--- title: Journalism description: This field covers the principles and practices of gathering, reporting, and analyzing news. Learners will understand ethical standards, investigative techniques, and writing styles across print, broadcast, and digital platforms to produce accurate and impactful reporting. category: social-sciences subcategory: media-studies difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/journalism --- # Journalism This field covers the principles and practices of gathering, reporting, and analyzing news. Learners will understand ethical standards, investigative techniques, and writing styles across print, broadcast, and digital platforms to produce accurate and impactful reporting. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 1 Courses • 4 Websites ## Courses ### 1. Digital Journalism Learn digital journalism skills with this Google course. Enhance your reporting & storytelling abilities online. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/training/ **Tags:** digital-journalism, verification, data-journalism, fact-checking, google-tools ## Podcasts ### 1. The Guitar Podcast **Author:** The Fretboard Journal The Fretboard Journal magazine's weekly podcast, where we interview legendary guitarists, luthiers, and much more. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.fretboardjournal.com/ **Tags:** guitar, luthiery, interviews, guitar-history, acoustic-guitar ### 2. On the Media **Author:** Brooke Gladstone, Micah Loewinger Weekly public-radio podcast from WNYC Studios, hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, that analyses how news is produced and framed. Episodes cover press freedom, propaganda, government transparency and coverage of current events, helping listeners judge sources and recognise the narratives shaping reporting. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-us | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm **Tags:** media-criticism, journalism, media-literacy, press-freedom, propaganda ## Books ### 1. The Elements of Journalism **Author:** Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel Distills interviews and forums with working journalists into the core principles governing the practice, beginning with an obligation to truth and a loyalty to citizens. Gives a reader criteria for judging whether reporting serves the public. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307346706?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, media-studies ### 2. All the President’s Men **Author:** Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward The two Washington Post reporters' account of how they traced the 1972 Watergate break-in to the Nixon White House. Shows how source cultivation, document work, and verification build an investigative story piece by piece. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446890936?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, media-studies ### 3. Hate Inc. **Author:** Matt Taibbi Media critique by journalist Matt Taibbi arguing that US news outlets profit by sorting audiences into partisan camps and selling outrage, updating the propaganda model of Manufacturing Consent and including an interview with Noam Chomsky. Readers can analyze how commercial incentives shape news coverage. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949017257?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** media-criticism, news-media, journalism-ethics, polarization, propaganda-model ### 4. Newsroom Confidential **Author:** Margaret Sullivan Margaret Sullivan's memoir of running the Buffalo News, serving as New York Times public editor, and writing media criticism for the Washington Post. Explains how newsroom incentives, ownership pressure, and political coverage shaped American journalism's credibility crisis. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250906008?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, media-studies ## Websites ### 1. niemanlab.org Nieman Lab is a journalism-focused publication from Harvard that tracks the future of news, newsroom innovation, and media technology. It provides reporting, analysis, and case studies—plus daily briefs, features, and practical guides on how journalism is evolving. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://niemanlab.org **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, non-fiction-writing ### 2. cjr.org Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is a leading magazine and website that analyzes journalism and media, covering ethics, newsroom practices, industry trends, and funding. It offers reporting, long-form features, data-driven analysis, and practical resources for journalists, students, and media researchers. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://cjr.org **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, media-studies ### 3. spj.org SPJ.org is the site of the Society of Professional Journalists, offering ethics guidance, professional standards, and resources for journalists. It features the Code of Ethics, career development resources, scholarships and awards, and information on chapters, events, and membership. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://spj.org **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, media-studies ### 4. Poynter Site of the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit journalism school, publishing reporting and editing guides, ethics guidance, fact-checking resources through PolitiFact and IFCN, and newsroom training. Readers learn professional standards for accurate, ethical reporting and follow current debates in the news industry. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://poynter.org **Tags:** journalism, journalism-ethics, fact-checking, news-reporting, editing --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. 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