel & Mass media law
Goldstein, Norm, ed. The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on
Media Law. Cambridge, MA: Preseus Publishing, 2002.
Pember, Don. Mass Media Law. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Designing Newspapers and Magazines
Barnhurst, Kevin G. and John C. Nerone. The Form of News. New York:
Guilford Press, 2001.
Berry, John D. and foreword by Roger Black. Contemporary Newspaper Design.
New York: Mark Batty Publisher, 2004.
Conover, Charles. Designing for print. An in-depth guide to planning,
creating, and producing successful design projects. Wiley & Sons:
New Jersey, 2003.
Frost, Chris. Designing for Newspapers and Magazines. New York: Routledge,
2003.
Garcia, Mario R. Pure Design. St. Petersburg, FL: Miller Media, 2002.
Society for News Design. http://www.snd.org
Photojournalism
Brennen, Bonnie and Hanno Hardt, eds. Picturing the Past: Media, History,
and Photography. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1999.
Harris, Christopher R. and Paul Martin Lester. Visual Journalism: A
Guide for New Media Professionals. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2002.
Smith, Bill. Designing a Photograph. New York: Amphoto Books, 2001.
Stephens, Mitchell. The Rise of the Image the Fall of the Word. New
York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Wheeler, Tom. Phototruth or Photofiction?: Ethics and Media Imagery
in the Digital Age. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2002.
Videorecordings
A Journalist's toolbox: Techniques for building better journalism. 4
videocassettes (57 min. Washington, DC: Pew Center for Civic Journalism,
2000.
Disconnected: politics, the press and the public. A production of Fred
Friendly Seminars at the Columbia Universtiy Graduate School of Journalism
in association with Thirteen/WNET New York and the Century Foundation
Publish info Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
c2000.
Independent media in a time of war. Produced by Hudson-Mohawk Independent
Media Center, featuring Amy Goodman. 1 VHS (29 min., 31 sec.). New York,
N.Y.: Democracy Now!, 2003.
Mass media & politics forum: a special presentation media panel.
Recorded live on Feb. 11, 2004 at Capital University. Columbus, Ohio:
Capital University, 2004.
Noam Chomsky at Town Hall: An evening to celebrate FAIR's 15th anniversary.
1 VHS (106 min.). January 22, 2002, New York City. New York, N.Y.: Fairness
& Accuracy in Reporting, 2002.