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Quick US Government Links

Government E-mail Newsletters – Subscribe to free government e-mail newsletters.

U.S. Government International Radio and Television Broadcasting – Learn about the federal agency responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored, non-military, international broadcasting.

USA.gov News and Media – Browse USA.gov press releases, radio ads, video clips, public service announcements, RSS feeds, podcasts, newsletters, e-mail subscriptions...

Government RSS Library – Library of RSS feeds from across the government.

Blogs from the U.S. Government – Read blogs from various U.S. government sources.

Federal Agency News and Press Releases – Browse this list of news and press release websites throughout the U.S. government.

Foreign News Service – Browse this online news service compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources.

Government Podcasts – Listen to podcasts from various U.S. government sources.

Videos from the U.S. Government – Accessible videos from across the U.S. government.

Mega Sites for Journalists

American Journalism Review 
American Journalism Review site containing links to 4,000 national, local, and international newspapers, magazines, and television and radio broadcasts

Editor & Publisher MediaINFO 
An online media directory that includes a database of all media--associations, magazines, newspapers, news services, radio, and television stations with a Web presence

FACSNET 
Journalism resources and education.

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Finding Data on the Internet - A Journalist's Guide

Foreign Press Center

Freedom Forum

InfoBeat 
Free e-mail delivery of news headlines and summaries filtered to meet subscriber's requests; includes Web links to the full-text stories for in-depth information

Ingenta 
An online article delivery service, table of contents database, and keyword index to nearly 17,000 periodicals; database accessble at no charge. Subscription options available for fax delivery of articles

International Journalists Network 
The International Journalists' Network (IJNet) is an online service for journalists, media managers, media assistance professionals, journalism trainers and educators and anyone else with an interest in the state of the media around the world. You may track media assistance efforts in many parts of the globe identify media outlets in more than 100 countries retrieve background information on freedom of the press in many countries find statistics and general data on 100+ countries locate fellowship and training opportunities through IJNet's calendar of events avoid the duplication of training efforts stay in touch with pressing international issues in journalism through online forums

Internet Public Library Reading Room 
A collection of over 2200 titles that can be searched or browsed by subject or title

Journalism Resources Homepage
Over 30 annotated pages of resources compiled in support of academic journalism departments and professional journalists.

Kidon Media Link 
A comprehensive media guide to more than 3,000 magazines, professional journals, newspapers, and trade and consumer publications

Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room 
A portal to international news sources available via the Internet.

Links to U. S. Government News 

The National Press Club Homepage 
Contains links to news services and directories selected by professional journalists

New York Times Navigator 
Starting place to search on the internet; Collections for journalists; A Reference Desk; Telephone and E-Mail Directories; Publications on the Net; Politics; Commerce; Entertainment/Culture; Sports & Recreation; Miscellany.

NewsDirectory.com

Newseum: The Interactive Museum of News 
The only interactive museum of news

Newspaper Association of America 
Provides information on the newspaper industry in the U.S. and links to major and regional newspapers in America

The Newsroom Homepage

Poynter Institute 
An extensive list of online resources, bibliographies, and other information relevant to journalists as prepared by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press 
Non-profit organization which provides information and the latest developments in the media and the law

Society of Professional Journalists

Scout Toolkit

Organizations

American Press Institute (API) 
Educational center dedicated to the continuing education and management training of newspaper men and women in the U.S. and Canada. Bestows fellowships to those actively involved in the newspaper industry.

American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) 
Directing editors who determine editorial and news policies of daily newspapers and news gathering operations of daily newspapers.

American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) 
AWRT works to promote ownership opportunities for women in the communications industry and to support efforts to make equal employment opportunity rules for women in communications effective and efficient.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 
Professionals in administrative, creative, or executive positions in broadcasting and related industries (radio, television, cable, entertainment, information, networks, etc.) as well as advertising, government, and charitable agencies, corporations, and service organizations, whose work is substantially devoted to radio and television.

Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) 
Analyzes scientifically how the media treat social and political issues. Conducts surveys to determine media impact on public opinion. Performs rapid response media analyses, enabling the impact of media coverage to be determined as it occurs.

Fund for Investigative Journalism 
Fund for Investigative Journalism helps to finance exposes of harmful and wrongful conduct, such as corruption at all levels of government; corporate, governmental and press nonfeasance, misfeasance and malfeasance; abuses of civil and human rights and of the environment; unsafe medical technologies; and improper donor influence on research in academe.

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) 
Conducts training programs for journalists from developed and developing nations. Operates journalism educational center and information and referral services for foreign journalists; provides consulting services to foreign news organizations; offers fellowships and exchange programs for foreign and American journalists.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists 
ICIJ was launched in 1997 as a project of the Center for Public Integrity to extend globally the Center's style of watchdog journalism in the public interest by marshaling the talents of the world's leading investigative reporters to focus on issues that do not stop at water's edge. ICIJ also supports international investigative journalism by showcasing the work of its individual members and by presenting annual prizes for outstanding global investigative reporting.

Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. 
Persons who report or edit in-depth journalism; journalism educators and students. Provides educational services, including computer-assisted reporting through its National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting.

The Media Institute (TMI) 
Research foundation specializing in media and communications policy issues. The institute seeks to foster freedom of speech, a competitive communications industry, and excellence in journalism through publications, studies, and filing court briefs and regulatory comments.

World Media Association (WMS) 
Media professionals and opinion leaders. Dedicated to advancing standards of journalistic ethics; promotes press freedom where it does not exist, encourages the responsible use of that freedom where it does.

 

Blog 

Free Speech

 

Press Freedom Links

 

http://www.cpj.org/

The Freedom Forum, based in Washington, is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. It funds the Newseum, an interactive museum on the history of the news media.

Freedom House, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, works to advance the political and economic freedom worldwide. It issues an annual report on the state of press freedom.

http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1

Human Rights Watch, an independent organization supported by private contributions, seeks to advance human rights worldwide. Its Web site has a special section devoted to press freedom.

http://hrw.org/doc/?t=press_freedom

The International Center for Journalists promotes quality journalism worldwide, with a focus on training journalists to promote effective, independent news media.

http://www.icfj.org/

Internews is an international media development organization that seeks to empower people worldwide with information, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.

http://www.internews.org/

The PEN American Center works to advance literature, to defend free expression, and to foster international literary fellowship.

http://www.pen.org/

Reporters Without Borders defends journalists imprisoned or persecuted for doing their job and fights against censorship and laws that undermine press freedom.

http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=20

The World Press Freedom Committee, an umbrella organization for 45 journalistic groups, aims to create a global environment in which the news media can be free and independent.

http://www.wpfc.org/index.html

 

Other Links

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/

CyberJournalist

Journalists working primarily online are the target audience for this news and research site.

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/

International Center for Journalists

News, training, and the interactive "10 Steps to Citizen Journalism Online," including such issues as content, marketing, and safety for bloggers.

http://www.ijnet.org/

Media Alliance

A nonprofit training and resource center for media workers, community organizations, and political activists.

http://www.media-alliance.org/

Media Bloggers Association

This association is "dedicated to promoting, protecting and educating its members; supporting the development of 'blogging' and 'citizen journalism' as a distinct form of media; and helping to extend the power of the press, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails, to every citizen."

http://www.mediabloggers.org/node

The Media Center at the American Press Institute

The site provides reports on topics such as media strategies and mobile phones, links to news stories, a blog, videos, and related resources.

http://mediacenter.org/

MediaShift

http://www.pbs.org/

O'Reilly Digital Media: Article Archives

This collection of articles about audio, video, and photography technology trends includes a mix of highly technical pieces and beginning articles such as "What Is Podcasting" and "What Is Vlogging." From O'Reilly Media, publishers of books on computers and technology; articles are written by O'Reilly book authors and other industry experts.

http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/articles.csp

PressThink

http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/

ReadWriteWeb

This blog focuses onWeb technology news, reviews, and analysis.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/

Technorati: Popular Blogs

This site tracks trends in the Webosphere.

http://www.technorati.com/pop/blogs/

Mobile Technology

Living with Technology: Tomorrow's Cell Phone Tech

http://www.cnet.com/2001-13387_1-0.html?tag=cnetfd.lwt

Smart Mobs

A blog about using mobile communication for collective action.

http://www.smartmobs.com/

Traditional Resources for Journalists

The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Research, lectures, and conferences about the intersection of media, communication, and public policy.

http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/

Media Bistro

For freelancer writers, offering jobs, training, and community.

http://www.mediabistro.com/

New American Media

Sponsored through a collaboration of hundreds of ethnic news organizations, this Web site features ethnic news and links to dozens of ethnic media sites such as Singtao Daily, Nichi Bei Times, La Prensa, Vietnam Daily, and Irish Herald.

http://www.newamericamedia.org/

Pew Internet & American Life Project

This nonprofit, nongovernmental research organization studies the impact of the Internet on individuals and families and on civic and political life.

http://www.pewinternet.org/

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

This independent opinion research group studies attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues.

http://people-press.org/

Project for Excellence in Journalism

http://www.journalism.org/

World Association of Newspapers

http://www.wan-press.org/

World Editors Forum

http://www.wan-press.org/wef/articles.php?id=2


Nongovernmental Organizations and Internet Freedom

Amnesty International: Freedom of Expression Campaign

http://irrepressible.info/

Association for Progressive Communications: Internet Rights Charter

http://rights.apc.org/charter.shtml

Electronic Freedom Foundation

http://www.eff.org/issues/international

Human Rights Watch: Press Freedom Issues

http://hrw.org/doc/?t=press_freedom

OpenNet Initiative (ONI)

ONI is dedicated to identifying and documenting Internet filtering and surveillance and to stimulating public dialogue about such practices.

http://opennet.net/

The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources listed above. All Internet links were active as of December 2008.