1. Anderson, David & Benjaminson, Peter: Investigative Reporting.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981.
2. Atkins, Gary: Reporting with Understanding. Ames: Iowa State
University Press, 1986.
3. Biagi, Shirley: How to Write and Sell Magazine Articles. New
York: Prentice Hall.
Used as a prescribed text for Feature-writing Course. Very readable,
useful and comparatively cheap.
4. Berner, Thomas R.: The Process of Editing. Boston: Allyn and
Bacon, 1991.
5. Frankson, Joan Ross: Practical Publishing. Kingston, 1991.
A basic hand-on manual. Useful but needs additional background literature.
6. Gans, Herbert J.: Deciding What's News. New York: Vintage Books,
Random House, 1980.
7. Harris, Julian & Leiter, Kelly & Johnson, Stanley: The
Complete Reporter. New York: MacMillan Publishing Inc., 1981.
8. Harvard Post, Editors: How to Produce a Small Newspaper. Boston:
Harvard Common Press, 1983.
Community-level newspaper production highlighted. Useful but dated.
9. Biggs, Gloria: Handbook for Caribbean Journalists. Barbados:
CPBA, 1986.
Guidelines in principles of journalistic practice, with a Caribbean
orientation.
10. Itule, Bruce & Anderson, Douglas: Newswriting and Reporting
for Today's Media. New York: Random House, 1986.
11. Killenberg, G.M. & Anderson, Ron: Before the Story: Interviewing
and Communication Skills for Journalists. New York: St Martin's Press,
1989.
12. McLaughlin, Paul: Asking Questions: the Art of the Media Interview.
Toronto: International Self Counsel Press, 1986.
13. Mencher, Melvis: Basic News Writing. Iowa: William Brown
Publishers, 1986.
Useful in combinations with other texts.
14. Rivers, William L.: Writing Opinions: Reviews. Ames: Iowa State
University Press, 1988.
15. Willis, Jim: Journalism: State of the Art. New York: Praeger,
1990.
A useful current source for supplementary reading.
The Electronic Media
16. Beuthner, R. & Buckner, Donat & Dhunjibhoy, Roshan &
Naliwaiko, Alja & St Juste, Franklyn: Film Handbook. Kingston:
FES/CARIMAC/JBC, 1979.
A useful basic text for film-making. Incorporates Caribbean and other
Third World experience and illustrations.
17. Blacker, Irwin R.: The Elements of Screenwriting: A Guide for Film
and Television Writing. New York: Collier Books, MacMillan, 1986.
A good book, relatively inexpensive, Students find it useful.
18. Boyd, Andrew: Broadcast Journalism: Techniques of Radio and T.V.
News. London: Heinemann, 1990.
Provides a comprehensive treatment of radio and TV journalism. A good
book, but students find it heavy reading and expensive.
19. BBC: Guidelines for Factual Programmes. London: British Broadcasting
Corporation, 1989.
20. CSP International: Deregulation of the Radio Spectrum in the
U.K. London: HMSO, 1987.
Contains useful general information about the Radio Spectrum and the
WARCs. Useful Background Reference.
21. DeMaeseneer, Paul: Here's the News: A Radio News Manual. UNESCO,
Undated (circa 1978).
Very basic guide, useful for entry level
students.
22. Goldman, William: Adventures in the Screen Trade. London:
Futura.
Stimulating and informative.
23. Hall, Mark W.: Broadcast Journalism. New York: Hastings House
Publishers, 1974.
Close treatment of grammatical, syntax, punctuation and other language
use aspects, as well as coverage of general reporting and writing pitfalls.
Useful but dated. Out of print.
24. Izard, Ralph & Culbertson, Hugh & Lambert, Donald: Fundamentals
of News Reporting. Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 1973.
Strong on specialised beat reporting.
25. Karetnikova, Inga: How Scripts are Made. Carbondale: Southern
Illinois University Press, 1990.
Prescribed.
26. Kaye, Michael & Popperwell, Andrew: Making Radio. London:
BBC World Service and Broadside Books Ltd., 1992.
A small and very readable book, covering the terms and tools of radio
broadcasting. Well illustrated, but still too cryptic for the very beginner.
A good refresher guide to practitioners.
27. Keith, Michael C.: Broadcast Voice Performance. London: Focal
Press, 1989.
Only a small part of this book is really useful to non-European readers.
Personal styles of well-known British broadcasters heavily featured. Expensive.
28. Keith, Michael & Krause, Joseph: The Radio Station. Boston:
Focal Press, 1989.
Heavily American in examples and context. Still a useful guide to
radio Station administration.
29. Kuney, Jack: Take One: Television Directors and Directing. Praeger,
1990.
Highly recommended. A most informative and useful book.
30. Mock Yen, Alma: Radio: Re-Entry Into Sound: Hearing and Preparing.
CARIMAC, UWI.
31. Mock Yen, Alma: Radio: Re-Entry Into Sound, 2. Tools of Production.
CARIMAC, UWI.
32. Mock Yen, Alma: Radio: Re-Entry Into Sound, 3. Magazine Production.
CARIMAC, UWI, 1986.
33. Mock Yen, Alma & Forbes, Leonie: Radio: Re-Entry Into Sound,
4. On Air. CARIMAC and UWI Extra Mural Department, 1988.
This series of CARIMAC publications in techniques of radio production
is highly recommended for its direct, self-instructional style and detailed
content.
34. Epstein, Edward Jay: News From Nowhere: Television and the News.
New York: Vintage Books, Ramdon House, 1973.
Background reading beyond the basics.
35. Robinson, John P. & Levy, Mark R.: The Main Source: Learning
From Television News. London: Sage, 1986.
36. Seiter, Ellen & Bochers, Hans & Kreutzner, Gabrielle &
Warth, Eve-Mari: Remote Control: Television, Audiences and Cultural
Power. London: Routledge, 1991.
37. Rosenthall, Allan: Writing, Directing and Producing Documentary
Films. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
Audio-Visual, Advertising and Public Relations
38. Aaker, David & Myers, John: Advertising Management. New
Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1982.
39. Craig, James: Designing with Types. New York: Watson Guptil,
1980.
40. De Luca: Instructional Video. London: Buttersworth Heinemann,
1990.
41. Dorn, Raymond: Design and Improve Magazine Layout. Brookwood
Publication, 1979.
42. Ernst, S.: The Creative Side of Advertising Copy and Layout,
Grid Publications Inc.
43. Eustance, M.: Writing for Corporate Video. London: Buttersworth
Heinemann, 1990.
44. Holcombe & Stein: Presentation for Decision Makers. 2nd
edition. New York: Van Nostrand Rheinhold, 1990.
45. Holmes, Nigel: Designers Guide to Creating Charts and Diagrams.
Ohio: Watson, Guptill, North Light Publishers, 1984.
46. Hoy, Fran: Photo Journalism: the Visual Approach. Arizona
State University Press, 1986.
47. Kerlow, Isaac & Rosebush, Jodson: Computer Graphics.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
48. Langford, Michael: Creative Photography. Readers Digest Association
Inc., 1991.
49. Nelson, Paul: Publication Design. 4th Edition. University
of Oregon, 1987.
50. Peake, Jacqueline: Public Relations in Business. New York:
Harper and Row, 1980.
51. Ross, Robert: The management of Public Relations. Florida,
Robert E. Krieger Publishing, 1984.
52. Simpson, Robert: Effective Audio Visual. London: Butterworth
Heinemann, 1987.
53. Swain, Dwight: Scriptwriting for the New AV Technologies.
London: Butterworth Heinemann, 1991.
54. Burnett, Ken: Advertising by Charities. London: DSC Publishers,
1986.
Media Management and Economics
55. Oringel, Robert S. & Buske, Sue Miller: The Access Manager's
Handbook: A Guide for Managing Community Television. London: Focal
Press, 1987.
56. Wiese, Michael: Film and Video Budgets. Westport, USA: Michael
Weise Film Productions Books, 1986.
Media History
57. Boyd-Barrett, Oliver: The International News Agencies. London:
Sage, 1980.
While going well beyond the category of media history, this publication
does provide substantial historical data on the development of the major
global news agencies.
58. Brodie, Ben: The Press and 1938. Kingston: PAJ Publications,
1978.
A short historical examination of how the Establishment Press handled
the Workers Revolt of May 1938 in Jamaica. A very useful and rare historical
publication.
59. Dunn, Hopeton S.: Telecommunications and Underdevelopment: A Policy
Analysis of the Historical Role of Cable and Wireless in the Caribbean.
Unpublished PhD thesis, City University London, 1991.
An analytical account of Caribbean telecommunications history as part
of a wider, detailed examination of regional telecoms policy.
Law and Ethics
60. Crone, Tom G.: Law and the Media: An Everyday Guide for Professionals.
London: Heinemann, 1989.
Very informative, although details of legislation, practice and institutions
are not always applicable.
61. International Organization of Journalists: Professional Codes in
Journalism. Prague: IOJ, 1979.
62. White, Dorcas: The Press and the Law in the Caribbean. Barbados:
Cedar Press, 1977.
A still very useful description of the legal framework for Caribbean
media. In need of update.
Research and Theory
63. Bryman, Allan: Quantity and Quality in Social Research. London:
Unwin Hyman, 1988.
An introductory text covering the nature of and distinctions between
quantitative and qualitative research. Very useful and up-to-date.
64. Bryman, Allan: Research Methods and Organization Studies. London:
Unwin Hyman, 1989.
Good overview of the research process, though examples inappropriate
to regional teaching.
65. Haskins, Jack: How to Evaluate Mass Communications: The Controlled
Field Experiment. New York: Advertising Research Foundation, 1972.
Useful definitions, designs and formulae for field surveys and laboratory
experiments.
66. Hirsch, Paul & Miller, Peter & Kline, Gerald: Strategies
or Communication Research. London: Sage, 1977.
Not very useful for undergraduate studies.
67. Moser, C. A. & Kalton, G.: Survey Methods in Social Investigation.
London: Heinemann, 1971.
Good overview of survey techniques.
68. Krippendorf, Klaus: Content Analysis: An Introduction to its Methodology.
London: Sage, 1980.
A very useful basic text, but without a specific media or communications
focus.
69. Martin, Paul: Research and US. Leicester and Kingston, 1992.
This very small pamphlet documents the "experience and jottings" of
the author in completing major research tasks. Valuable background reading
for undergraduate and postgrads alike.
70. Stuart, David: Secondary Research: Information Sources and Methods.
London: Sage, 1984.
Development Communication
71. Benevolensky, V.: The Non-Aligned Movement and the Press.
Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1985.
72. Schramm, Wilbur & Lerner, Daniel: Communication and Change:
the Last Ten Years and the Next. Hawaii: East West Centre, 1976.
Both of the two foregoing books are used as examples of past paradigms
and Euro-centric perspectives which have been overtaken by more relevant
regional analyses.
73. Hinds, Rudolp: Communication for Human Development: A Caribbean
Perspective. Barbados: Caribbean Conference of Churches, 1987.
Society and International Communication
74. Brown, Aggrey & Sanatan, Roderick: Talking with Whom: A Report
on the State of the Media in the Caribbean. UWI, 1987.
This book draws on data from a series of national seminars held in
12 Caribbean countries in 1985. While the regional media environment has
changed markedly since its publication, the book remains a useful comparative
reference.
75. Brown, Aggrey: Television Programming Trends in the Anglophone Caribbean:
the 1980s. Kingston: A Report for UNESCO, 1987.
A mainly comparative analysis of foreign entertainment programme inflows
into the region between the 1970s and the 1980s.
76. Chesterman, John & Lipman, Andy: The Electronic Pirates.
London: Routledge, 1988.
This book dramatises the impact of new information technologies on
old copyright laws and demonstrates as well the potential for subversion
of the global media conglomerates by ordinary people who have access to
the appropriate technologies.
77. Caribbean Quarterly: Mass Media in the Caribbean. CQ, Vol 22
Number 4 December 1976 and Mass Media in the Caribbean 2, CQ Vol
27, Numbers 2 and 3 June/September, 1981.
78. Collins, Richard & Curran, James et al.: Media Culture and
Society: A Critical Reader. London: Sage, 1986.
79. Dunn, Hopeton S.: Culture, Communication and New Technology in
the Caribbean. Articles in Media Development Vol 36, February 1989
and Intermedia Vol 16, Number 3, May 1988.
80. Dunn, Hopeton S.: Telecoms and Caribbean Development. Articles
in Media Development, Vol 37, Feb 1990 and Intermedia, Vol 19 Number 1,
January 1991.
81. The Economist: A Survey of Information Technology: A Question
of Communication. June 16, 1990.
82. The Economist: A Survey of Entertainment Industry: Fancy Free.
December 23, 1989.
83. The Economist: A Survey of Consumer Electronics: Fast Forward.
April 13, 1991.
All of the foregoing are contemporary analyses of important technology-related
communication issues and done from a global perspective.
84. Hamelink, Cees: Cultural Autonomy in Global Communication. New
York: Longman, 1983.
85. Kunczik, Michael: Concepts of Journalism. Bonn: Fes, North
and South, 1988.
86. Kunczik, Michael: Communication and Social Change. Bonn:
Fes, 1986.
87. Lippman, Walter: Public Opinion: The Free Press. New York:
MacMillan, 1965.
88. McBride, Sean et al.: Many Voices One World: Report of the International
Commission for the Study of Communication Problems. London: UNESCO/
Kogan Page, 1980.
89. Masterman, Len: Teaching the Media. London: Comedia, 1986.
90. Soderlund, Walter C. & Surlin, Stewart H. (Eds.): Media in
Latin America and the Caribbean: Domestic and International Perspectives.
Ontario: University of Windsor, 1985.
This reader comprises the 15 papers at the Ontario Co-operative Programme
in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (OCPLACS)Conference held at Windsor
University in July 1985.
91. Schiller, Herbert: Communication and Cultural Domination. New
York: Sharpe Inc., 1976.
92. Surlin, Stuart & Soderlund, Walter (Eds.): Mass Media and
the Caribbean. New York: Gordon and Breach, 1990.
A comprehensive, contemporary reader on Caribbean Mass Media.
93. Traber, Michael: The Myth of the Information Revolution. London:
Sage, 1988.
A critical contribution to the contemporary debate on information
and communication. Now somewhat dated.
General Readers and Others
94. Downing, John & Mohammadi, Ali & Mohammadi, Annabelle (Eds.):
Questioning the Media: A Critical Introduction. London: Sage, 1990.
95. Mattelart, Armand (Ed.): Communicating in Popular Nicaragua.
New York: International General, 1986.
96. Gurevitch, Michael & Bennett, Tony & Curran, James &
Woolacott, Janet: Culture, Society and the Media. London, Methuen,
1982.
97. Hester, A.L. & To, Wai Lan J.: Handbook for Third World Journalists.
Athens: University of Georgia, 1987.
Interesting additional reading.
98. Ferguson, Marjorie (Ed.): New Communication Technologies and the
Public Interest. London, Sage, 1986.