Journalism

(for AP style, go to the Styles page)

Brooks, Brian S. News Reporting and Writing (8th edition). The Missouri Group (Bedford/St. Martin's), 2005.

Dobbs,Greg. Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News. Allyn & Bacon, 2005.

Friedlander, Edward . and Lee, John. Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines: The Pursuit of Excellence (5th edition). Allyn & Bacon, 2004.

Kershner, James W. The Elements of News Writing. Allyn & Bacon / Longman, 2004.

Kovach, Bill and Rosenstiel, Tom. Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect. Three Rivers Press, 2001.

MacDonald, Ronald. Broadcast News Manual of Style. Longman, 1994.

Marsh, Charles, Guth, David W., and Short, Bonnie P. Strategic Writing: Multimedia Writing for Public Relations, Advertising, Sales and Marketing, and Business Communication. Allyn & Bacon, 2005.

Papper, Robert A. Broadcast News Writing Stylebook (3rd edition). Allyn & Bacon, 2006.

Stovall, James G. Writing for the Mass Media. Allyn & Bacon, 2006.

Swan, Jennifer. Sports Style Guide and Reference Manual: The Complete Reference for Sports Editors, Writers, and Broadcasters. Triumph Books, 1996.

Related fields

Copy writing and editing

Judd, Karen. Copyediting: A Practical Guide. Course Technology, Inc., 2001.

Technical and scientific writing

Alred, Gerald, Brusaw, Charles, and Oliu, Walter. Handbook of Technical Writing (7th edition). Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.

Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications. Microsoft, 2004.

Penrose, Ann M. and Katz, Steven B. Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse (2nd edition; part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication). Longman, 2004.

Rubens, Philip (Editor). Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style (2nd edition). Routledge, 2001.

Wieringa, Douglas, Moore, Christopher, and Barnes, Valerie. Procedure Writing: Principles and Practices. Battelle Press, 1999.

Woolever, Kristin R. Writing for the Technical Professions (3rd edition). Longman, 2005.