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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.

Build an Internal Accuracy System

Raleigh News & Observer, August 5, 2006

The News and Observer is one of many papers that has taken advantage of the advances in computer technology and the internet to create intranets that hold information that can be valuable to reporters. The N&O site, for instance has information ranging from frequently misspelled words to tools for writing and it includes a list of helpful internet links for staff.

J-Tools

CCJ has collected some of journalism's best ideas, strategies and techniques to help journalists and citizens alike.