Books Every Reporter Should Read

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Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer 4.20 avg rating — 5,787 ratings
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100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing With Style and Power
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing With Style and Power 4.03 avg rating — 1,505 ratings
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,447 ratings
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Writing for Broadcast Journalists
Writing for Broadcast Journalists really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style 4.18 avg rating — 86,242 ratings
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Working As A Journalist
Working As A Journalist really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional Journalists
Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional Journalists
by: Arco
4.07 avg rating — 241 ratings
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Watching the Door: A Memoir 1971-78
Watching the Door: A Memoir 1971-78 4.03 avg rating — 323 ratings
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The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English 3.84 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
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The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom (Columbia Journalism Review Books)
The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom (Columbia Journalism Review Books) 3.66 avg rating — 35 ratings
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction 4.24 avg rating — 30,212 ratings
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Media in Ireland: The Search for Ethical Journalism
Media in Ireland: The Search for Ethical Journalism liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions 3.75 avg rating — 268 ratings
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Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird 4.24 avg rating — 108,489 ratings
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Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose
Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose 3.94 avg rating — 2,337 ratings
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Stick It Up Your Punter!: The Uncut Story of the Sun Newspaper
Stick It Up Your Punter!: The Uncut Story of the Sun Newspaper 4.28 avg rating — 150 ratings
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How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times
How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times 3.77 avg rating — 1,233 ratings