Communication Studies & Journalism Resources

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Columbia Journalism Review Resource Guide
""These reports, written and researched by CJR, provide a directory of organizations, publications, and other contacts and resources for journalists."
A well organized and extensive collection of online resources.

Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
"CIOS online services provide access to thousands of files in the resource library as well as dozens of scholarly conferences enrolling over 6,000 professionals and students. Also available is the online journals index indexing more than 31.500 bibliographic references from 70 communication journals and an electronic white pages for more than 5,000 professionals and students in the communications field."
Some resources are for members only.

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American Film Institute - (dead link)
Extensive collection of online resources on TV, Cinema, New Media, Radio, Studios, Organizations, Production & a lot more.

Artifact
The Guide to Quality Internet Resources in the Arts and Creative Industries
Sections include: Architecture ; Art ; Communications and Media ; Design ; Fashion and Beauty ; Performing Arts.
- A Hub of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN)

Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature On-line
"The Archive is located in the Templeman Library at the University of Kent at Canterbury. It contains over 85,000 original drawings of editorial, socio-political, and pocket cartoons as well as comic strips. The collection dates back to 1904."

Deafness: Choices of Communication
Sections include: ASL or American Sign Language ; The Deaf Culture ; Auditory Verbal Approach ; Cued Speech ; SEE (Signing Exact English) ; Total Communication ; Local Assistance ; Assistive Devices.
Includes both print and online resources.
By Virginia Johnson, Central Rappahannock Regional Library

FactCheck.org
"We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding."
- A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

FACSNET: Journalism Resources and Education
A collection of "highly selective, annotated links to internet resources, chosen for journalists."

The Global Beat
Resources for the Global Journalist
New York University - Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication - Center for War, Peace and the News Media

How Much Information?
"This study is an attempt to estimate how much new information is created each year. Newly created information is distributed in four storage media ñ print, film, magnetic, and optical ñ and seen or heard in four information flows ñ telephone, radio and TV, and the Internet."
- School of Information Management and Systems, University of California at Berkeley.

http://politicalweb.info
"We are tracking the emergence and development of campaign Web sites, and will be sharing that information with you each week. We will provide data on the percentage of campaigns with Web sites and the kinds of features on those sites...The information and analyses presented on this site are based upon research conducted under the direction of Kirsten Foot and Steve Schneider."

International Conference on Freedom of Expression and Media Development in Iraq
8-10 January 2007, Paris, France
"...organised by the Communications and Media Commission of Iraq (CMC) in cooperation with UNESCO and UNDP will provide a forum for debate, reflection and analysis of different issues concerning the Iraqi media landscape and its development needs..."

Internet News Bureau (INB)
Online Press Release Services for Businesses and Journalists

J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
"The Institute for Interactive Journalism helps news organizations and citizens use new information ideas and innovative computer technologies to develop new ways for people to engage in critical public policy issues."

Journalism Ethics
Dept. of Journalism, San Francisco State University

Journalism in Latin America
"This page contains links to Internet journalism resources in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Journalism Resources on the World Wide Web
"The purpose of this page is to identify World Wide Web resources that correspond to and supplement journalism courses offered at Austin Community College: mass communication, news reporting, copy editing, and feature and editorial writing."
- Austin Community College

Journalism.org
Research, Resources and Ideas to Improve Journalism

• Daily Briefing
  A Digest of Media News
  • Journalism in a Time of War - (dead link)

MediaResource
"The non-profit Media Resource Service (MediaResource) has served as a bridge between science and the media since 1980. Journalists who call 800-223-1730 can get help at no charge in locating expert sources of information on science and technology to interview for their news and feature stories."

The Merchants of Cool
A Report on the Creators & Marketers of Popular Culture for Teenagers
- PBS - Frontline

Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC)

• The Great Debate & Beyond : The History of Televised Presidential Debates
  Sections include: The Great Debate ; Televised Debate History: 1960-2000 ; Television: The Great Equalizer? ; Curriculum Resources.

New Media Studies
"New Media Studies is produced by David Gauntlett. It's full of stuff relating to new media, with a particular focus on the Web...Therefore, yes, it's a site relating to the study of new media, rather than being a media studies site which is not old."
Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds

Newseum
The Interactive Museum of News

NewsLab
"...is a non-profit resource for television newsrooms, focused on research and training. We serve local stations by helping them find better ways of telling important stories that are often difficult to convey on television.

• Internet Resources for Covering Iraq

Nonverbal Behavior/Nonverbal Communication Links
2nd ed.
This useful site includes: "Essentials. Here are links to high-quality pages anyone interested in nonverbal behavior should visit: pages of links, a nonverbal dictionary, etc...Over one hundred of links to nonverbal researchers¥ homepages...About 120 links to online articles dealing with nonverbal behavior..." and much more.
By Jaume Masip, Dept. of Social Psychology and Anthropology, University of Salamanca, Spain

Poynter Online
"Everything You Need to be a Better Journalist"
- Poynter Institute

• Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Coverage
  Sections include: Notes From the Field ; Commentary ; Story Ideas & Resources ; Design Desk ; Ethical Considerations ; More in this Series.
• Terrorism

The Pulitzer Prizes

Reporters Without Borders - (dead link) (English, French, or Spanish)
"kept on constant alert via its network of over 100 correspondents, rigorously condemns any attack on press freedom world-wide by keeping the media and public opinion informed through press releases and public-awareness campaigns..."

• The Impunity Black List
  "Reporters without Borders and the Damocles Network present here, for the first time, the list of the 21 countries in which murderers, abductors and torturers of journalists are being granted full or partial impunity by their government."

Resources for News and Research on the Publishing/Information Industry
"Sites to keep you informed"
By Terry O'Connell and Regina Kennamer
College & Research Libraries News, September 2001.

Speech and Language Development in Infants and Young Children
By Caroline Bowen, Ph.D.

Telecoms Virtual Library
By Hilary Bailey

USA 1840-1960: Journalists
Biographies of over 50 journalists
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia