Journalism Resources

Below is a list of journalism resources that should be of some interest to you. Many of you may even find this format a little easier to navigate.

Journalism Resources

• American Journalism Review. AJR's Newslink provides links to nearly 5,000 newspapers, listings of journalism awards and fellowships and full text of selected AJR articles. 
• Investigative Reporters and Editors. IRE includes a searchable database of more than 11,000 investigative reporting story abstracts, handouts developed by speakers at IRE conferences, campaign finance data and sources and a directory of investigative reporters worldwide, plus details on IRE contests, programs and conferences.
• The Freedom Forum. Free! provides top-breaking stories about journalism and the First Amendment in addition to Freedom Forum studies and programs.
• Society of Professional Journalists. The Electronic Journalist includes daily news stories on press issues and lists more than 60 journalism contests.
• The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. Poynter Online gives details on the institute’s week-long workshops, which are some of the best journalism educational opportunities available, plus research from the institute on various newsroom topics.
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The committee provides some of the most practical tools for reporters, such as the Freedom of Information Act letter generator, state laws on open records and public meetings, updates on Freedom of Information cases from around the country and a legal defense hot-line for journalists.

• Computer-Assisted Reporters - National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting
• Editorial Writers - National Conference of Editorial Writers
• Copy Editors - American Copy Editors Society
• Online News Editors - Online News Association and Planetary News 
• Feature Editors - American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors
• News Designers - Society of News Designers
• Photographers - National Press Photographers Association
• International Journalists - International Center for Journalists
• Freelance Writers - National Writers Union, American Society of Journalists and Authors and Washington Independent Writers
• Magazine Journalists - American Society of Magazine Editors
• Alternative Journalists - Association of Alternative Weeklies
• Columnists - National Society of Newspaper Columnists
• Editorial Cartoonists - Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
• Ombudsmen - Organization of News Ombudsmen

• Education - Education Writers Association
• Business & Finance - Society of American Business Editors and Writers and Association of Area Business Publications.
• Environment - Society of Environmental Journalists and International Federation of Environmental Journalists
• Health Care - Association of Health Care Journalists
• Science - National Association of Science Writers
• Police & Courts - Cops and Courts Reporters and Criminal Justice Journalists
• Washington - Regional Reporters Association
• Children & Families - Casey Journalism Center for Children and Families
• Politics - Campaign Finance Information Center
• Religion - Religion Newswriters Association
• Computers - Computer Press Association
• Other Specializations - Knight Center for Specialized Journalism and National Press Foundation

• American Journalism Review
• Columbia Journalism Review
• Editor & Publisher Interactive
• The American Editor (ASNE)
• Presstime (publishers)
• Nieman Reports
• Media Studies Journal (Freedom Forum)
• Communicator (television)
• The Business Journalist
• SEJournal (environmental journalism)
• Tip Sheet (environmental, science and health journalism)
• The Children's Beat
• The Regional Reporter (Washington coverage)
• Style (feature writing)
• Tracker (campaign finance coverage)
• News Media Update (press law)
• First Amendment News
• Legal Watch
• State-specific Freedom of Information publications
• FineLine (ethics)
• Dangerous Assignments (international)
• Newspaper Research Journal
• Online Journalism Review
• Black Journalism Review
• Noticias (Hispanic journalists)

• National Association of Black Journalists
• National Association of Hispanic Journalists
• Asian American Journalism Association
• Native American Journalists Association
• South Asian Journalists Association
• National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
• National Association of Minority Media Executives

• Journalism and Women Symposium
• National Federation of Press Women
• Association for Women in Communications

• American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Associated Press Managing Editors
• American Press Institute
• Newspaper Association of America
• Links to State Press Associations from NAA
• National Newspaper Association

• Freedom Forum Media Studies Center
• Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
• Committee to Protect Journalists
• Joan Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy
• Annenberg Washington Program in Communications Policy Studies
• Freedom Forum First Amendment Center
• Project for Excellence in Journalism
• Committee of Concerned Journalists
• Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
• Pew Center for Civic Journalism
• New Directions for News.
• Center for Media and Public Affairs
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

• Radio-Television News Directors Association
• National Association of Broadcasters
• The Producer Page

• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Freedom of Information Center
• Freedom of Information Coalition
• Communications Law
• Student Press Law Center

• Newseum
• Media History Project
• Broadcast Pioneers Library of American Broadcasting
• Classic Typewriter Page
• Newspaper Collectors Society of America

• National Press Club
• Pulitzer Prize
• Newspaper Guild

• Student Press Law Center
• Internships & Job Opportunities
• Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
• College Media Advisers

• Journalism Education Association
• Columbia Scholastic Press Association
• National Scholastic Press Association
• Quill & Scroll