More Research & Studies
May 22, 2000
Here are some interesting research reports and studies on online journalism…
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More Essays & Commentary
May 22, 2000
Here’s a selection of interesting essays and commentary…
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Best Newspaper Writing
May 11, 2000
America’s Best Newspaper Writing.
By Roy Peter Clark and Christopher Scanlan.
This book includes award-winning examples of every type of newspaper reporting
and writing — beats, obituaries, crime and the courts, business
reporting, opinion and writing. It also includes a great section
of tips on reporting and writing. Also worth checking out are any of the book in
the
Best Newspaper Writing series, which showcase the winners of the ASNE’s
Distinguished Writing Awards and includes wonderful interviews
with the writers.
Elements of Style
May 11, 2000
The Elements of Style.
By William Strunk Jr. and E.B.
White.
This little book is a classic. Many of the best writers reread
it every year. Pay special attention to Rule 17: "Vigorous writing is
concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no
unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no
unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the
writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his
subjects only in outline, but that every word tell." At 105 pages, this
book practices what it preaches.
A slew of useful new media sites
May 11, 2000
Here are some useful new media sites for online journalists.
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