Specialized Reporting and Writing: Crime Reporting
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Select Books & e-Books
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Reporting Crime: The Media Politics of Criminal Justice by
Call Number: At Main Library (PN5124.C74 S35 1994)ISBN: 9780198258391Publication Date: 1994-09-15 -
Headline Justice by
Call Number: At Main Library (PN4874.W64 A3 1996)ISBN: 1560251085Publication Date: 1996-11-20 -
News, Crime and Culture by
Call Number: ONLINE. Print copy also available At Main Library (PN5124.C74 W95 2001)ISBN: 9781849645324Publication Date: 2001-01-01 -
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Crime, Fear, and the Law in True Crime Stories by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9781403913593Publication Date: 2001 -
Environmental Crime and the Media: News Coverage of Petroleum Refining Industry Violations by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9781593322823Publication Date: 2007-01-01 -
Media and Crime: Fiction and Journalism by
Call Number: At Main Library (PN1993 .N67 v.9 2011)ISBN: 001696118Publication Date: 2011 -
Race, Crime and the Media by
Call Number: At Main Library (P96.C74 R334 2010 )ISBN: 9780073401560Publication Date: 2009-10-12 -
Sex Crime and the Media by
Call Number: At Main Library (PN5124.S44 G74 2003)ISBN: 1843920042Publication Date: 2003-06-01 -
Media, Process, and the Social Construction of Crime
Call Number: At Main Library (P96.C74 M43 1994 )ISBN: 0815312598Publication Date: 1994-02-01
Recent Titles
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The Investigative Reporter's Handbook: A Guide to Documents, Databases and Techniques by
Call Number: At Main Library (PN4781 .R38 2009)ISBN: 9780312589974Publication Date: 2008-12-03 -
Boundaries of Journalism: Professionalism, Practices and Participation by
Call Number: At Main Library (PN4756 .B68 2015)ISBN: 9781138017849Publication Date: 2015-03-12
Course Materials - Books
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Understanding Crime Statistics by
Call Number: At Main Library (HV6787 .U52 2007)ISBN: 9780521862042Publication Date: 2006-12-04 -
Cartoon Guide to Statistics by
Call Number: At Marvin A Pomerantz Business Library (QA276.12 .G67 1993 )ISBN: 9780062731029Publication Date: 1993-07-14 -
The Functional Art by
ISBN: 9780321834737Publication Date: 2012-08-22 -
Computer-Assisted Reporting by
ISBN: 9780765642196Publication Date: 2014-11-21 -
Field Guide to Covering Local News by
ISBN: 9781608710010Publication Date: 2011-10-16
Online Reference Resources
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Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9780761922582Publication Date: 2002-03-18 -
Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9780761924371Publication Date: 2003-07-22 -
Encyclopedia of Race and Crime by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9781412971928Publication Date: 2009-04-01 -
Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9780761927310Publication Date: 2004-12-15 -
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Keywords in News and Journalism Studies by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9780335240821Publication Date: 2010-01-05 -
The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism by
Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9780203869468Publication Date: 2009-12-01
Course Materials - Articles
Select Databases
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Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new window
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Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
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Alt-Press Watch This link opens in a new window
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AP Stylebook Online This link opens in a new window
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Associated Press Collections Online This link opens in a new window
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ComAbstracts This link opens in a new window
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Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
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Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalism in C19 This link opens in a new window
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Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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LexisNexis Academic (now called Nexis Uni) This link opens in a new window
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Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window
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WorldCat This link opens in a new window
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World News Connection (East View version) This link opens in a new window
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World Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new window