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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.

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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

Explaining Energy Choices

NewsLab, July 30, 2006

An article from CCJ partner NewsLab.

Stories about electricity deregulation tend to be wallpapered with video of powerlines and generators. They're dull to watch, and hard to understand. You might think you're better off just avoiding the subject. Don't. When deregulation comes to your state, it will affect everyone in your community.

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