Ronald R. Rodgers

Assistant Professor

Department of Journalism

Schedule & office hours

Curriculum Vitae

Papers and Presentations


Student Class Blogs

The Blue Pencil

The Scriptorium

Lit Journalism

For Students

• Job & Internship Announcements 
• Class Announcements
• Academic calendar
• Student Honor Code
• Career Resource Center
• Essay on Academic Honesty
• Rutgers Video on Plagiarism
  
• Reading & Writing Center
• Student Counseling Center
• Some Useful Management Tools
• Research Aids
  
• Benton Foundation (A site for future media lawyers)

To drill deeper into journalism:

• Dr. R's Journalism Links
• Dr. R's Journalism Readings
  

Help with the nuts & bolts of journalism:

• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
• Modern English Grammar: A Hypertext Book
• Newsroom 101: Exercises in Grammar, Usage and AP Style
• Exercise Central for AP Style
• Common Errors in English
• American Copy Editors Society's (ACES) Online Quizzes
• ACES Discussion Board
• A Spelling Test
• Math Test for Journalists
• Math: 10 questions to test newsroom literacy
• Mathematics Competency  Test for Journalists

Links to online book stores:

• abebooks http://www.abebooks.com/
• half.com by ebay http://www.half.ebay.com/
• List of Bookstores on the Web  http://www.scaruffi.com/fiction/booksell.html