Must-Read Books for Aspiring Journalists

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The Elements of Journalism by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel

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On Writing Well by William Zinsser

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The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm

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All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

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Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman

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The New New Journalism by Robert S Boynton

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Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now" by Alan Rusbridger

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