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Planning and producing a magazine
Get into gear: Making it in magazines
Journalism Jargon:
Part 1 A-D
Part 2 E-I
Part 3 J-O
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Part 5 S-Z
How do I become a motoring writer?
Books
If you're studying journalism or want to know more about writing professionally, these are all good books to read. Between them they cover all the key journalism skills from newsgathering and interviewing to writing, subbing, editing and page layout. Not all are available new and some are decades old, but even the oldest books here are still relevant to modern journalism in many of the principles that they describe.
Turner, B. and Orange, R. Specialist Journalism
(including a chapter by me about automotive journalism)
Hennessy, B. Writing Feature Articles
Keeble, R. The Newspapers Handbook (Media Practice)
McKay, J. The Magazines Handbook: Third Edition (Media Practice)
Randall, D. The Universal Journalist - Fifth Edition
Adams, S. & Hicks, W. Interviewing for Journalists (Media Skills)
Burns, L. S. Understanding Journalism
Fleming, C. An Introduction to Journalism: Essential techniques and background knowledge
Harcup, T. Journalism: Principles and Practice
Hicks, W. and Holmes, T. Subediting for Journalists (Media Skills) by Hicks, Wynford, Holmes, Tim (2002) Paperback
Morrish, J. and Bradshaw, P. Magazine Editing: In Print and Online
Pape, S. & Featherstone, S. Newspaper Journalism: A Practical Introduction
Pape, S. & Featherstone, S. Feature Writing: A Practical Introduction
White, J. Editing by Design: For Designers, Art Directors, and Editors--the Classic Guide to Winning Readers
Lewis, M. How to Write Articles for Profit and P.R.
Evans, H. Pictures on a Page: Photo-Journalism, Graphics and Picture Editing
Useful links for would-be automotive journalists
Guild of Motoring Writers e-book So You Want to be a Motoring Writer