These books and links will be resources for teacher/advisers.

BOOKS

• Cappon, Rene J. The Word: An Associated Press Guide to Good News Writing. New York: The Associated Press.
  Its audience: "those who care about precise and attractive use of the language." Ask your local newspaper's NIE representative about getting a copy for you.
  
  
• Cooke, Alistair, ed. The Vintage Mencken. New York: Random House. 1955 and 1983.
  Forty-nine columns by H. L. Mencken include "Theodore Dreiser," "The Art Skeptic," "The Lure of Beauty," "Abraham Lincoln," and "In Memoriam: W. J. B."
  
  
• Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. New York: HarperCollins College Publishers. 1994.
  Prepares reviewers to look at movies as an art form and as a business. Film history and theory, sample reviews, concluding paragraphs and how to conduct research for a film review are included.
  
  
• Dower, John W. War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. New York: Pantheon Books. 1986.
  A serious study of the meaning of race hate, its distorted perceptions, history and unrestrained violence, in examples of Japanese and American editorial cartoons published during W.W. II. Looking at the war in Japanese eyes and looking at the war in American eyes sections provide an interesting look at the media.
  
  
• Fry, Don, ed. Best Newspaper Writing 1987. St. Petersburg, FL: The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, 1987.
  This book is an excellent collection of professional models for students. Each is proceeded by a short bio of the author and is followed with Observations and Questions for the student. User-friendly and readable.
  
  
• Kael, Pauline. 5001 Nights at the Movies. New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc. 1991.
  Intelligent, eloquent, witty and disdainful of banalites, Pauline Kael has literally reviewed more movies than anyone. A great read and certainly fun to read to friends to get their reactions. In class, start with "Return of the Jedi" if you want to stimulate discussion.
  
  

• Greenman, Robert M. Journalism: A Teacher's Guide: Part II/Practice. New York: Newsday. 1990.
  English teacher and publications adviser Robert Greenman uses materials from the pages of Newsday to provide activities and instruction. Greenman has authored Words That Make a Difference and Adviser's Companion.

• Newton, Eric, ed. News History Gazette. U.S.: The Freedom Forum. 1977.
  A wonderful oversize collection of the history of news as can be viewed at the Newseum in Arlington, Va.

• Royko, Mike, posthumous. One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1999.
  The seventh collection of Royko columns.
  
  
• Siegel, Robert, ed. The NPR Interviews 1994. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
  This collection of transcripts of NPR interviews is divided thematically (Arts and Letters,;Television, Radio, and Film; Science (an interview with the real Patch Adams here); Animal Life; Religion; The Story of the Year: Bosnia; The World; Washington; America Talking; Enders). A good resource for students and teacher.
  
  

• 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.
  An anthology of Pulitzer Prize-winning editorials covering most of the 20th century. It includes a long preface of background material on the Pulitzer Prize. This book is an excellent collection of historical and contemporary professional models for students.

• Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. New York: The Macmillan Company.

• Titchener, Campbell B. Reviewing the Arts. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. 1988.
  Includes an overview of review writing and short chapters devoted to particular arts, including musical theater, sculpture, movies and television.

• Copy Editing for Magazines
  This editing resource page was created by new media consultant Mindy McAdams.
  
  
• Dartmouth University Writing Center
  This site provides a broad writing guide, searchable and easily accessible to students. Sections include every topic from basic grammar (subject-verb agreement) to logical fallacies of persuasion. This site is not as extensive as Uvic Writer's Guide listed below.
  
  
• Grammer Hotline
  This is a service provided by the Writing Center at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, Va.
  
  
• "Honor Thy Copy Editors and They'll Help You Regain the Faith of Readers."
  Presstime article by Nancy M. Davis, November 1997
  
  
• Inkspot
  A guide to writing-related materials on the Internet.
  
  
• Investigative Reporters and Editors
  
  
• Journal-Bulletin of Providence Journal. 1997
  This is the online address for the Providence Journal, an excellence source of editorial and news writing.
  
  
• "Language Corner"
  Columbia Journalism Review resource page by Tim Jones.
  
  
• List of Ombudsmen
  
  
• National Association of Science Writers
  
  
• National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
  NICAR is a program of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. and the Missouri School of Journalism. Founded in 1989, NICAR has trained thousands of journalists in the practical skills of finding, prying loose and analyzing electronic information.
  
  
• "Narratives Come in 2 Types and Thousands of Flavors"
  Freep Academy article by Daniel G. Fricker, 1997.
  
  
• Poynter Online Copy Editing Resources
  http://www.poynter.org/research/copy.htm
  Copy editing resources from the Poynter Online Web site.
  
  
• Poynter Online Writing Resources
  Writing and editing resources from the Poynter Institute for Media Studies
  
  
• Statement of Principles
  Read what editorial writers have agreed to be the principles that govern their profession.
  
  
• The Top 100 Works of Journalism in the United States in the 20th Century
  This list of the top 100 journalism works of this century was compiled by an imposing list of professional journalists. The works include all genre of journalism. The number one work? John Hersey. "Hiroshima." Entire issue of The New Yorker. 1946. This list will evoke some good discussions in the classroom.
  
  
• The UVic Writer's Guide
  This site provides an extensive writing guide, searchable and easily accessible to students. Sections include every topic from basic grammar (subject-verb agreement) to logical fallacies of persuasion.
  
  
• What I Need From My Editors
  
  
• Women Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism. July 20, 1999
  This short, five-page listing of women Pulitzer Prize winners is divided according to genre (editorial, correspondence, news photography, etc.) and is a good starting point for research by students interested in the women in journalism.