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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 Interviewing

  • Know Your Funnels
    Former Writer's Digest editor John Brady offers tips on determining when to start interviews with broad questions or narrow ones.
  • Ten Tips for a Better Interview
    The best interviewers have a plan and keep some basic tips in mind. The International Center for Journalists shares ten simple ways to improve your interviewing skills.
  • Capturing the Reaction
    NewsLab.org shares tips for localizing coverage of reaction to major national and international events.
  • Loosening Lips
    A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter's tipsheet for conducting effective interviews.
  • Working With Sources on Your Beat
    CCJ Founding Chairman Bill Kovach shares three key guidelines for handling relationships with sources and suggests some tips for preparing for interviews.
  • Using E-mail as a Reporting Tool
    Innovative ways to use e-mail to deepen reporting and reach out to your audience.
  • Avoiding the Suits
    NewsLab.org tip-sheet on limiting 'official' soundbites in stories.
  • Interview Preparation
    NewsLab.org tipsheet on preparing in a way that will help you get the most out of interviews.
  • Getting the Most from Your Interviews
    A guide for improving interviewing skills.
  • Handling Tough Interviewees
    Ways journalists can be aware of and counterattack difficult interviewees.
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Bill Kovach Honored

Bill Kovach Kiplinger Award

Bill Kovach, founding chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists,will receive the National Press Foundation’s 2010 W.M. Kiplinger Award.

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