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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

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.

Tools for Managers

  • Multimedia Literacy is Not Optional
    The method you use to tell a story tells a story of its own: about your fears and your strengths and your comfort level using unfamiliar tools. It’s a small wonder that newsrooms may be eager to take refuge in the familiar, but that has to change.
  • As The Nose Grows
    Candidates say a lot of things. Sometimes what they say isn't exactly accurate, and that's where journalists come in. One newspaper's fact-finding mission is taking its cue from its readers.
  • Days of Future Passed
    "Journalists confront a rapidly changing world."
  • Who Hates the Press?
    From Watergate to the present, confidence in the media has been spiraling down.
  • Managing Time Better
    Ellen Leifeld, publisher of The Tennessean, shares some time management tips that can make you more productive...and happier.
  • Zell at Press Conference Declares Newspapers 'Ain't Ended'
    Sam Zell, Chairman and CEO of the newly private Tribune Co., "takes a non-traditional tone in introducing himself to the Chicago media."
  • Covering the Whole Campaign
    Tips for going deeper than the top stories, races, and candidates in your political reporting.
  • The Hit-Job Mentality
    "Unnamed sources can be valuable, not just in investigative work but also in political reporting."
  • Think Globally, Read Locally
    A story about urban redevelopment across the United States--social function and dysfunction, government policy, race, and class.
  • Bringing Back Verbs
    "To be" or not. Verbs on the come back.
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