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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

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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.

Reporting on Guns

Center for Investigative Reporting, June 3, 1997

The Center for Investigative Reporting has put together a lengthy and highly instructive report on how to cover guns and track their history. Their page includes everything from reports from the federal government on which guns are used in crimes the most quickly (time-to-crime) to information on gun manufacturers to federal and state guns laws.

The report can be found here:
http://www.muckraker.org/pg_one_investigation-534-2-0.html

The methodology the Center used for producing its report is available here:
http://www.muckraker.org/content/homepage/GunReportingMethodology.pdf

A page of articles about gun issues can be accessed trough this link: http://www.muckraker.org/pg_inv_by_topic-14-Gun%20Trafficking-0.html

You can also visit their homepage through this link: www.muckraker.org

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