What should journalists read about journalism? Should we be influenced by musings about the relationship between blogging and journalism, or by some timeless advice from George Orwell?
In a joint project between upstart and students in La Trobe University’s Bachelor of Journalism and Master of Global Communications degree, the media device collected 54 articles that every journalist should read.
1. ‘Censorship’ by Karl Marx (selected by Sarah Green)
2. ‘Why is sports journalism an oxymoron?’ by E.W Mason (selected by Evan Harding)
3. ‘And then they came for me…’ by Lasantha Wickrematunge
4. ‘The Preacher’ by George Gittoes (selected by Jane Hosking)
5. ‘The people formerly known as the audience’ by Jay Rosen (selected by Maike Winters)
6. ‘Losing the news: the future of the news that feeds democracy’ by Alex Jones (selected by Madeleine Barwick)
7. ‘The shot heard ’round the industry. Backpack journalism on the rise’ by Gail Shister (selected by Aiman S. Ahmad)
8. ‘The creed of objectivity killed the news’ by Chris Hedges (selected by Anamaria Krunes)
9. ‘Blog off, you still need journalism’ by Jason Whittacker (selected by James Briggs)
10. Mahatma Gandhi and Mass Media‘ by Prof. V. S. Gupta (selected by Jane Hosking)
11. ‘War or peace journalism? Asian newspaper coverage of conflicts’ by Seow Ting Lee and Crispin C. Maslog
12. ‘Spears Naked, Hilton Nude, Lohan Panty-less Share Pulitzer Prize For Saving Journalism’ by Chris Hanson (selected by Kelly Theobald)
13. ‘Politico‘s Mike Allen: The man the White House wakes up to’ by Mark Leibovich (selected by BackPageLead editor, Ashley Browne)
14.‘A new journalist’s creed’ by Stephen J. A. Ward (selected by Sarah Green)
15. ‘How SEO is changing journalism’ by Shane Richmond (selected by James Briggs)
16. ‘Jim Cramer Daily Show interview in three parts’ (selected by Evan Harding)
17. ‘How to write about Africa’ by Binyavanga Wainaina (selected by Dutch journalist Jaap Meijers)
18. ‘Cheerleader or Watchdog’ editorial in the journal Nature (selected by Maike Winters)
19. ‘Decline of the Foreign Correspondent’ by Pamela Constable (selected by James Briggs)
20. ‘Shattered Glass’ by by Buzz Bissinger (selected by Jean Kemshal-Bell)
21. ‘Did it ever occur to you’ by Mimi Johnson (selected by Jean Kemshal-Bell)
22. ‘Ethics: Sticky Issues in Gumshoe Journalism’ by Laurence Zuckerman and Naushad S. Mehta (selected by Jane Hosking)
23. ‘Reporting Haiti: no sidelines in hell’ by Craig McMurtrie and Dan Sweetapple (selected by Evan Harding)
24. ‘2009 was a terrible year for free speech online’ by Clothilde Le Coz
25. ‘Reuters Social Media Guidelines’ from the Reuters Handbook of Journalism (selected by Maike Winters)
26. ‘Haunted by details missing in the struggle for objectivity’ by Peter Ellingsen (selected by Kelly Theobald)
27. ‘Life after the pay wall: ignorance ain’t bliss after all’ by Simon Dumenco (selected by Jean Kemshal-Bell)
28. ‘Citizen Journalism: democracy or chaos?’ by Michael Buerk (selected by Jane Hosking)
29. ‘Freedom of the Press – 2010 survey’ published by Freedom House (selected by Jane Hosking)
30. ‘A trilogy of articles about Twitter’ by Julie Posetti (selected by Evan Harding)
31. ‘The journalist’s creed’ by Walter Williams (selected by Sarah Green)
32. ‘Now they tell us … Parts 1, 2 & 3′ by Michael Massing (selected by Jean Kemshal-Bell)
33. ‘Supermedia: the future as “networked journalism”‘ by Charlie Beckett (selected by Shashini Gamage)
34. ‘How to save the news’ by James Fallows (selected by Lawrie Zion)
35. ‘Harry’s war: it’s just a blatant PR stunt’ by Peter Wilby (selected by Kellie Mayo)
36. ‘After three months, only 35 subscriptions for Newsday’s website’ by John Koblin (selected by Kellie Mayo)
37. ‘Outfoxed’ by Glen Greenwald (selected by Jean Kemshal-Bell)
38. ‘How the news media became irrelevant. And how social media can help’ by Michael Skoler (selected by Sarah Green)
39. ‘The Write Stuff’ by Les Carlyon (selected by journalist Rob Harris)
40. ‘The role of journalists in the freedom struggle’ by Clinton Fernandes (selected by Jane Hosking)
41. ‘How to report the news’ by Charlie Brooker (selected by Matt Smith)
42. ‘Best practices in trauma reporting’ by Kevin Kawamoto (selected by Chris McNamara)
43. ‘The absence of trust’ by James Murdoch (selected by Chris McNamara)
44. ‘Using the “Steal-O-Meter” to gauge if stories steal or promote’ by Mark Glaser (selected by Jarrod Strauch)
45. ‘In defence of quality journalism’ by Martin Flanagan (selected by Chris McNamara)
46. ‘New social networking the way, oh Christ, forget it‘ by The Onion (selected by Jarrod Strauch)
47. ‘Journalism students “don’t read newspapers”‘ by Alan Knight via ABC News (selected by Jarrod Strauch)
48. ‘The fall of Rome: media after empire’ by Mark Scott (selected by Chris McNamara)
49. ‘Is it legal for an editor to unmask an anonymous commenter?’ by Rob Arcamona (selected by Jarrod Strauch)
50. ‘Can media get beyond reactive response to tragedy? by Jon Garfunkel (selected by Jarrod Strauch)
51. ‘No right way to write. Right?’ by Matthew Ricketson (selected by Chris McNamara)
52. ‘Black and white and all over?’ by Rachel Buchanan (selected by Angela Cowburn)
53. ‘All about Allison’ by Rachel Hills (selected by Chris McNamara)
54. ‘Hunger for a story v right to privacy: can the media manage both’ by Margaret Simons (selected by Tammy Lovett)
