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Finding Journalism Books in the Library
Books about Journalism are located on the second and third floor of the library. They will fall within the following general call numbers. The classes and subclasses (denoted by the letters) can be found on the end of shelves to aide in your search.
| Subject | Call Number |
| Journalism | PN4699 – 5850 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting | PN1990-1992 |
| Magazine Journalism | PN4832-4836 |
| Telecommunications | HE7601-8700 |
| Advertising | HF5801-6182 |
| Media & Children | HQ784-799 |
| Mass Media | P87-96 |
| Photojournalism | TR820-821 |
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Death and Life of American Journalism : The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again by Call Number: URI PN4867.2 M33 2010ISBN: 9781568586052Publication Date: 2010This book examines journalism and the Free Press as it is today.
Freedom of Speech : Rights and Liberties Under the Law by Call Number: URI Reference KF4772 K47 2003ISBN: 1576076008Publication Date: 2003Examines the First Amendment rights and the key concepts and issues.
Freedom of the Press by Call Number: URI KF4774 F738 2005ISBN: 0737720476Publication Date: 2005What is the relation between the freedom of the press and the First Amendment? This book delves into answering this question and more regarding free speech and the press.
Freedom of the Press : Rights and Liberties Under the Law by Call Number: URI PN4738 C67 2004ISBN: 1851094717Publication Date: 2004Another resource examining the Freedom of the Press and issues relating to government control.
How to Write About the Media by Call Number: URI P96 C76 T68 2010ISBN: 9780313375194Publication Date: 2010Writing a research paper on mass communication? This resource will help from selecting a topic to the final draft.
Magazine Century : American Magazines Since 1900 by Call Number: URI PN4877 .S86 2010ISBN: 9781433104930Publication Date: 2010The ups and downs of the magazine business over the last century illustrating all aspects of the booming business to the recent print decline due to the internet.
Making Media Content : The Influence of Constituency Groups on Mass Media by Call Number: URI P91 F673 2005ISBN: 0805847480Publication Date: 2005Take a look at the decision making process and methodologies o f what makes the news headlines, in print and on air, when it is aired, the advertisers, etc.
Marketing Metrics : The Definitive Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance by Call Number: URI HF5415.2 M35543 2010ISBN: 0137058292Publication Date: 2010Practical techniques for marketing metrics and research.
Publisher : Henry Luce and His American Century by Call Number: URI PN4874 L76 B75 2010ISBN: 9780679414445Publication Date: 2010Henry Luce was one of the most important magazine publishers in American history. As the founder of such greats as "Time", "Life" and "Fortune" magazines, Luce basically changed the way “we consumed the news and the way we understand our world. “
Sound Business : Newspapers, Radio, and the Politics of New Media by Call Number: URI HE8698 .S755 2011ISBN: 0812243110Publication Date: 2011A history of the news business including references to the digital age.
What Good Is Journalism? : How Reporters and Editors Are Saving America's Way of Life by Call Number: URI PN4888 S6 W53 2007ISBN: 9780826217301Publication Date: 2007Is the media bias? This book gives one perspective of American journalism and the free press.
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights : The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done To Fix It by Call Number: URI PN4867.2 .W54 2011ISBN: 9781595585486Publication Date: 2011Are newspapers and journalism becoming extinct? This collection of essays covers the historical transformation of old school reporting the news to the newest inceptions, such as blogospheres.
