The Associated Press guide to news writing

Language: pompous, pedantic and plain

News writing: information is not enough

Leads: the agony of square one

The case for the period

Journalese

Tone: the inner music of words

Pitfalls: attributive verbs and loaded words

Quotes: your words or mine?

Color: dip your brush in small details

Pseudo-color: cliches and other trespasses

Features: a view for the poets' corner

Usage: handling those hectoring hangups

Bestiary: a compendium for the careful and the crotchety

News Writing for the Digital Age: an introduction

The New Media: writing for the web

Writing beyond reading: broadcast journalism.