Students at the Columbia School of Journalism have created a rap video explaining required reading, "The Elements of Style." It was an attempt to “do for journalism nerds what the Keynes vs.

Students at the Columbia School of Journalism have created a rap video explaining required reading, "The Elements of Style." It was an attempt to “do for journalism nerds what the Keynes vs. Hayek video did for econ nerds,” Jake Heller, the Masters student who conceived the idea for the video, told Poynter.

The Elements of Style from Jake Heller on Vimeo.

If only someone could sum up the CP Stylebook so eloquently.

Heller spoke with Poynter about the process of making the video, which was shown at the j-school’s end-of-semester party. Check out the interview here.