Writing in Communication

Links
Online Catalog Search Tips
Books

See also
MLA Style Guide (A Squires Library Subject Guide)
 


This guide lists starting points for locating information about academic writing and on-the-job writing in the fields of journalism/media writing, public relations, and advertising. For more resources, please consult the Library's homepage or consult a reference librarian for assistance (423) 614-8562.
 

Links

Associated Press Style - by University of Alabama

Associated Press Style - by University of Texas

Journalism Organizations Links

Journalism.org
"Project for excellence in journalism: Understanding news in the information age"

MLA Style Guide (A Squires Library Subject Guide)
 


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Online Catalog Search Tips

To locate books and media about writing in the history and political science conduct a basic subject search in the library's online catalog  for any of the following subject headings:

ACADEMIC WRITING
ADVERTISING COPY
ADVERTISING LAYOUT AND TYPOGRAPHY
AUTHORSHIP
BROADCASTING
- AUTHORSHIP
BUSINESS WRITING
For additional business writing topics - See Business Writing guide.
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE
COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS
COMMUNICATIONS IN MARKETING
FEATURE WRITING
JOURNALISM
- AUTHORSHIP
LETTER WRITING
MANAGEMENT
- RESEARCH
 

MASS MEDIA
- AUTHORSHIP
- CRITICISM
- METHODOLOGY
- RESEARCH
MEMORANDUMS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RADIO AUTHORSHIP
REPORT WRITING
REPORTERS AND REPORTING
RESEARCH
Also, search RESEARCH as a subheading under a particular discipline.
Example: PSYCHOLOGY - RESEARCH
TECHNICAL WRITING
TELEVISION AUTHORSHIP
TELEVISION BROADCASTING OF NEWS


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Books

AP Style

Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook. By Brad Kalbfeld. McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Circulating - PN4783 .K35 2001 

The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law: Fully Revised and Updated with a New Internet Guide and Glossary. Perseus, 2000.
Circulating - PN4783 .A83 2000
 

UPI Style

UPI Stylebook: The Authoritative Handbook for Writers, Editors & News Directors. National Textbook Co., 1992.
Ref. PN4783 .U65 1992
 

Broadcast Journalism and Media Writing

Media Writer's Handbook: A Guide to Common Writing and Editing Problems. By George T. Arnold. McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Circulating - PN4783 .A76 2000

MediaWriting: Print, Broadcast and Public Relations. By Wayne R. Whitaker. Erlbaum Associates, 2007
NetLibrary eBook

Writing for Broadcast Journalists. By Rick Thompson. Routledge, 2005.
NetLibrary eBook

Print Journalism and News Writing

Beat Reporting: Broadcast News Writing. Annenberg/CPBProject, 1995.   Videorecording - VHS (56 min)
  Circulating - Media PN4781 .B47 1995

Dealing with Sources: Writing Vs. Reporting. Annenberg/CPB Porject, 1995.  Videorecording - VHS (56 min)
  Circulating - Media PN4781 .D42 1995

Feature Writing Styles: Opinion/Column Writing. Annenberg/CPB Porject, 1995.  Videorecording - VHS (56 min)
  Circulating - Media PN4781 .F48 1995

Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Journal Editors in the Sciences and the Social Sciences. By Stephen McGinty. Bergin & Garvey, 1999.
Greenwood eBook

Guide to Writing for the Business Press. NTC Business Books, 1997.
NetLibrary eBook

How to Write for Magazines: Consumer, Trade, and Web. By Charles Hampton Harrison. Allyn and Bacon, 2002.
Circulating - PN147 .H325 2002

News Reporting and Writing. By Melvin Mencher. McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Circulating - PN4781 .M4 2003

Public Relations

Becoming a Public Relations Writer: A Writing Process Workbook for the Profession. By L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
Circulating - HM263 .S58 2003

Public Relations Writing: Form and Style. By Doug Newsom. Wadsworth, 2001.
Circulating - HM1221 .N478 2001

Developing Effective Research Proposals. By Keith Punch. SAGE, 2000.
Circulating - H62 .P92 2000

Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. By Chris Hart. Sage Publications, 1998.
Circulating - H62 .H2566 1998

The Political Science Student Writer's Manual. By Gregory M. Scott. Prentice Hall, 2000.
Circulating - JA86 .S39 2000

Survey Research and the World Wide Web. By Dale Nesbary. Allyn and Bacon, 2000.
Ref. H62 .N3846 2000

Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While You're Doing It. By Howard Saul Becker. University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Circulating - H91 .B38 1998

Writing Empirical Research Reports: A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. By Fred Pyrczak. Pyrczak Pub., 2000.
Circulating - LB2369 .P97 2000

Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. By Robert M. Emerson. University of Chicago Press, 1995.
Circulating - GN3707.7 .E44 1995

Writing History: A Guide for Students. By William Kelleher Storey. Oxford University Press, 1999.
Circulating - D16 .S864 1999

Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. By Jose L. Galvin. Pyrczak, 1999.
Circulating - H61.8 .G3 1999
 


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