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Open Textbook Highlights

Writing for Strategic Communication Industries

by Jasmine Roberts

Be Credible: Information Literacy for Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, and Marketing Students

by Peter Bobkowski, Karna Younger

Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication

Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation's Journalism

by Christopher Daly

The Evolution of American Investigative Journalism

by James L. Aucoin

Media, Society, Culture and You

by Mark Poepsel

Rebuilding the News: Metropolitan Journalism in the Digital Age

by C. W. Anderson

Undercover Reporting: The Truth About Deception

by Brooke Kroeger

The Data Journalism Handbook 1

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Open Courseware

edX - Journalism
edX offers several journalism courses covering topics such as journalistic writing, news literacy, and more.
MIT Open Courseware - Comparative Media Studies & Writing
MIT Open Courseware offers an extensive series of online courses, including a number on media studies & writing. Courses generally include lecture videos, assignments, exams, and more.
Saylor Academy - Principles of Human Communication
This course will introduce you to communication principles, common communication practices, and a selection of theories to better understand the communication transactions that you experience in your daily life.

Many thanks to the creators of the following resources that inspired this OER guide:
SJSU: Open Educational Resources by College
Humboldt State University: Open Educational Resources (OER)

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