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Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 36.99Using a narrative thread that ties practical advice to his personal experience as a professor, reporter, and blogger, Jerry Lanson fills his book on nonfiction story telling with time-proven techniques to beat writer's block and hone the skills necessary to write well. Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves provides readers of all ages a practical... more...
Rodney Hartman - The Show Must Go On
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableRodney Hartman was all things to sports journalism: informed and knowledgeable writer, editor, teacher, biographer, mentor, sounding board and confidant. When the news came on the morning of the 19th of May 2010 that he had lost his long battle with cancer, tributes began to pour in from all who had known and respected him. Rodney ('Rodders' or 'Harters'... more...
The Whipping Boy
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableBetween these covers you have the best of Ben Trovato's popular satirical columns, letters and assorted rants from the Sunday Times since 2008. After thousands of hours of close reading and heated debate, we've compiled the funniest and cleverest material for maximum levels of enjoyment and entertainment. This is Ben's tenth book, but it would not... more...
Facts are Sacred Enhanced
Faber and Faber 2013; US$ 14.57A fully interactive book designed exclusively for iPad. Packed with films, animations, interactive ways to explore data and beautiful infographics, Facts are Sacred brings the amazing power of data to life. What is the true human cost of the war in Afghanistan? What are the real effects of the austerity measure? And how did the London riots spread... more...
Battling for News
Faber and Faber 2013; US$ 18.94Anne Sebba presents a compelling history of the struggles of women to be admitted to professional journalism and so obtain the right to report from places where they were felt to have no place - most notably, war-zones. Sebba, herself a former Reuters reporter, recounts the evolution of the woman reporter, from Miss Wreford during the Risorgimento... more...
Eyes on the Sporting Scene, 1870-1930
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 39.95Helms Hall of Fame's brothers William M. and Andrew B. "June" Rankin lived exciting lives covering sports for papers like the New York Sunday Mercury, New York Herald, New York World, Brooklyn Daily Eagle and New York Clipper from 1870 to 1930. Playing for amateur and semiprofessional Rockland County (N.Y.) clubs in the mid-1860s through... more...
Keepers of the Game
Potomac Books Inc. 2013; US$ 29.95There was a time when the most prestigious job on a major newspaper belonged to the baseball beat writer, who enjoyed unparalleled longevity and influence within his profession. Through a variety of events and circumstances—television, expansion, all-sports radio, lifestyle changes, and the Internet revolution—those days are long gone.... more...
Telling Life's Tales
John Hunt Publishing 2013; US$ 9.99All you need to know about writing life stories from planning to publication. more...
The Writer's Internet
John Hunt Publishing 2013; US$ 9.99The Writer's Internet is the essential guide to the World Wide Web for writers and authors. more...
Reinventing Professionalism
Wiley 2013; US$ 64.95Current anxiety about the future of news makes it opportune to revisit the notion of professionalism in journalism. Media expert Silvio Waisbord takes this pressing issue as his theme and argues that “professional journalism” is both a normative and analytical notion. It refers to reporting that observes certain ethical standards as... more...









