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

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"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

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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.

Making the Most of Meeting Stories

Deborah Potter, Executive Director, NewsLab, July 30, 2006

From CCJ partner NewsLab.

Meeting stories are often the dullest of the dull. The piece begins with a wide shot of people sitting in a room. Some of them speak, but remain badly lit and often off-mic. There are murky cut-aways of people listening. It's deadly to watch. And yet, important developments occur at meetings, developments that affect your viewers' daily lives.

As a television journalist, you may be seeking ways of telling these stories differently. Try the following strategies to make your viewers want to watch. And check out NewsLab's meeting story examples, produced to illustrate different approaches.

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