Excellent Resources for Criminal Justice Reporting
Jun. 6, 2008
Crime & Courts Coverage Bibliography
By David Shedden
Library Director, Poynter Institute
More in this series
ONLINE RESOURCES
Poynter Online / NewsU
Asking the Right Questions on the Crime Beat
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=144791
(Rebecca Catalanello, June 6, 2008)
On the Beat: Covering Cops and Crime
http://www.newsu.org/
(News University)
A Reporter’s Cold Case File: Justice for Linda
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=95072
(Chip Scanlan, January 24, 2006)
Leaving Fingerprints: Inside the Police Beat
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=92447
(Meg Martin, November 19, 2005)
Smarter Crime Coverage
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=65264
(Al Tompkins, May 7, 2004)
Crime Story Resources
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=65270
(Al Tompkins, May 7, 2004)
Court Data Online
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=51371
(Jonathan Dube, October 16, 2003)
Setting Priorities in Trial Coverage
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=36&aid=46835
(Bob Steele, September 4, 2003)
Online Crime Stats Better Than Sourcebooks
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=12005
(Jonathan Dube, December 5, 2002)
Tips for Covering Cops
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=11804
(Chip Scanlan, December 3, 2002)
Crime Stats
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=11597
(Sree Sreenivasan, December 2, 2002)
Handle with Care: The Victim’s Perspective
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=5582
(Bob Steele, May 18, 1996)
First Amendment / FOI Bibliography
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=77627
(Poynter Online, 2005)
Additional Resources
Beat Guide: Courts & the Law
http://www.knightcenter.umd.edu/beatguide/courtsandthelaw
Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Courts (Federal Law Materials – Judicial Opinions) (LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/federal/opinions.html
Courts (State) (LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/opinions.html
Covering Crime and Justice: A Guide for Journalists (CJJ)
http://www.justicejournalism.org/crimeguide/
CJJ: Criminal Justice Journalists
http://www.reporters.net/cjj/
Crime and Justice News (CJJ)
http://cjj.mn-8.net/
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
http://www.dartcenter.org/
Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/
Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/
The Federal Judiciary
http://www.uscourts.gov/
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
FindLaw Legal News: Crime
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/crime/
Institute for Justice and Journalism (USC Annenberg)
http://www.justicejournalism.org/
Justice Research and Statistics Association
http://www.jrsainfo.org/
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.org/
News University (Poynter/Knight Foundation)
http://www.newsu.org/
Training for Journalists. Anytime. Anywhere.
Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
Office for Victims of Crime
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
Officer.com
http://www.officer.com/
The Smoking Gun
http://www.thesmokinggun.com
Social Statistics Briefing Room: Crime (White House)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/crime.html
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
http://www.odccp.org/crime_cicp_sitemap.html
Victims and the Media Program (Michigan State University)
http://victims.jrn.msu.edu/
World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wfcj.htm
BOOKS
Alexander, S.L. Covering the Courts:
A Handbook for Journalists.
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
Buchanan, Edna. The Corpse Had a Familiar Face:
Covering Miami, America’s Hottest Beat.
New York: Random House, 1987.
Chermak, Steven M. Victims in the News:
Crime and the American News Media.
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1995.
Denniston, Lyle W. The Reporter and the Law:
Techniques of Covering the Courts.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1992.
Ericson, Richard, ed. Crime and the Media.
Brookfield, VT: Dartmouth Publishing, 1995.
Ericson, Richard, Patricia Baranek and Janet Chan.
Representing Order:
Crime, Law, and Justice in the News Media.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1991.
Freedman, Warren. Press and Media Access
to the Criminal Courtroom.
New York: Quorum Books, 1988.
Gelman, Mitch. Crime Scene:
On the Streets with a Rookie Police Reporter.
New York: Times Books, 1992.
Gerald, J. Edward. News of Crime:
Courts and Press in Conflict.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1984.
Graber, Doris A. Crime News and the Public.
New York: Praeger, 1980.
Gregory, Peter. Court Reporting in Australia.
Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Hinton, Derek. The Criminal Records Manual.
Tempe, AZ: Facts on Demand Press, 2004.
Jewkes, Yvonne. Media and Crime.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.
Kelly, Patricia A., ed. Police and the Media.
Springfield, IL: Thomas Books, 1987.
Krajicek, David J. Scooped!
New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
Lipschultz, Jeremy H. and Michael L. Hilt.
Crime and Local Television News.
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
Lotz, Edward, Roy. Crime and the American Press.
New York: Praeger, 1991.
Martin, Fenton S. and Robert Goehlert.
How to Research the Supreme Court.
Washington, DC: CQ Press, 1992.
Potter, Gary W. and Victor E. Kappeler.
Constructing Crime.
Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1998.
Silver, Kurt. Understanding Crime Statistics:
A Reporter’s Guide.
Columbia, MO: IRE, 2001.
Simpson, Roger and William Cote.
Covering Violence. 2nd edition.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.
Society of Professional Journalists.
Covering Campus Crime.
Arlington, VA: Student Press Law Center, 1996.
Surette, Ray, ed. Justice and the Media.
Springfield, IL: Thomas Books, 1984.
—-. Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice.
Belmont, CA, 1992.
Surowiecki, James.
Best Business Crime Writing of the Year.
New York: Anchor Books, 2002.
Wingate, Anne. Scene of the Crime:
A Writer’s Guide to Crime-Scene Investigations.
Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books, 1992.
Wykes, Maggie. News, Crime and Culture.
Sterling, VA: Pluto Press, 2001.
Crucial resources for all areas of broadcast media
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=1166
Jan. 27, 2009
Broadcast Journalism Bibliography
By David Shedden
Library Director, Poynter Institute
More in this series
ONLINE RESOURCES
Al’s Morning Meeting (Poynter Online)
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=2
Story ideas and links for journalists.
Archive of American Television
http://tvinterviewsarchive.blogspot.com/
search/label/Genre%3A%20News
B Roll Online
http://www.b-roll.net/
B Roll Online is devoted to TV news photography.
BEA: The Broadcast Education Association
http://www.beaweb.org/
BEA is a professional development organization for academics and professionals involved in electronic media.
Current Online
http://www.current.org/
This web service reports on public TV and public radio.
Encyclopedia of Television
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/
Museum of Broadcast Communications, 1997.
Ethics Guide for Public Radio Journalism (CPB)
http://www.cpb.org/stations/radioethicsguide/
European Broadcasting Union
http://www.ebu.ch/en/
FCC: Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/
This website includes news and announcements from the FCC.
Historical Periods in Television Technology (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov/omd/history/tv/
Industry Leaders: 50 Years of Murrow (RTNDA)
http://www.rtnda.org/pages/media_items/50-years-of-murrow990.php?id=990
Investigative Reporters and Editors
http://www.ire.org/
Library of American Broadcasting
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/LAB/
The library is located on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park.
Lost Remote
http://www.lostremote.com/
Broadcast journalism Weblog founded by Cory Bergman.
Media Job Pod
http://www.mediajobpod.org/
“For university students anywhere about to hit the job-hunt trail for broadcast/online news and production jobs. Kent State University.
Mervin Block
http://www.mervinblock.com
Museum of Broadcast Communications
http://www.museum.tv/
“The MBC examines popular culture and contemporary American history through the sights and sounds of television and radio.”
NAB (National Association of Broadcasters)
http://www.nab.org
National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications
http://www.namic.com/
NAMIC welcomes existing and aspiring cable professionals.
NPPA (National Press Photographers Association)
http://www.nppa.org/
NPPA is dedicated to the advancement of photographic journalism.
NPPA: The Best of Television Photojournalism 2003
Poynter Online, March 2003
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=22553
NPPA: The Best of Television Photojournalism 2004
Poynter Online, March 2004
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=62291
NPPA: The Best of Television Photojournalism 2005
Poynter Online, March 2005
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=79970
NPPA: The Best of Television Photojournalism 2006
Poynter Online, March 2006
http://www.poynterextra.org/NPPA2006/
NPPA: The Best of Television Photojournalism 2007
Poynter Online, March 2007
http://www.nasites.net/projects/1296/
NPPA: The Best of Television Photojournalism 2008
Poynter Online, March 2008
NPPA: The Best of Television Photojournalism 2009
Poynter Online, Feb. 2009
NPPA Code of Ethics
http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/
business_practices/ethics.html
National Public Broadcasting Archives
http://www.lib.umd.edu/NPBA/
News University (Poynter/Knight Foundation)
http://www.newsu.org/
News Videographer
http://newsvideographer.com/
For journalists who produce online news video.
NewsLab
http://www.NewsLab.org
NewsLab is a non-profit resource center for television and radio newsrooms, focused on training and research.
Paley Center for Media
http://www.paleycenter.org/
Formerly the Museum of Television and Radio
Poynter Online’s Broadcast Resources
http://www.poynteronline.org/subject.asp?id=8
Poynter Online’s
“Early TV Anchors: A History of Network Evening News”
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=99440
Poynter Online’s “Leading Lines” column
http://poynteronline.org/column.asp?id=34
Coaching and management advice from Poynter’s leadership faculty.
Poynter Online’s TV / Radio Tip Sheets
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=31904
PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Incorporated)
http://www.prndi.org/
PRNDI encourages the professional development and training of public radio journalists.
Radio Pioneers & Core Technologies (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov/omd/history/radio/
RTNDA (Radio-Television News Directors Association)
http://www.rtnda.org/
RTNDA represents local and network news executives in broadcast, cable and other electronic media.
RTNDA — Edward R. Murrow Awards
http://www.rtnda.org/pages/awards.php?g=67
Shoptalk
http://www.tvspy.com/shoptalk.cfm
Shoptalk is a daily newsletter about the television industry.
Television History – The First 75 Years
http://www.tvhistory.tv
TV Rundown
http://www.tvrundown.com/
The TV Rundown reports on local television news and programming.
TelevisionWeek
http://www.tvweek.com/
TVNewser
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/
Tyndall Report
http://www.tyndallreport.com/
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
The Television News Archive collection is at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee
| Additional readings: Interviewing Skills & Ethics as “journalism’s underpants” Additional reading on ethics and interviewing for this week: http://www.concernedjournalists.org/ethics-journalisms-underpants Interviewing: Jan. 17, 2008 The Art of the Interview Neal Conan, Poynter Online, July 2002. The Art of Interviewing Gregory Favre, Poynter Online, October 2001. The Bare Facts of Interviewing Jim Alexander, Poynter Online, March 2004 Rules to Interview By Leslie Rubinkowski, Poynter Online, August 2000. Shut Up and Listen: The Key to Good Interviewing Dr. Ink, Poynter Online, July 2002. Some Useful Interview Techniques Joe Hamelin, Poynter Online, March 2004. Step-By-Step E-mail Interviewing Tips Sandeep Junnarkar, Poynter Online, October 2003. Tips for the Interviewing Process ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN PURSUING THEM: Interviewing Bibliography Best Newspaper Writing Award Winners on Interviewing Chip Scanlan, Poynter Online, July 2003. Bob Schieffer: The Meta-Interview Matt Thompson, Poynter Online, March 2004. Crisis Reporting and Respectful Interviewing Bob Steele, Poynter Online, September 2001. Getting the Most from Your Interviews Steve Buttry, No Train, No Gain website. Laurie Hertzel, No Train, No Gain website. Guidelines for Interviewing Confidential Sources: Al Tompkins, Poynter Online, March 2000. Guidelines for Interviewing Juveniles Al Tompkins, Poynter Online, May 1999. Help with Emotional Interviews Inbox Journalism: The e-mail interview Kim Hart, AJR, Dec./Jan. 2006. The Interview As a Free-Form Art Jim Short, Poynter Online, March 2004. Interview Techniques Bob Steele, Poynter Online, June 2003. Interviewing: The Ignored Skill Bob Steele, Poynter Online, June 2003. RTNDF Journalism Ethics Project. Interviewing the President Loosening Lips — The Art of the Interview Eric Nalder, No Train, No Gain website. News University (Poynter/Knight Foundation) Training for Journalists. Anytime. Anywhere. News University: The Interview Power of Listening Chip Scanlan, Poynter Online, July 2003. Chip Scanlan, Poynter Online, September 2002. The Question Man Susan Paterno, AJR, Oct. 2000. Andy Alexander and Reagan Walker, No Train, No Gain website. Chip Scanlan, Poynter Online, October 2001. Yakety-Yak: The Lost Art of Interviewing Tom Rosenstiel, CJR, Feb. 2005. The Zen of Interviewing Dan Weber, Poynter Online, March 2004. BOOKS Adams, Sally. Interviewing for Journalists. Anderson, Rob and Killenberg, George M. Beaman, Jim. Interviewing for Radio. Biagi, Shirley. Interviews that Work: Brady, John Joseph. The Craft of Interviewing. Clayman, Steven and John Heritage. Cohen, Akiba A. The Television News Interview. Donaghy, William. The Interview: Skills and Applications. Douglas, Jack D. Creative Interviewing. Dreifus, Claudia. Interview. Gordon, Raymond L. Interviewing: Gottlieb, Marvin R. Interview. Huber, Jack, and Dean Diggins. Jucker, Andreas H. News Interviews: Killenberg, George M., and Rob Anderson. Before the Story: Presson, Hazel. The Student Journalist and Interviewing. McLaughlin, Paul. How to Interview: Metzler, Ken. Creative Interviewing. Rafe, Stephen C. Mastering the News Media Interview: Siegel, Robert, ed. The NPR Interviews. (Volumes 1994-1996) Silvester, Christopher, ed. The Norton Book of Interviews: Skopec, Eric W. Situational Interviewing. Stein, M.L. and Susan Paterno. Stewart, Charles J., and William B. Cash. |
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