Resources/Links for Journalists 
- News about the Media
- Media Blogs
- Journalism Organizations
- Reporters' Resources: General Topics
- Reporters' Resources: Specific Topics
- Finding Newspapers, Finding News Stories
- Places to Look for Good Journalism
- Reference
- Mailing Lists
Other pages on this site that have useful information and links
News about the Media
Top Picks for media news
- Jim Romenesko's Media News Many journalists visit this site obsessively. Check out the Poynter homepage while you're there.
- Daily Briefing Top stories about the media each day, put together by the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
- CJR Daily from Columbia Journalism Review
- Editor and Publisher magazine
- Online Journalism Review Covers all media; emphasizes the online world. From the Annenberg School at USC.
- Freedom Forum Monitors the health of the First Amendment.
- Today's Front Pages See what more than 500 papers from around the world featured on page 1 today.
And Other Media-News Sites
- American Journalism Review
- AP Media News The AP's roundup of what's new in the industry.
- Broadcasting and Cable magazine
- College media news from Associated College Press
- College (and high school) media news from Student Press Law Center
- Columbia Journalism Review
- Committee to Protect Journalists The group that monitors journalists killed or imprisoned around the world.
- Cyberjournalist.net News about online journalism and blogging.
- Editors Weblog published by World Editors Forum
- European Media News from the European Journalism Centre
- Folio The magazine for magazine professionals
- Freedom of Information Center The latest on access to government info
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting
- International Federation of Journalists Another group that monitors journalists in trouble
- I Want Media Lots of links to media-industry news.
- Mediabistro Bills itself as an online cocktail party for media professionals
- Media Channel "As the media watch the world, we watch the media"
- Media Life Magazine
- Media Watch Headlines from the PBS Newshour
- News Blues and News Lab and TV Spy all have news (or gossip?) about TV news
- News Photographer magazine
- Newspaper Association of America Daily news briefs
- paidcontent.org Both the media and entertainment
- PressThink An opinionated Weblog by Jay Rosen, an NYU journalism professor known for his leadership in the public journalism movement.
- Presstime The magazine of the Newspaper Association of America
- Quill The magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists
- Regret the Error highlights media corrections
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Check the latest legal cases
- RTNDA Communicator Radio and Television News Directors
- Society of Professional Journalists news headlines
- Today's Papers Slate magazine's roundup of what's in the top newspapers today.
- World Press Review
- Yahoo's media news links
Media Blogs
There are zillions, including Romenesko, Cyberjournalist, and I Want Media, listed above. A few others:
- Media Center blogs: five sets of conversations
- Media law professors blog
- Dennis Dunleavy's The Big Picture
- Mark Glaser's Media Shift (on PBS): "your guide to the digital media revolution"
- J.D. Lasica's New Media Musings: "charting the rise of open, democratic, grassroots media."
- Tim Porter's First Draft: "ink-Stained Kvetches About Newspapering, Readership & Relevance."
- Jay Rosen's Pressthink "The First Amendment actually speaks of the press. It doesn't mention 'media' ."
- PJ Net = Public Journalism Network, run by UNH grad Len Witt
- List of blogs produced by journalists, compiled by Cyberjournalist
Journalism Organizations (find other links under "Media News")
- American Association of Sunday and Features Editors
- American Photojournalists News, features, information and portfolios from working photojournalists.
- American Press Institute
- American Society of Newspaper Editors
- Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
- Article 19 "the global campaign for freedom of expression"
- Associated College Press
- Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
- Casey Journalism Center for Children and Families
- Links to good stories on children from Columbia school of journalism
- Center for Community Journalism
- Center for Environmental Journalism
- Center for Investigative Reporting
- Center for Media and Democracy
- Center for Media and Public Affairs
- College Media Advisers offers student press archives and some information on legal issues.
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at the University of Washington
- Education Writers Association
- FAIR Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
- Freedom Forum media research foundation. Also runs the Newseum
- freedominfo.org links freedom of info campaigns around the world
- International Journalists Network
- Investigative Reporters and Editors
- Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
- Maynard Institute for Journalism Education provides training to help the media reflect the nation's diversity
- McGill Report connecting local news with international news
- Media Alliance a resource and advocacy center for media workers, nonprofits and social justice activists.
- Media Channel a nonprofit "dedicated to global media issues"
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- Media Diversity Circle links to groups promoting diversity in journalism
- Media Research Center a self-described "conservative media watchdog organization"
- Media Watch "to challenge abusive stereotypes and other biased images"
- Minnesota News Council the one state that's been able to keep a media-oversight board going
- National Education Writers Association
- National Freedom of Information Coalition
- National Press Photographers Association
- New Directions for News a nonprofit organization at the University of Missouri.
- New England Newspaper Association
- New England Press Association
- New Hampshire Press Association Check out the Reporter's Handbook
- Newspaper Association of America
- The Newseum
- Newsroom Leadership Group
- Nieman Foundation at Harvard
- Nieman Watchdog "to help the press ask penetrating questions, critical questions, questions that matter, questions not yet asked about today's news."
- Online News Association
- Organization of News Ombudsmen
- Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has survey results and information on civic journalism.
- Poynter Institute for Media Studies All kinds of resources for journalists. Check the Centerpiece, which changes daily.
- Project for Excellence in Journalism
- Pulitzer Prize site. Read the winners
- Radio and Television News Directors Association
- Readership Institute at Northwestern University
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press First Amendment handbook, online.
- Reporters without Borders Multi-lingual site about attacks on press freedom.
- Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues
- Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy
- Society of Environmental Journalists
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Society for News Design
- Student Press Law Center A nonprofit that provides free legal advice to high school and college journalists.
- Women's Media Center: "making the female half of the world visible and powerful in the media."
Reporters' Resources (General)
- Al's Morning Meeting new story ideas every day from Poynter
- Assignment Editor.com
- Beat source guide: tips on covering various beats by Investigative Reporters and Editors
- Bob Baker's Newsthinking Tips on becoming a better reporter and writer, from the Los Angeles Times.
- College media resources from Journalists Toolbox
- Cyberjournalist resources for the wired world, from the American Press Institute
- CyberTimes Navigator A guide to the Internet for the New York Times staff
- Deadline Online "the complete guide to online research"
- Digital Journalist "a multimedia magazine for photojournalism in the digital age"
- Digital Librarian "a librarian's choice of the best of the Web: News and Journalism"
- E-media tidbits
- Ethics codes from various U.S. newspapers, put together by ASNE
- Ethics codes from European papers
- More than 370 ethics codes from around the world, compiled by Independent Press Councils
- Ethics links from the Poynter Institute
- FACSNET
- Facts about newspapers statistics from the Newspaper Association of America
- Federal statistics from more than 100 federal agencies
- Freep Academy good stuff put together by the Detroit Free Press.
- Global Beat "resource service for the global journalist"
- Guide to electronic and print resources for journalists
- I Want Media's page of resources about the media
- Inkspot writer's resources
- Internet Journalism Resources Great list of links to help journalists.
- The Internet Newsroom "your guide to the world of electronic factgathering"
- Internet Public Library
- Journalism Compass 3,500 links for journalists
- Journalism Forum "the online press club"
- JournalismNet 6,000 links to help journalists find people and info on the net
- Journalism Resources compiled by the University of Iowa
- Journalist Express
- Journalist's Guide to the Internet compiled by a University of Maryland professor
- Journalist's Toolbox links to more than 20,000 Web sites
- Media Law Resource Center
- Media ethics links from Yahoo
- Media History Project
- Megasources a Canadian professor's list of journalists' sources on the web.
- The Narrative Newspaper Collects the best narrative writing from around the country
- News Researchers Page
- Nieman Watchdog questions to ask when covering specific topics
- Pew Center for civic journalism
- Power of Words the Providence Journal's Web site on writing
- Power Reporting by Bill Dedman, formerly the AP's computer-assisted reporting guru
- Poynter Institute for Media Studies Yeah, it's listed under every category. That's because it deals with all things journalistic.
- Profnet E-mail these folks with a query describing your question and deadline, and they'll try to connect you with an expert.
- Public records a searchable database organized by state and topic
- Quotes about journalism Random but interesting
- Reporter.org Links to Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR), and other organizations. Resource Center has 17,000 investigative stories, including links to some online. The Beat Page has links to help with stories on various beats.
- Reporter's Desktop
- Reporters Internet Survival Guide
- Reporters Internet Guide
- Resources Guide from Columbia Journalism Review
- Resources for journalists listed by beat
- Robert Niles of the Los Angeles Times has assembled lots of tips for journalists. Especially good on match and statistics.
- Sources and Experts a directory compiled by the St. Pete Times
- Victims and the Media Program helps with reporting on crime, trauma and catastrophe
- Virtual Journalism Library an overwhelmingly huge list of links
- Writer's Digest Try its 101 most useful websites for writers
- Writer's Resource Center
Reporter's Resources (Specific Topics)
- Census Scope a tool for navigating U.S. Census info
- Conversions great for time, distance, area, etc.
- Covering college crime: tips from Security on Campus Inc.
- Diversity Style Guide
- Environment Society of Environmental Journalists
- Environmental Media Services a nonprofit "dedicated to providing journalists with the most current information on environmental issues"
- Expertclick.com:experts on 10,000 topics
- Freedom of Information Center at the University of Missouri. How to use the Freedom of Information Act.
- Legislatures Track bills at National Council of State Legislatures
- MATH help with percentages and all that other stuff you've forgotten
- Media law Links to the best sites for media law research, compiled by the Freedom of Info Center at Missouri.
- National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
- National Security Archive a nonprofit that collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act
- New Hampshire right-to-know law info
- Roads and bridges search for conditions
- Science Journalism Center "a national resource for journalists covering science and medical stories."
- Violence Reporting on Violence, a handbook for journalists
Finding Newspapers, Finding News Stories
- Newslink well-organized links to just about every paper in the world.
- Newspaper index Ditto
- Google news Type in any subject and get the latest news stories.
- First Headlines breaking news headlines from around the world
- News Directory another list of newspapers and magazines
- Onlinenewspapers.com
- Today's front pages from the Newseum
- World News
- Journalism Net Find news, find news organizations.
- Moreover.com An "aggregation service" that catalogs news stories by subject
- TotalNews.com Another aggregation service
- News Index "the original news-only search engine"
- Newspaper archives on the Web Which papers have archives online? For what dates? Is there a fee?
- findarticles.com for magazine articles
Places to Look for Good Journalism
- Pulitzer Prizes
- George Polk Awards
- National Magazine Awards
- Investigative Reporters and Editors awards
- Eppy Awards for the best Web sites run by news companies.
- Selden Ring Award for investigative reporting that brings results
- Worth Bingham Prize for investigative stories of national significance
- Goldsmith Prize for investigative reporting
- Sigma Delta Chi awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
- Michael Kelly Award, in honor of UNH grad Michael Kelly, for "the fearless pursuit and expression of truth"
- Nieman Narrative Digest
- Interactive Narratives: "informational and storytelling experiences designed and produced for the web."
- Eppy Awards for best Web sites affiliated with media organizations
- Great Work Gallery from cyberjournalist.net
- Best of the Web winners, National Press Photographers Association
- Society for News Design contest winners
- Six Billion "an online magazine of narrative journalism"
- International winners of design awards
- Casey awards for journalism on children and families
- Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awardsfor reporting on the disadvantaged
- Alternative newsweekly awards
- Hal Hovey Awardhonoring outstanding coverage of state and local government.
- National Press Clubawards
- Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism
- Edward R. Murrow awardsfor broadcast journalism
- Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awardsfor broadcast journalism
- George Foster Peabody awardsfor public service in broadcast journalism
Reference
- 800 dictionaries online
- More dictionaries online
- Yourdictionary.comin 240 languages
- Wordsmythdictionaries
- WordNeta "conceptual thesaurus"
- American Heritage Book of English Usage
- Strunk and White's Elements of Style
- Roget's Thesaurus
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
- Bartleby.comClick Reference for more books online
- Referencedesk.comlinks to all sorts of stuff
- Phrase Findergive it a word and it gives you related sayings
- Acronym Finderwhat does that abbreviation mean?
- CIA World Factbookinfo on the world
- U.S. Census Bureau'sAmerican FactFinder site
- Computer acronymsExplains them all, even emoticons, IMHO
- Who's DEAD?Check the Dead People Server
- History links
- HolidaysEvery day's a holiday somewhere
- Internet Movie DatabaseCheck titles and casts
- Music databaseSearch gold and platinum records since 1958
- Telephone Area Codes
- Timesaround the world
- Tradenames listfrom the International Trade Names Association
- Universal currency converterNot everyone thinks in dollars
- Urban legends
- ZIP codeslook them up online
Mailing lists
Mailing lists are both a boon and a curse. They're a great way to share ideas among a large group of people with similar interests and professional needs. But they can also become a burden, filling your mailbox with messages every day. If you're ready for that, here are a few lists that could prove helpful.
For a LIST OF LISTS on various journalism topics, try this site from University of Maryland or this one from Syracuse University (When you get there, click "Newhouse Net Lists" in purple column at left.)
- CARR-L: Computer-assisted reporting. To subscribe: Send email to: listserve@ulkyvm.louisville.edu. In the body of the message write: subscribe carr-l firstname lastname (substituting your first and last name)
- NICAR-L: National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting. To subscribe: Send email to: listproc@lists.missouri.edu. In the body of the message write: subscribe nicar-l firstname lastname
- IRE-L: Investigative Reporters and Editors. To subscribe: Send email to: listproc@lists.missouri.edu. In the body of the message write: subscribe ire-l firstname lastname.
- REPORTER-L: For police and court reporters. A good place to ask for advice on how to get difficult police officials to talk to you, etc. To subscribe you need to visit the Reporters.Net web site.
- COPYEDITING-L: For copyeditors. To subscribe: Send email to: listserv@listserv.indiana.edu Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message type: sub copyediting-l firstname lastname
- SPJ-L: Society of Professional Journalists. To subscribe: Send email to: listserv@psuvm.psu.edu. In the body of the message write: subscribe spj-l firstname lastname.
- FOI-L: Freedom of Information. To subscribe: Send email to: listserve@suvm.syr.edu. In the body of the message write: sub foi-l firstname lastname