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Internet Resources valuable for Journalism Students

American Press Institute Founded by newspaper publishers in 1946, the American Press Institute is the oldest and largest center devoted solely to training and professional development for the news industry and journalism educators.

ASNE (The American Society of Newspaper Editors)

Best 21 Newspapers for the 21st Century via CJR // Best Newspapers Refuted via CJR

Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) Tools for Journalists - Who Owns What, databases, links galore.

Digital Feed - New and archived articles about online journalism from AJR.

Freedom Forum - a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three main priorities: the Newseum, First Amendment freedoms and newsroom diversity

Freedom House - Among other things, this organization of DC political and media "heavyweights" annually surveys press freedom across the globe. The 2001 report is available.

Behind the Home Front (sponsored by The Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press) - A daily chronicle of news in homeland security and military operations affecting newsgathering, access to information and the public's right to know.

International and National Online Newspapers via the Internet Public Library - the most comprehensive list I've found thus far, and coded for language.

International Newspaper Network (INN) - I.N.N.'s "regional print shop in cyberspace" helps more than 300 newspapers - dailies and weeklies - across the nation publish on the World Wide Web of the Internet. Clients include dailies owned by Donrey, American, Lee, Paxon and other groups.

*Journalism.org - This is a new collaborative site hosted by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists to foster dialogue on print and online journalism.

New York Times Navigator Service - Web locator resource for deadline-oriented journalists. You need to register.

Political Cartoons - Extensive web site. See cartoons by artist or by topic. Also a cartoon of the day section.

Project Censored - Project Censored, an annual nationwide media research project, was created in 1976 by Dr. Carl Jensen, Professor of Communications Studies, for a seminar in mass media at Sonoma State University. The primary objective of Project Censored is to explore and publicize 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.

The Pulitzer's - The Real thing.

The P.U. Litzers - FAIR's picks for the "stinkiest" journalism of the year.

Reporter's Internet Guide - via the National Press Club's Eric Friedheim Library.

The State of the American Newspaper - This site, part of the American Journalism Review (AJR) News Link, explores the condition of the American Newspaper in an era of increased media competition and conglomeration, decreased editorial independence, and a changing profile of the typical news story. The 12 part series features stories on print journalism from veteran and prize-winning reporters including James Risser, Peter Arnette, John Herbers and John McCarthy.

Utne Reader Web Watch - The *best* of the alternative web.

Virtual Gumshoe (formerly WebGator) - Billing themselves as investigative resources on the net, this site is the choice for NY Times reporters. Incredible and extensive site, maintained by David Guss.

Yearbook.com - Provides "bona fide" interview sources for working members of the media; a directory of experts in many subject areas; a calendar of news events (conferences, etc.) and more.
 

Media Literacy


Media Literacy Online Project, U of Oregon

University Journalism Departments

GradSchools.com - Master directory of Journalism & Media schools

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