Crisis Journalism

A Handbook for Media Response

This package has been arranged in print form for the book "Crisis Journalism - A Handbook for Media Response" and is available for download in PDF form.

NOTE: This book is graphic and color intensive. It will use up considerable color ink on a home printer. You might consider printing the book in black and white, or in draft mode, particularly if you want multiple copies.

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Cover, Introduction, Foreward, Contents

Editing and Processing the Story

Designing the Story

Guiding the Creative Process

Roles of Other Newsroom Areas

Ethics Values and Diversity

The business of news: Responsibilities of other Departments

The Multimedia Story

Leadership reflections

Afterword

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Help for media professionals

By William L. Winter Ph.D | Tuesday, September 11, 2001

We've pulled together a series of articles and Internet links that could be helpful to you through the coming week or more as you deal with coverage of today's horrific terrorist attacks.

Two API seminars were in progress this morning when news of the New York attack broke. Members in the Copy Editing Boot Camp and the Circulation Executives seminar gathered in our McClatchy Reading Room to watch CNN and share the horror that all Americans felt as the sickening details emerged.

Advice, checklists and perspectives on covering big breaking news

Dealing with day-to-day business concerns during a crisis

During times of crisis, maintaining a dialogue with your staff is vital

Reviewing newspaper and Web coverage of a tragedy

Perspectives on putting the unthinkable into perspective

Thoughts from journalists and educators about the events of Sept. 11, 2001

Exploring the role of the media during times of crisis and tragedy