Books Every Aspiring Journalist Must Own

So you want to be a journalist? Here is a list of must-have books:

The Associated Press Stylebook --- The news writing industry bible.

Elements of Style by Strunk and White --- The English major's best friend.

Working with Words by Brooks, Pinson and Wilson --- If the AP Stylebook and Elements of Style had a kid, this would be it.

On Writing Well by William Zinsser --- Don't leave college without it.

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott --- Meditations on the writing life.

A pocket dictionary, thesarus and spelling book --- Technology is great, that is when it works.

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