Morrison, James (2015) Journalism: the essentials of writing and reporting. London, U.K. : Robert Hale. (Hale Expert Guides) ISBN 9780719809859

Morrison, James (2014) Chilling at the grassroots? The impact of Leveson on reporter-source relations. In: MeCCSA Policy Network Conference: Local and Regional Journalism after Leveson; 5 Nov 2014, Chester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Morrison, James (2014) Armchair auditing and the great town hall transparency swindle. In: Charles, Alec, (ed.) The End of Journalism version 2.0: industry, technology and politics. Oxford, U.K. : Peter Lang Ltd. pp. 153-170. ISBN 9781906165482

Morrison, James (2013) Claims-makers versus counter claims-makers: new sites of civic empowerment in the construction, affirmation and contestation of moral panic narratives through online newspaper discussion-threads. In: Scullion, Richard , Gerodimos, Roman , Jackson, Daniel and Lilleker, Darren, (eds.) The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 142-157. (Routledge Research in Political Communication) ISBN 9780415633499

Morrison, James (2011) Claims-makers versus counter claims-makers: new sites of civic conflict in the construction and contestation of moral panic narratives through online newspapers and user-generated content. In: Political Studies Association Media and Politics Annual Conference; 3-4 Nov 2011, Bournemouth, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Morrison, James (2011) Essential Public Affairs for Journalists. 2nd ed. Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press. 672p. ISBN 9780199592005

Morrison, James (2011) Spin, smoke-filled rooms and the decline of council reporting by British local newspapers: the slow demise of town hall transparency. In: Charles, Alec and Stewart, Gavin, (eds.) The End of Journalism: News in the Twenty-First Century. Oxford, U.K. : Peter Lang. pp. 193-209. ISBN 9783034302616

Morrison, James (2010) Spin, smoke-filled rooms, and the decline of council reporting by local newspapers: the slow demise of town hall transparency. In: Sixty Years of Political Studies : Achievements and Futures - 60th Political Studies Association Annual Conference; 29 Mar - 01 Apr 2010, Edinburgh, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Morrison, James (2009) Public affairs for journalists. Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press. 689p. ISBN 9780199552610