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Journalism Internet Resources
Danielle
Clarke, Public Services Librarian, is the librarian liaison
to the Journalism department..
Indexes
and general resources are
good starting points for exploring education on the Internet
- AJR
NewsLink: from the American Journalism Review links to
newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, television/radio, and news services,
worldwide in scope. The Alta Vista search engine is used to search the
contents for this all encompassing journalism site.
- CARL UnCover
Web: is a giant database of current articles from 17,000 magazines
and journals.
- RobertNile.com:
Written and maintained by professional journalist Robert Niles, there
are many important and helpful links on this site, including "Finding
Data on the Internet," "Statistics Every Writer Should Know,"
and "Questions to Ask a Candidate."
Most helpful to the mathematically challenged are links to lessons on
statistical computation.
- Findlaw:
a comprehensive guide to Internet legal resources.
- Internet
Tools and Resources for Journalists: San Francisco State University's
site lists traditional sources as well as some unusual ones.
- Journalism
and Mass Communication: from the University of Iowa comes this
extensive site of journalism and communication sources arranged by subject.
- JournalismNet:
this guide has a Canadian emphasis but also includes links to U.S. government
sites and many other useful resources.
- Journalism
Resources: another University of Iowa site which links to more
unusual sites such as cyberjournalism, journalism job resources, and
journalism magazines online.
- Scoop
Cybersleuth's Internet Guide - Journalism: The Internet's Ace
Reporter shares some of his favorite finds.
- Stateline.org:
It was founded in order to help journalists, policy makers and engaged
citizens become better informed about innovative public policies.
- The Journalistic
Resources Page: From Sweden, Links to Journalism, Education
and Research, Journalism Organizations, The Broadcasting Link, European
Pages Online.
Governmenal Agencies
Organizations and associations
- American
Communication Association: With links to 3,000 sites, this page
is more comprehensive than any of the others. Includes information about
upcoming events, writers' resource, townhall discussions, and links
to communication law and studies..
- American
Press Institute: it was founded to provide training of the highest
quality for newspaper men and women and to help them imporve the quality
of their newspapers.
- American Society
of Journalists and Authors (ASJA): is aimed at independent non-fiction
writers.
- Freedom
Forum: a nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to
free press, free speech and free spirit for all people.
- JEA-Journalism
Education Association: the only independent national scholastic
journalism organization for teachers and advisers. JEA supports free
and responsible scholastic journalism by providing resources and educational
opportunities, by promoting professionalism, by encouraging and rewarding
student excellence and teacher achievement, and by fostering an atmosphere
which encompasses diversity yet builds unit.
- National Press
Club: provides hotlinks to political coverage sites and resources
for reporters.
- National Newspaper
Association (NAA): Established in 1885, the National Newspaper
Association (NNA) is the national voice of community newspapers. NNA
represents owners, publishers, and editors of America's community newspapers
and with 3,000 newspaper members, is currently the largest newspaper
association in the United States.
- Radio-Television
News Directors Association (RTNDA): Radio-Television News Directors
Association
The Radio-Television News Directors Association is the world's largest
professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism.
RTNDA represents local and network news executives in broadcasting,
cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries.
- The Society of Professional
Journalists (SPJ): is for the editorial professional and those
involved in the editorial side of publishing, includes information about
the organization's listserv and Quill, its professional journal.
- Student Press
Law Center: a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
legal help and information to the studnet media and journalism educators.
Newspapers
- Kidon
Media Link: Links to newspapers, magazine, television stations,
radio stations, film studios, news agencies and further websites on
an international scope. "…a surfer's delight, a veritable
treasure chest…." (Choice)
- NewsLinx:
Covers news from newspapers, magazines, news agencies, and Internet
news websites.
- NewsHub:
Offers 25 top news stories through various "channels" (subject
areas) of news items: technology, financial, world, US, Science, Health,
Entertainment, Sports and more. Includes how old the articles are in
hours.
- Newspapers
Archives on the Web: provides links to Web versions of 62 newspapers
from 29 states and their full-text, online back files.
- Newspapers,
U.S.
- Newspapers,
World
- Reuters News
Media
- Total
News: provides quick access to late-breaking headlines with
the ability to see the details for that headline.
- UNCG's
News and Newspapers Online: maintained at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro with links to the world's electronic daily
newspapers.
Tools, resouces & interesting sites
- The Beat
Page: a jumping off point for journalism resources, organized
by newsroom beat.
- Broadcasters:
part of the Virtual Library from Oxford University, this is one long
list grouped by subject including media, news groups, satellite information,
broadcasters, and other sources. The broadcasting section is broken
down by county but is not as complete as some other lists.
- Center
for Environmental Journalism: this site is divided into two
parts: related resources at CU Boulder and elsewhere on the Internet.
- CRAYON
(Create Your Own Newspaper): allows the user to select the type of news
links and from where. It also lists which sites, in order of preference,
are picked by those who've created their own paper before you.
- The
EraM program: aimed at academics, students, and media professionals
features sites relating to issues of ethnicity, racism, and the media.
- FACS:
is a site run by journalists for journalists that provides briefings
on various topics.
- FAIR:
AIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented
criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. Goals of the group
include working to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for
greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that
marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. FAIR
also exposes neglected stories and defends working journalists when
they are muzzled.
- Investigative Reporters
& Editors (IRE): the leading journalism training organization
that cosponsors NICAR, a program of
the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and the Missouri School
of Journalism. Founded in 1989, NICAR has trained thousands of journalists
in the practical skills of finding, prying loose, and analyzing electronic
information.
- Journalist's
Toolbox.: produced by the National Scholastic Press Association
and Associated Collegiate Press directed at university, college, and
high school newspapers and press people with useful sites for all aspects
of mass media and publishing-related sites.
- NewsPlace
for News and Sources: provides links to news, entertainment,
weather, and sports, plus links to primary stories about the news, and
tools for journalists.
- NewsWise:
Search Tools for Reporters: Divides news up by topic: SciNews,
MedNews, BizNews, and LifeNews in three categories: News Libraries maintains
a comprehensive database of news releases from top institutions engaged
in scientific, medical, liberal arts and business research. The friendly
interface allows you to search, browse or download any article or abstract.
(PressPass and Expert Query are only for professional journalists).
- ProfNet:
is a one-stop site for contacting PR professionals from industry, universities,
etc..
- Project
Censored: explores and publicizes the extent of censorship in
our society by locating stories about significant issues of which the
public should be aware, but is not, for one reason or another.
- Radio
Netherlands Hit List: a well-organized site with lots of resource
links and intemational radio links grouped by continent, including related
media pages.
- Reporter.org:
a helpful site from Investigative Reporters and Editors.
- SiteNet
WebLinks: Hyperlinks to Media: News, Daily Papers, Radio for
both international and United States.
- Scoop
Cybersleuth's Internet Guide: directory for AltaVista searching
or journalism links.
- Transactional
Records Access Clearinghouse: from Syracuse University, this
site delivers comprehensive, independent, and nonpartisan information
on federal law enforcement.
- The Usually Useful
Internet Guide for Journalists (USUS): USUS is a comprehensive
Internet guide created for those who want to have a better understanding
of the Internet and its potential as a journalistic research tool.
- Web
Sites Related to Editing: Copy editing, grammar and writing
resources.
Electronic journals
- American
Journalism Review (AJR): online site that lists titles
and some full-text articles from its print journal.
- Brill's
Content Magazine: the Independent Voice of the Information
Act.
- Columbia
Journalism Review (CJR): lists the tables of contents
from its journal for the past year and a half.
- E-journaL:
produced by e.doc provides access by subject area to different types
of newspapers, journals, magazines, and other information. Also has
a search engine that has direct links to publishing companies and the
World Wide Web Virtual Library. Small front page with a concise index
of links.
- Z-Zine
List: broken down by subject, the site includes, at latest count,
almost 1,500 e-zines in either electronic form or in paper. Easy to
use and comprehensive.
- Hot Links
to Newspapers: a listing of URLs and contacts for newspapers
around the U.S. with a clickable image map for easy jumping within the
list. Lists a number of other relevant sites concerning newspapers and
news in general.
- Journalism
Library: Columbia University's Journalism Library links to many
journals and complements the University of Iowa's list of journals.
- Newspapers
On-line: a nicely laid out simple page for newspapers, other
newsprint sources, and tools both inside and outside the U.S.
- NEWSTAND:
by Ecola Directories lists more than 2,600 sites of newspaper and magazine
Web pages. Most of the sites are English in content and have unrestricted
access and a search engine to find the publication name. Well laid out
and easy to read and understand.
Discussion
lists & electronic conferences
- BRDCST-L: list for professionals and academics
covering all issues of broadcasting and cable. Subscribe: listserv@crcvms.unl.edu
- CARR-L: focuses on computer-assisted research
and reporting; a great resource for working journalists. Subscribe:
listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
- FOI-L: for journalists, academics, and goveniment
officials interested in information issues. Subscribe: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
- IRE-L: investigative reporting discussion
list. Subscribe: listproc@lists.missouri.edu
- SPJ-L: listserv for the Society of Professional
Journalists; frequented mostly by working journalists, but subscription
is open. Subscribe: listserv@lists.psu.edu.
- MEDIA: investigative journalism. Subscribe:
listserv@sokrates.mip.ki.se
- NICAR-L: computer assisted reporting run
by NICAR. Subscribe: listproc@missouri.edu
- RADIO-L: discussion group of digital audio
broadcasters (DAB). Subscribe: listserv@tc.umn.edu
This resource guide has been adapted from
an article entitled "Internet Resources for Journalism/Communications"
by John A. Olson and Patience L. Simmonds, reference librarians at Penn
State - Erie, the Behrend College Library, in the February 1997 issue
of College & Research Libraries News and revised by Danielle
Clarke, Public Services Librarian.
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