Faculty Textbooks: 1986-Present

Convergence and Emerging Media

Telling the Story: The Convergence of Print, Broadcast and Online Media, 3rd edition, Brian S. Brooks, George Kennedy, Daryl Moen and Don Ranly, New York: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2004. This includes a workbook and an instructor's manual. [More]

Integrated Communication: Synergy of Persuasive Voices, Esther Thorson and Jeri Moore, editors, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Association, Inc., 1996.

Internet Advertising: Theory and Research, David W. Schumann and Esther Thorson, editors, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Association, Inc., 2007.

Cross-Cultural Studies

Global Journalism: Survey of International Communication, John C. Merrill, editor, 3rd edition, New York: Longman, 1995.

Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems, 4th edition, editors, Arnold S. de Beer, John C. Merrill, Boston, MA: Pearson, 2004.

Journalism Across Cultures, Fritz Cropp, Cynthia Frisby and Dean Mills, editors, Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 2003.

Design and Layout

Newspaper Layout & Design. A Team Approach, 4th edition, Daryl Moen, Iowa State University Press, 2000.

Editing, Reporting and Writing

The Art of Editing, 8th edition, Brian S. Brooks and James L. Pinson, Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2005. [More]	Beyond the Inverted Pyramid, George Kennedy, Daryl Moen, and Don Ranly, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.	Getting the Whole Story: Reporting and Writing the News, 1st edition, Cheryl Gibbs and Tom Warhover, Guilford Press, 2002. This book also is published in Chinese.
The Investigative Reporter's Handbook: A Guide to Documents, Databases and Techniques, Brant Houston, Len Bruzzese, Steve Weinberg, New York: Bedford-St. Martin's Press, 2002.	Mapping the News: Case Studies in GIS and Journalism, David Herzog, ESRI Press, 2003. [More]	News Reporting and Writing, 9th edition, Brian S. Brooks, George Kennedy, Daryl Moen and Don Ranly, New York: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2008. This includes a workbook and an instructor's manual. The book also is published in Korean and Chinese. [More]
Publication Editing, Don Ranly with Jen Moeller, Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2001.	The Reporter's Handbook, John Ullmann and Jan Colbert, 2nd edition, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.	The Reporter's Handbook: An Investigator's Guide to Documents and Techniques, Steve Weinberg, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
Reporting on Violence: Instructor's Guide, Jane Stevens, Esther Thorson and Lori Dorfman, 2002.	Working With Words, 5th edition, Brian S. Brooks, James L. Pinson and Jean Gaddy Wilson, New York: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2003. This includes an instructor's manual.

Journalism Studies

Assessing Public Journalism, Edmund B. Lambeth, Philip Meyer, and Esther Thorson, Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1998.	Bleep! Censoring Rock and Rap, 1st edition, Betty Winfield and Sandra Davidson, Greenwood Press, 1998.	The Edward R. Murrow Heritage: Challenge for the Future, Betty Winfield and Lois B. DeFleur, Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1986.
The Elements of Journalism, Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, Three Rivers Press, 2001.	Existential Journalism, John C. Merrill, 2nd ed., Revised Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1996.	FDR & the News Media, 1st edition, Betty Winfield, University of Illinois Press, 1990. Paperback edition published by Columbia University Press in 1994.
The Function of Newspapers in Society: a Global Perspective, edited by Shannon E. Martin and David A. Copeland; foreword by John C. Merrill. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003.	The Imperative of Freedom: A Philosophy of Journalistic Autonomy, John C. Merrill, New York: Freedom House, 1990.	Journalism in the Information Age, Brian S. Brooks, Boston, MA; Allyn & Bacon, 1997.
Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering, Gene Roberts, Thomas Kunkel, Charles S. Layton, editors, Geneva Overholser, contributor, Little Rock: University of Arkansas Press, 2004.	Legacy of Wisdom: Great Thinkers and Journalism, John C. Merrill, 1st edition, Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1994.	Macromedia: Media, Mission and Morality, John C. Merrill and Ralph Lowenstein, Spokane, WA: Marquette Press, 2006.
Macromedia: Mission, Message, and Morality, Ralph L. Lowenstein, John C. Merrill, New York: Longman, 1990.	Media Debates: Great Issues for the Digital Age, Everette E. Dennis, John C. Merrill, 3rd edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 2002.	Media Debates: Issues in Mass Communication, Everette E. Dennis, John C. Merrill, New York: Longman, 1991.
Media, Mission and Morality: A Scholarly Milestone Essay in Mass Communication, John C. Merrill, Spokane, WA: Marquette Press, 2007.	Media Musings: Interviews with Great Thinkers, John C. Merrill, Ralph D. Berenger, Charles J. Merrill, Spokane, WA: Marquette Books, 2004.	Modern Mass Media Communication in Society, John C. Merrill; Edward J. Friedlander, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc., 1997.
The Press, Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, editors, Oxford University Press, 2005. [More]	The Princely Press: Machiavelli on American Journalism, John C. Merrill, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1998.	Readings in Religion as News, Debra L. Mason, co-editor, with Judie Buddenbaum, Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1999.
Reporting on Religion: A Primer on Journalism's Best Beat, Debra L. Mason, executive editor, Religion Newswriters Association, 2006.	Reporting on Religion: A Stylebook on Journalism's Best Beat, Debra L. Mason, executive editor, Religion Newswriters Association, 2007.	Restoring Trust in American Business, Jay W. Lorsch, Leslie Berlowitz, and Andy Zelleke, eds., Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005. [More]
Thinking Clearly: Cases in Journalistic Decision-Making, Tom Rosenstiel and Amy S. Mitchell, editors, Geneva Overholser, contributor, New York: Columbia University Press, 2003.	Twilight of Press Freedom: The Rise of People's Journalism, John C. Merrill, Peter J. Gade, Frederick R. Blevens, Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.	What Good Is Journalism? How Reporters and Editors Are Saving America's Way of Life, George Kennedy and Daryl Moen, editors, University of Missouri Press, 2007. [More]

Media Ethics

Committed Journalism, An Ethic for the Profession, 2nd edition, Edmund B. Lambeth, Bloomington, IND: Indiana University Press, 1992.	Controversies in Media Ethics, A. David Gordon, John Michael Kittross; overview and commentary by John C. Merrill; contributions by Carol Reuss. 2nd edition. New York: Longman, 1999.	The Dialectic in Journalism: Toward a Responsible Use of Press Freedom, John C. Merrill, Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1993.
An Ethics of News, Wesley G. Pippert, Georgetown University Press, 1989.	Journalism Ethics: Philosophical Foundations for News Media, John C. Merrill, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.	Media Ethics: Issues and Cases, 6th edition, Philip Patterson and Lee Wilkins, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. This book also is published in Korean and Chinese.
The Moral Media: How Journalists Reason About Ethics, Lee Wilkins and Renita Coleman, Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2005.

Public Relations

Essentials of Public Relations, 1st edition, Dennis L. Wilcox, Phillip H. Ault, Warren K. Agee, Glen T. Cameron, New York: Longman, 2000.

Public Relations: The Profession and the Practice, 2nd edition, Dan Lattimore, Otis Baskin, Suzette Heiman and Elizabeth Toth, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007. [More]

Public Relations: Managing Competition and Conflict, 8th edition, Glen T. Cameron, Dennis L. Wilcox, Bryan H. Reber, Jae-Hwa Shin, Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2007.