Journalist’s Trade

This list of books, articles and Web sites has been compiled by Carl Sessions Stepp, a former assigning editor and now journalism professor at the University of Maryland. Books About…

Whether editors’ training takes place in a single newsroom or as a regional gathering, its essential elements remain consistent.

‘Then Joanna found her vision. It was crisp and clear. She made me see it, too.’

A teacher challenges his students ‘to devise a proposal for the protection of newsroom independence and integrity’ in a changing media environment.

‘We joke about how almost every day maintenance people seem to be assembling another desk.’

‘Reinvent or die. It’s that simple.’

A former newspaper editor examines the impact of the lack of journalists serving on media company boards.

‘… newspapers have enormous strengths to rely on — and that is where we need to concentrate.’

In Roanoke, Virginia, a midsized newspaper has had ‘the freedom to run some experiments, fail, try again, and along the way discover some meaningful success.’

‘In previous downturns, rookie reporters reinvigorated the newsroom; now, there might not be any quality, young journalists to take over.’