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American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors
http://www.aasfe.org/index.html
AASFE is an international organization dedicated
to the quality of features in newspapers.

American Copy Editors Society
http://www.copydesk.org/
ACES shares information about the industry
as it affects traditional and non-traditional copy desks.

American Society of Journalists and Authors
http://www.asja.org/
ASJA is a national organization of independent nonfiction writers.

American Society of Newspaper Editors
http://www.asne.org/
ASNE is the nation's oldest and largest newspaper editors group.

Associated Press Managing Editors
http://www.apme.com/
APME is an association of editors whose
newspapers are members of The Associated Press.

Beginning Reporting
http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-jeh/BeginningReporting/
Jim Hall created this site for a graduate class at
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

BuzzWhack
http://www.buzzwhack.com/
BuzzWhack is the creation of John Walston.

Education Writer's Association
http://www.ewa.org/
A national professional organization of education reporters, writers and editors.

"Honor Thy Copy Editors and
They'll Help You Regain the Faith of Readers"

http://www.naa.org/presstime/9711/copyeds.html
Presstime article by Nancy M. Davis, November 1997.

"Language Corner"
http://www.cjr.org/resources/lc/
CJR resource page by Evan Jenkins.

The Narrative Newspaper
http://www.inkstain.net/narrative/
A collection of links to literary journalism being
published in newspapers around the country.

National Association of Science Writers
http://www.nasw.org/
NASW was formed in 1934 to improve and promote good science writing.

National Conference of Editorial Writers
http://www.ncew.org/
The NCEW is dedicated to improving the quality of editorials.

Newsthinking.com
http://www.newsthinking.com/
Bob Baker from the Los Angeles Times maintains this site.

No Train, No Gain
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/
Newspaper training editors present their favorite exercises
and ideas to improve and expand newsroom training.

Power of Words
http://www.projo.com/words/
The Providence Journal maintains this collection of writing tips.

The Pulitzer Prizes
http://www.pulitzer.org/
Included on the website is a Pulitzer award timeline that begins in 1917.

Religion Newswriters Association
http://www.religionwriters.com/
RNA was formed in 1949 to advance the
professional standards of religion reporting.

Reporting and Writing on the Web Syllabus
http://mindy.mcadams.com/write/
Mindy McAdams compiled this syllabus for her class at the University of Florida.

Slipup.com
http://www.slipup.com/
Examples of newspaper corrections and policies.

The Slot
http://www.theslot.com/
Copy editing resources from Bill Walsh, a copy editor at The Washington Post.

Writers Write: The Write Resource
http://www.writerswrite.com/
Information about books, writing and publishing.

BOOKS 1993-2002

Aamidor, Abraham. Real Feature Writing.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999.

Adams, Paul. Writing Right for Today's Media.
Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1997.

Adams, Sally. Interviewing for Journalists.
New York: Routledge, 2001.

Applegate, Edd. Literary Journalism:
A Biographical Dictionary of Writers and Editors.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.

Arnold, George T. Media Writer's Handbook.
Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Atwan, Robert and Kathleen Norris, eds.
The Best American Essays 2001.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

Baker, Bob. Newsthinking: The Secret of Making Your Facts Fall Into Place.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2001.

Baskette, Floyd K. and Jack Z. Sissors, Brian S. Brooks.
The Art of Editing. 7th ed.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001.

Berg, A. Scott. Max Perkins: Editor of Genius.
New York: Dutton, 1978.


Bernstein, Theodore M.
The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage.
New York: Atheneum Press, 1965.


Bass, Frank. The Associated Press Guide to Internet Research and Reporting.
New York: Perseus Books Group, 2001.

Blum, Deborah and Mary Knudson, eds.
A Field Guide for Science Writers.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Botts, Jack. The Language of News: A Journalist's Pocket Reference.
Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1994.

Bowles, Dorothy A. and Diane L. Borden.
Creative Editing. 3rd ed.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2000.

Berner, R. Thomas. The Literature of Journalism.
State College, PA: Strata Publishing, 1999.

Biagi, Shirley. Interviews That Work:
A Practical Guide for Journalists.
2nd ed.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1992.

Blundell, William E. The Art and Craft of Feature Writing:
Based on The Wall Street Journal.

New York: Plume, 1988.


Bragg, Rick. Somebody Told Me.
Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2000.

Brande, Dorothea. Becoming a Writer.
Los Angeles: J.P.Tarcher;
Boston: distributed by Harcourt Brace,
reprint of 1934 edition, 1981.


Brooks, Brian S., George Kennedy, Daryl R. Moen and Don Ranly.
Telling the Story: Writing for Print, Broadcast and Online Media.
New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2001.

----. News Reporting and Writing, 7th ed.
New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2002.

Brooks, Brian S., James Pinson, Jean Gaddy Wilson.
Working with Words: A Handbook for Media Writers and Editors, 5th ed.
New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003.

Bunton, Kristie, et. al. Writing Across the Media.
Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000.

Cappon, Rene J. The Associated Press Guide to News Writing.
Forest City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide, 2000.

Chance, Jean and William McKeen, eds. Literary Journalism: A Reader.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2000.

Clark, Roy Peter. The American Conversation and the Language of Journalism.
Poynter Paper: No. 5,
St. Petersburg: Poynter Institute, 1994.

----. Free to Write: A Journalist Teaches Young Writers.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books, 1986.


Clark, Roy Peter and Don Fry.
Coaching Writers: The Essential Guide for Editors and Reporters, 2nd ed.
New York: Bedford/St.Martin's Press, 2003.

Clark, Roy Peter and Christopher Scanlan, eds.
America's Best Newspaper Writing.
New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000.

Cohn, Victor, Lewis Cope and Jay Winsten. News & Numbers.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2001.

Davis, Foster and Karen F. Dunlap. The Effective Editor:
How to Lead Your Staff to Better Writing and Better Teamwork.
St. Petersburg, FL: Poynter Institute, 2000.

Ellis, Barbara G. The Copy Editing and Headline Handbook.
New York: Perseus Books Group, 2001.

Fedler, Fred. Reporting for the Print Media. 7th ed.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Fellow, Anthony R. and Thomas N. Clanin. 2nd ed.
Copy Editor's Handbook for Newspapers.
Englewood, CO: Morton Publishing, 2002.

Fink, Conrad C. Bottom Line Writing: Reporting the Sense of Dollars.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2000.

----. Sportswriting: The Lively Game.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2001.

Fox, Walter. Writing the News: A Guide for Print Journalists. 3rd ed.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2001.


Franklin, Jon. Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction.
New York: Plume, 1994.

Frazell, Daryl F. and George Tuck. Principles of Editing:
A Comprehensive Guide for Students and Journalists.

New York: McGraw Hill Text, 1996.

Friedlander, Edward Jay and John Lee. Feature Writing
for Newspapers and Magazines: The Pursuit of Excellence.

New York: Longman, 2000.

Friend, Cecilia, Don Challenger and Katherine McAdams.
Contemporary Editing.
Lincolnwood, IL: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, 2000.

Garlock, David, ed. Pulitzer Prize Feature Stories.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1998.

Garrison, Bruce. Professional Feature Writing. 3rd ed.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998.

Goldstein, Norm, ed. The Associated Press Stylebook
and Briefing on Media Law
.
Cambridge, MA: Preseus Publishing, 2002.

Harrigan, Jane T. The Editorial Eye.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.

Harrington, Walt. Intimate Journalism:
The Art and Craft of Reporting Everyday Life.

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997.

Hennessy, Brendan. Writing Feature Articles. 3rd ed.
Oxford: Heineman, 1997.

Hicks, Wynford, et. al. Writing for Journalists.
New York: Routledge, 1999.

Hohenberg, John. Foreign Correspondence:
The Great Reporters and their Times.
2nd ed.
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995.

Houston, Brant, Len Bruzzese and Steve Weinberg.
The Investigative Reporter's Handbook. 4th ed.
Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002.

Hutchison, Earl R. Writing for Mass Communication. 2nd ed.
White Plains, NY: Longman, 1996.

Itule, Bruce D. and Douglas A. Anderson.
News Writing and Reporting for Today's Media, 6th ed.
Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Keeble, Richard. The Newspapers Handbook, 3rd ed.
New York: Routledge, 2001.

Kennedy, George, Daryl R. Moen, and Don Ranly.
Beyond the Inverted Pyramid.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002.


Kessler, Lauren and Duncan McDonald. When Words Collide:
A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style
.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 1999.

Killenberg, George M. Before the Story.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989.

----. Public Affairs Reporting: Covering the News in the Information Age.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.


Kingsolver, Barbara and Katrina Kenison, eds.
The Best American Short Stories 2001.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

Klement, Alice and Carolyn Matalene, eds.
Telling Stories/Taking Risks: Journalism Writing at the Century's Edge.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1998.

Knight, Robert M. The Craft of Clarity:
A Journalistic Approach to Good Writing.

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1998.

Lanson, Jerry and Barbara Croll Fought. News in the Next Century.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1999.

LaRocque, Paula. Championship Writing.
Oak Park, IL: Marion Street Press, 2000.

Leckey, Andrew and Marshall Loeb.
The Best Business Stories of the Year, 2001.
New York: Pantheon Books, 2001.

Leiter, Kelly, Julian Harriss and Stanley Johnson.
The Complete Reporter.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

Lewis, Anthony, editor. Written into History: Pulitzer Prize
Reporting of the Twentieth Century from the New York Times
.
New York: Times Books, 2001.

Lorenz, Alfred Lawrence and John Vivian.
News: Reporting and Writing.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1996.

McAdams, Katherine C. and Jan Johnson Elliott.
Reaching Audiences: A Guide to Media Writing. 2nd ed.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999.

Mencher, Melvin. Basic Media Writing. 6th ed.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1998.

----. News Reporting and Writing. 9th ed.
Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

----. The Sayings of Chairman Mel. Poynter Paper: No. 9,
St. Petersburg: Poynter Institute, 1997.

Murray, Donald M. The Craft of Revision. 4th ed.
Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers, 2000.

----. Writer in the Newsroom.
Poynter Paper: No. 7,
St. Petersburg: Poynter Institute, 1995.

----. Writing to Deadline: The Journalist at Work.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000.

Nelson, Victoria. On Writer's Block: A New Approach to Creativity.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

Providence Journal-Bulletin Staff Writers.
How I Wrote the Story.
Providence, RI: Providence Journal Company, 1996.

Remnick, David, ed. Life Stories: Profiles from the New Yorker.
New York: Random House, 2001.

Remnick, David and Henry Finder, eds.
Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from the New Yorker.
New York: Random House, 2001.

Rich, Carole. Writing and Reporting News: A Coaching Method. 4th ed.
Belmont: Wadsworth, 2003.

Rivers, William L. and Alison Work Rodriguez.
A Journalist's Guide to Grammar and Style.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995.

Rosenblatt, Roger. The Man in the Water: Essays and Stories.
New York: Random House, 1994.

Ryan, Buck, Michael O'Connell and Leland B. Ryan.
The Editor's Toolbox: A Reference Guide for Beginners and Professionals.

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2001.

Scanlan, Christopher. Reporting and Writing: Basics for the 21st Century.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Schwartz, Jerry. The Associated Press Reporting Handbook.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Sims, Norman and Mark Kramer. Literary Journalism:
A New Collection of the Best American Nonfiction.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1995.

Sloan, W. David and Laird B. Anderson.
Pulitzer Prize Editorials: America's Best Editorial Writing, 1917-1993. 2nd ed.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1994.

Sloan, W. David and Cheryl S. Wray.
Masterpieces of Reporting, Vol. 1.
Northport, AL: Vision Press, 1997.

Sloan, W. David, Cheryl S. Wray, C. and Joanne Sloan.
Great Editorials: Masterpieces of Opinion Writing.
Northport, AL: Vision Press, 1997.

Smith, Ron F., et al. Editing Today.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1996.

Snyder, Louis L. and Richard B. Morris, eds.
A Treasury of Great Reporting.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1962.

Stephens, Mitchell and Gerald Lanson.
Writing and Reporting the News. 2nd ed.
Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

Stepp, Carl Sessions. Editing for Today's Newsroom:
New Perspectives for a Changing Profession.

Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1989.


----
. Writing As Craft and Magic.
Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Stewart, James B.
Follow the Story: How to Write Successful Nonfiction.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Stout, Glenn and Bud Collins, eds.
The Best American Sports Writing 2001.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

Strunk, William, Jr. and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed.
New York: Macmillan, 1999.

Thomas Jr., Robert McG., Thomas Mallon and Chris Calhoun, editor.
52 McGs: The Best Obituaries from the Legendary New York Times
Writer Robert McG. Thomas Jr
.
New York: Scribner, 2001.

Walsh, Bill. Lapsing Into a Comma.
New York: McGraw Hill, 2002.

Whitaker, Wayne R., Janet E. Ramsey and Ronald D. Smith.
Mediawriting: Print, Broadcast, and Public Relations.
New York: Longman, 2000.

Wilber, Richard A. Magazine Feature Writing.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995.

Willams, Eesha. Grassroots Journalism.
New York: Apex Press, 2000.


Wilson, Edward O., ed.
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2001
.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.


Wilstein, Steve. The Associated Press Sports Writing Handbook.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Winburn, Janice. ShopTalk and War Stories.
New York: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2003.

Wolfe, Tom. The New Journalism.
New York: Harper & Row, 1973.


Woods, Keith, Christopher Scanlan, Karen Brown,
Don Fry and Roy Peter Clark, eds. Best Newspaper Writing.
St. Petersburg, FL: Poynter Institute and Chicago: Bonus Books.
Published Annually since 1979.


Zinsser, William. On Writing Well. 25th Anniversary Edition.
New York: Harper Resource, 2001.


Zinsser, William, et al.
Speaking of Journalism: 12 Writers and Editors Talk About Their Work.
New York: HarperCollins, 1994.



     
 
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