Committee of Concerned Journalists

Sunday May 11, 2008

CCJ Books

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.

Links of the Week

Global Investigative Journalism Conference
Highlights from the 2007 GIJC annual conference

EXTRA! EXTRA!
IRE's guide to some of journalism's best recent investigative work

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The East African Community

by Sam Mundua, Freelance Social and Development Journalist - Global Journalist Magazine

Aug 29, 2007 -

Global Journalist's Sam Mundua writes that one of the biggest challenges facing the newly formed "East African Community" is defining the role of the countries' diverse media.

Today's Media News

Project for Excellence in Journalism

The witch ain't dead, and Chris Matthews is a ding-dong
Rebecca Traister, Salon, October 9, 2008
On 10th Anniversary, ‘Dianabilia’ Takes Over
Stuart Elliott, New York Times, August 27, 2008

Washington Post

Tonight's Concert
The National Institutes of Health Philharmonia will perform Beethoven's Symphony...
Around the World
Palestinian fighters fired four mortar shells at the southern Israeli community ...

Online Journalism Review

'What is Robots.txt?'
By Robert Niles: This week's OJR reader question addresses how you can use this ...
Confessions of an online journalism tool
By Noah Barron: Q & A: Guest writer W00tBloggyBlogg sat down with OJR's depa...

Poynter

News Flash: Not All Black Voters Think the Same
By Keith Woods

I appeared the other d...
Bridging the Minority Swimming Gap
By Mallary Jean Tenore

A new study released last w...

Distorted Picture
AJR examines the impact of misuse of Photoshop, software which makes it easy to manipulate photos in a way that could threaten photojournalism's credibility.
Powers: In Praise of Paper
Media columnist William Powers argues that reports of the death of newspapers and journalism are greatly exaggerated.
Web User Spending More of Their Time with Content
Recent OPA report suggests Web users now spend half their time visiting content, far outpacing time spent with search, communications, and commerce.
Press Explores Bush's Iraq/Vietnam Link
E&P explores major American newspapers' coverage of President Bush's remarks in which he compares the U.S.'s involvement in Iraq with its involvement in Vietnam.
San Jose Station Adds On-Air Chat Room Exchanges With News Anchor
San Jose's NBC11 recently initiated on-air, online chats with 5pm news anchor Jessica Aguirre as a way of increasing interaction with viewers.

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