Journalism

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Journalism & Mass Media Blogs

Discussions and opinions about journalism as a profession. Also includes blogs written for professional journalists.

Resources in this category:

The Center for Media and Public Affairs
http://www.cmpa.com/

"The Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) studies news and entertainment media using scientific content analysis. CMPA also conducts surveys and focus groups to illuminate the media's role in structuring the public agenda." Here you will find latest findings concerning the elections in Election Watch and the latest on the effects of the media and their findings.

Editor & Publisher - America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp

A newsmagazine covering issues of interest for editors and publishers of print and online media.

Finding Data on the Internet
http://nilesonline.com/data/

"A Journalist's Guide to some of the best sources online to check facts, find statistics and track down reputable information. After all, an information professional isn't much use without information. This is your starting point to find the data you need, online."

Freedom of the Press Publications
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=16&year=2005

Reports, with statistical analysis, about the freedom of the press throughout the world. Full reports are available, in addition to brief reports about each country, a press freedom map, and various tables and charts.

Navigator
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/navigator/

"Navigator is the home page used by the newsroom of The New York Times for forays into the Web. Its primary intent is to give reporters and editors new to the Web a solid starting point for a wide range of journalistic functions without forcing all of them to spend time wandering around blindly to find a useful set of links of their own. Its secondary purpose is to show people that there's a lot of fun and useful stuff going on out there."

New York Times Business Connections
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/technology/cybertimesnavi...

This page of links to business and economics sites on the Web was prepared by columnist Rich Meislin for use by the other journalists at the New York Times for their business research purposes. It includes links in the following categories: Markets, Investing, Companies, Banking & Finance, Government, Business News, Business Directories, and Miscellany. Requires registration.

Newseum: The interactive museum of news
http://www.newseum.org/

Newseum's website offers users snapshots of over 250 of today's newspapers. It also contains interactive online exhibits such as Pulitzer Prize winning photographs, President Kennedy has been shot, war stories, the political cartoons of David Horsey, and many others.

Online Journalist
http://home.comcast.net/~dougmillison/

"News, commentary, and resources for the online journalism community."

Photojournalism
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48517

This IPL pathfinder is provides sources about photojournalism. Topics covered include professional standards and practices, organizations, and photo collections. The print and Internet resources are intended to help people understand how the photojournalist works, and the issues that they face.

Power Reporting
http://PowerReporting.com/

"[F]ree research resources for journalists, annotated and updated daily," including resources for finding people and companies, subscribing to news alerts, finding and checking facts, and planning newsroom training.

The Pulitzer Prizes
http://www.pulitzer.org

Information about the Pulitzer prizes for American journalism, letters, drama and music can be found here with the lists of prize winners since 1917.

Statistics Every Writer Should Know
http://www.robertniles.com/stats/

"A quick tutorial in mathematics and statistics for even the most math-phobic information professional." Written with journalists in mind, but also of interest to the general public.

The Yearbook of Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons
http://www.expertclick.com/

"The purpose of the Yearbook of Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons... is to provide bona fide interview sources to working members of the news media. Great care is taken in the review and selection of sources for interview. Though all contacts have expressed interest in being available for interview, we do not guarantee the availability of any given group for an interview, nor is a warranty offered that every listed contact will be appropriate for a user's particular purpose." 1997 edition; searchable.