Saturday February 04, 2012

CCJ Books

The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

Completely updated and revised
"The most important book on the relationship of journalism and democracy published in the last fifty years." – Roy Peter Clark, The Poynter Institute
We Interrupt This Newscast: How to Improve Local News and Win Ratings, Too

Just Released
A landmark study on what people watch and why. The most exhaustive study ever of local TV news -- what helps ratings, what drives viewers away, and what editorial approaches and story-telling techniques most influence viewership.

CCJ Founding Mission

Watch video of how our organization was born


In 1997, a group of 25 of the country’s leading journalists led by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel sat down at the Harvard Faculty Club to discuss the declining state of journalism, and to organize a comprehensive examination of news gathering and its responsibilities. As a result of this undertaking, the Committee of Concerned Journalists was born. In the years since, more than 10,000 journalists from across the United States and around world have benefitted from CCJ’s training programs, research, and efforts to preserve quality journalism. This video provides more detail about the founding and original mission of The Committee of Concerned Journalists.