Communication and Media Textbooks: Library Subscription and Open Access

Cruthers, 2021
Business Writing For Everyone is an inclusive guide to writing in the workplace. The book takes a process-oriented, storytelling approach to composition: focusing less on genre and more on the decisions that effective business communicators make. Business Writing For Everyone also contains interactive H5P activities for students to test their learning, and activities for further reflection that instructors can use in the classroom or assign as homework.

By Matt McKinney, Kalani Pattison, Sarah LeMire, 2021.
Technical writing introduce you to some of the most important aspects of writing in the worlds of science, technology, and business; the writing professionals do as a part of their regular work.

2011 by Scott MacLean, Arizona Western College.
Provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition. Includes end of chapter exercises.

2018 by Peter Bobkowski, Karna Younger, University of Kansas.
The audience for this book is students their second or third semesters in undergraduate journalism. Related content for “traditional” journalists, writing for online news sites, magazines, or newspapers, broadcast journalists, also relevant for strategic communications, public relations, advertising, marketing.

2016 by Jasmine Roberts, Ohio State University.
Emphasizes practical application of academic inquiry to help readers improve their writing skills. This book gives readers:

• Straightforward chapters that use real-world examples to illustrate key points.


• Discussion of different writing styles and techniques.


• Examples of communication materials such as press releases, creative briefs, feature articles, and more.


• Embedded videos of insights from communication professionals.


• Tips on pitching to the media.


• A collection of popular sources for further explanation.

2015 by Kathleen A. Hansen, Nora Paul, University of Minnesota.
Leads students step-by-step through the information search and evaluation process for news and strategic communication message production. The book includes a conceptual model of the information strategy process, case studies to illustrate the process in action, and links to current examples throughout.
The definitive text for the information search and evaluation process as practiced by news and strategic communication message producers. Currently used at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication; JOUR 3004W/V, Information for Mass Communication.