Several organizations have joined together to launch a book drive for journalists in Liberia.

The call for books covers a wide variety of materials-- from style guides to examples of great writing and books about African life and politics.

Journalists have a difficult time keeping up with contemporary ideas and styles when they cannot access or afford the latest, and highest-quality, texts, according to the announcement. Go to this site to find out how to donate.

From the announcement:

A major challenge for journalists in post-conflict nations is that examples of great writing aren't available. Even those books that do show up in bookstores are far outside what the average African journalist can afford. As a result, local reporters have trouble keeping up with contemporary conventions and trends, further encouraging a cycle in which indigenous reportage is edged out by Western-educated foreign correspondents.
 
"Books are very expensive in Liberia and some reporters can't even afford a day's meal, let alone buy journalism books," NewLiberian.com editor Sematics King Jr. says. "Therefore, books will really be an added advantage to many Liberian journalists who did not get the opportunity to study journalism at all in college."
 
This holiday season, NewLiberian.com is asking for the following donations: 
1. Spare journalism texts: From ethics manuals to AP stylebooks, anything that would serve as a text for reporters looking to hone their craft. 
2. Examples of great journalism: Whether this is your press club's annual Best Writing compendium or the review copy of the latest Eric Schlosser or Naomi Klein. 
3. Any text related to developing world or African issues. 
4. News magazines from the last three months. (Since it may take  several weeks or months for this shipment to reach Liberia, anything older would be too outdated by the time it gets there.)