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The text is designed to help students learn how to use the Internet more efficiently and effectively in their daily reporting.

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With today's emphasis on visually presenting information, student journalists and their advisers could use this helpful -- if detailed -- look at ways to create diagrams, charts, maps and other kinds of infographics. The book shows how these fit into today's multimedia storytelling and includes research tips. A CD-ROM provides more examples and interactive exercises.

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The book contains 30 winners of the ASNE Distinguished Writing Awards along with stories and instruction from the authors.

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This guide to writing and delivering on radio and television has a wealth of information on key technical aspects of broadcasting.

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This resource for staff photographers, freelancers, students and teachers explores three kinds of photojournalism: news, features and sports.

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Not to be mistaken for a sports writer’s Associated Press Stylebook, this book teaches by example. It provides countless samples of real AP sports stories, from football and basketball to figure skating and NASCAR. These stories are accompanied by the commentary of award-winning sports writer Wilstein. This book also includes chapters on column-writing and enterprise reporting, all accompanied by excellent action photography. Though no technical skills or reporting basics are part of the content, this book is useful for providing examples that encourage sports writers to think beyond the usual post-game, “Team A defeated Team B”, coverage.

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Every newspaper staff should have at least one copy of this book. This book includes all of the necessary rules and guidelines for writing in Associated Press style. Organized alphabetically, it also includes refers, just in case a writer is beginning to learn the organization style of the book. In addition, this book includes a brief, yet thorough summary of basic media law. The end of the book also provides guidelines for story submission and proofreading marks.

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Although not aimed at high school publications -- or even at only newspapers or newsmagazines -- this book combines lots of info in a tight package. The first part covers design principles, the second deals mainly with typography and the last has design projects, such as business cards, graphical and statistical reports and fax cover letters.

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The authors coach students to craft language and become effective story-tellers. Chapters include copy sins and getting facts and feelings.

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LaRocque writes for the pros in a style and tone that works for students. This collection of her columns from Quill magazine are short and focused, and each makes a good teaching lesson. Topics include eliminating wordiness, overwriting and "Avoiding pronoun pitfalls." The "Short Words: Simple phrasing protects clarity" chapter, for instance, uses a column from The Dallas Morning News to illustrate the way a writer not only shortened his work from 197 to 128 words but made it clearer and better as well.

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The first text to outline a complete system for editors to coach journalists … and at any level, any media. Updated, the text now offers a look at ethical concerns.

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A practical introduction to data analysis skills student journalists need to prepare better news stories, no matter what media is used. Includes exercises.

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A stylebook for students and teachers who work on student media, it covers everything from style to commonly misused words and phrases.

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With more and more schools creating Web sites, this book’s focus on Web usability is a valuable tool for teachers and students. While some books focus on the bells and whistles, this one looks at the Web from the point of view of the user.

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As journalism education turns more to the concept of convergence, McAdams book presents lessons on how to use Flash to create multimedia packages. The text will assist journalists to bring together video, audio and still images into Web packages.

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The book covers the copy editor's place in the newsroom and the jobs of actually editing copy and writing headlines. Although some of the technicalities have changed -- thanks to digital technology -- the authors' information about producing solid copy works now, even years after publication.

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Covers the elements a high school teacher needs for a basic journalism class. Hall's experience as an award-winning adviser is evident in his explanation of all the elements that go into a student publication. Exercises and activities for each chapter are also a plus.

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This is a practical handout on the basic principles of television news writing written by a former writer and producer for CNN Headline News and MSNBC. Many of the tips in the book were used to train CNN writers.

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Like his News Designer’s Handbook, this text presents the essentials of news reporting and information gathering in a visual and understandable manner. The book is loaded with professional guidance and stories for students to learn from.

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The Nextext concept is to create "a concise and authoritatie" book for beginning courses at a lower cost. To do so means the color and fancy graphics aren't there, but the content, from some top journalism educators, is solid and thorough. Everything from law and ethics to all aspects of reporting and writing to visual concepts plus broadcast and online are included. Those who purchase the book also get access to a Web site with study guides and printable worksheets.

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Technology and techniques for digital journalism. Download a copy at this link.

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This book focuses on issues, the philosophical and theoretical groundwork for day-to-day routines. It presents case studies and looks at the issues that underlie them.

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Content is divided into seven sections. The first deals with "Journalism in a Democracy." Sections two, three and four are "how-to" chapters with an emphasis on newspapers. Section five examines other aspects of high school journalism that include TV and radio, advertising and yearbook. Photography is covered in section six and the final chapter is about desktop publishing and technology.

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Using readings and practical writing instruction, the authors present ways to integrate journalism theory and practice. Topics range from critical thinking skills, reflections on journalism and democracy and comments on the craft of journalism.

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Junior highs and middle schools CAN have solid publications, and this book tells them how. With an emphasis on writing and editing, it doesn't "dumb down" the material, but it shows students and teachers how journalism, as the author says, "broadens and enriches your own personality."

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Perhaps one of the most frustrating things about understanding and teaching media law is translating the legal jargon. Adding to that frustration is finding a textbook that includes student media law. Former Student Press Law Center executive director and lawyer Mark Goodman provides a thorough summary and explanation of every student journalist’s (and adviser’s) legal concern. The book includes references to major legal cases, legal guidelines for high school and college media and summaries of common legal concerns, including libel, invasion of privacy and copyright.

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Basic math helps tell accurate, detailed stories. This book is divided into groups of skills including: percentages, statistics, polls, surveys, business, stocks, bonds and taxes. She uses these skills to identify “real world” applications (e.g., calculating property tax). Each chapter identifies the importance of a mathematical skill and works through formulas to identify important numbers.

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Diversity is more than the obvious racial issues -- it's gender, ethnicity, faith and even disabilities -- and this book helps student journalists see that. It also helps them see why diversity is a coverage issue, not just a matter of doing something that seems "right." Teaching activities help the teacher bring this into the student newsroom and classroom.

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Continuously updated to include new journalistic approaches and events, this text comes with interactive exercises and examples, with commentary, by journalists who created them. A time-tested journalism text.

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Covers journalism fundamentals with a focus on practical skills and practices. Highlights online journalism, convergence and ethics.

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A beginning text for beginning journalists that summarizes what many texts cover. Has sections on everything from style and format to editing and how to write and report.

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Garcia shows examples of how to make the transfer from print to Web, The books gives practical design advice and information, including how to write and edit for the Web.

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This text focuses on the journalism basics of grammar and mechanics, story structures and styles, interviewing techniques, different types of reporting and ethical dilemmas. It includes broadcast and convergence.

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Clear writing and hundreds of illustrations show all levels of learners design principles from theory to practical advice for any number of design projects.

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Written by authors with extensive contact with scholastic media, this text explores basic skills and principles for all scholastic journalists and their adviser teachers.

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This guidebook shows scholastic journalists how to put everything together to make a strong journalism publication.

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This large text is packed with tips, techniques, examples and forms usable by scholastic media advisers and students. Topics examined cover the full range of information needed by those in scholastic media.

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The guide to journalism style used at publications nationwide. Even though your staff might not adopt this fully, it is a good guide to consistent and common journalistic style.

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The textbook and DVD present case studies of 15 news stories already published or broadcast that were part of a workshop at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In addition to the book and DVD, there's also a Web site that offers additional stories, photos and a teacher's guide.

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From guidelines to good writing and how to tell a story, this is a handbook on writing mechanics. It uses tons of examples and activities, all presented with a sense of humor.

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Used by composition teachers everywhere, it covers basic principles of composition, grammar, word usage and misusage and style.

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This book discusses how, and why, the First Amendment applies to schools and why we need to teach our students about it. The book provides a detailed list of topics and how they are affected by the First Amendment.

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A how-to guide for running a newspaper from a stylebook to computer programs, tips and techniques.

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With lots of examples and a wry, tongue-in-cheek humor, Harrower not only gives the basics of design, but he also shows students (and teachers) enough examples so they can figure out ways to adapt and create their own pages. infographics and the like.

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Like the author’s other non-designer books, this one offers hundreds of examples to illustrate how to use type successfully. The book has cross-platform examples and is designer for all levels of expertise.

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The authors offer tips and techniques using numerous examples and subtle humor. Plenty of information and all presented in a visual manner.

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Aimed at beginning college journalism students, this text is aimed at the newswriting process, including convergence, multimedia and computer-assisted reporting. The books stresses the process, from journalistic responsibilities to ethical decision-making by using readings and exercises.

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Unlike other introductory texts, which highlight all aspects of newspaper production, this book concentrates on writing. It focuses on finding new angles, organizing facts and writing for a high school-age audience. Hawthorne begins with a plea to high school journalists: Stop filling newspapers with dull, common-knowledge information about pep rallies, club meetings and football games. Organization begins with basic skills and builds upon them, while using real stories from high school newspapers and sidebars to illustrate.

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Reviewers have used this text for students from elementary level through high school. Most reviewers said it contained basic information.

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A handbook for all student journalists, from reporters to advertising sales, on aspects of putting out a college paper. Special features include examples from college papers and tips from professional journalists.

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Designed to provoke conversation about recent issues that shaped the production and presentation of 21st century news events. Broken into case studies, from Watergate to the 2000 elections, the book gives students a lot to talk about.

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Combines teaching traditional journalism skills with the latest trends in convergence, multimedia reporting in a coaching process environment. Contains examples, exercises and a strong overview of the coaching process.

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Compiled from Clark’s writings at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, chapters stress guidelines for clear, concise and effective writing and include numerous examples and how-to approaches.

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