Wednesday February 08, 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.

A Journalist's Guide to the Geneva Conventions

Society of Professional Journalists, July 30, 2006

The Geneva Conventions are a series of pacts that govern how prisoners of war and civilians are to be treated in a conflict. SPJ has put together guide to help journalists better understand the definitions and rules of the conventions. The links below offer explanation, history and the actual text of the conventions.

Reference Guide -
http://spj.org/gc-index.asp?

History of the Conventions -
http://spj.org/gc-history.asp?

Convention Texts -
http://spj.org/gc-texts.asp?