The Universal Journalist Homepage
Journalism Links
What follows here is the tip of a vast iceberg. These links are
a selection of those I have found most useful.
General Journalism Links
o WWW
Virtual Library: Journalism
The finest collection of journalism links. Contains sections on
all aspects of the industry, plus link to discussion groups.
o Journalism World Wide Web Resources
Good highly selective collection of links.
o American
Journalism Review Newslink
Superb archive of articles on journalism.
o The
Journalistic Resources Page
Best collection of links to journalism schools.
o Journalism Links
Collection of links that is particlarly strong on sites for journalist
organisations.
o Poynter Online:
Research Center Index
Site of the famous Poynter Institute for the study of journalism.
Has good links section, small online bookshop, and information
about courses.
o U of Iowa: Journalism and Mass Communication Resources
Has especially good links to online journalism, journalists' resources,
journalism teaching resources and, best of all, links of leading
journalism lists.
o National
Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
Vast database accessible for a $50 a year membership ($55 for
non-US journalists). Highly recommended.
o CJR
- Archive
Archived articles from the Columbia Journalism Review, the world's
leading journal of the trade, going back to 1991.
o The
Slot
The best site for copy/sub editors on the web. Has the superb
Curmudgeon's style book (in the authentic voice of the nit-picking,
but wise, old revise editor), topical points and a super little
bookshop. A must visit.
o Journalism Ethics Cases
Wonderful database of ethics cases involing the press. Covers
privacy, politics, crime, handling sources and sensitive stories
and much more.
o The Computer-Assisted Reporting Links
Superb collection of links to all aspects of modern reporting.
Especially good on how to use the Internet for reporting and use
statistics.
o The
Media Laboratory
Site of the famous, and sometimes, whacky, Media Lab at MIT. Great
guide to what may, repeat may, be the media of the future.
o Slipup.com:
America's Newspaper Corrections Connection
The best guide to newspaper corrections. Includes links to corrections
pages of major papers.
o JournalismNet
Great web service which is tailored for each major country. Worth
a visit, if only for the guide to news archives.
Research aids for journalists
o The
Beat Page
This lists a good range of sites for journalists, concentrating
particularly on those which give good research resources.
http://www.reporter.org/beat/lists.html
Lists a few journalism-related email lists, plus links to their
subscription pages. These email lists allow you to plug into a
circle of like-minded journalists and feed on the useful online
resources they pick up, or join in their discussions.
o FACSNET
Includes background information on many issues, tools for taming
the Net, and other aids for researching stories and understanding
public policy issues. Strong US slant but useful to journalists
outside America as well.
o Fossick
Current News & Media Search Tools
Good, quick and pretty. Gives links to major news and journalism
sites via clickable logos.
o American
Library Association
Particularly good. Includes guide to best reference sites, plus
many other useful places such as people finders, roadmaps, city
guides, email addresses of the famous, telephone directories on
the Net, history links etc.
o Awesome Lists
Still one of the best selections of good quality, vetted reference
sites. Extensive but well-catalogued.
o Beaucoup
Collection of approximately 1000 search engines, directories
and indices from all over the world, organized into categories
such as General Searchers, Reviewed Sites/What's New, Software,
Reference, Education, Art and Graphics, Social/Environmental/Political
Concerns, and Consumer Medicine.
o Journalism and Research Resources
Excellent collection of research resources for journalists.
o Journalists'
Toolbox
Very limited, but quick, guide to basic research sites. Especially
good for distance calculator, currency converter and measure converter
sites.
o CIA World Factbook
Whatever skullduggery they may get up to, the CIA also systematically
collects data. This site is gives country by country information
on a grand scale - data, background information and the latest
trends in each country.
o Essential Links
This claims to be the Search Engine for Search Engines, and is
not far off that. You can search for a search engine by subject,
keyword or country.
o Infonation
The UN's guide to detailed data for every member state. Includes
everything from the basic economic figures to death rates, car
ownership etc.
o Internationalaffairs.com
Extensive store of data, reports and a particularly good guide
to world media.
o The
Big Hub
Directory of search engines, with brief descriptions and search
forms which allow you to search sveral sites from one page.
o Needle
In A Cyberstack
Silly title it may have, but this is the best single online research
site. Gives links to main reference sites, plus hundreds of others,
such as all electronic journals, a FAQ Finder, worldwide phone
books, world museum guide, the best people finder etc.
o researchbuzz.com
A constantly updating guide to what is available to researchers.
o searchenginecolossus.com
Useful list of search engines by country.
o Experts.com
One of the best services. Has search which leads you to listing
of experts, including full contact details and some indication
of their credentials.
o Pitsco's
Ask An Expert
One of the more famous expert resources online. Has web site links,
e-mail addresses and descriptions of over 300 experts willing
to answer questions.
o Journalism
skills
University of Miami Computer Assisted Reporting site
An extraordinary resource giving detailed tutorials on many new
skills.
o PowerReporting.com
Superb collection of resources for journalists with especially
strong guides to online research.
Journalism organisations
o Reporter.org
Excellent guide to journalism organisations.
o Organization
of News Ombudsmen
Excellent resource for ethics cases.
o CPJ
Online
Website of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Hs details of
censorship and suppression and persecution of journalists. Excellent
country reports.
o IFEX
International Freedom of Expression Exchange site with news from
around the world of censorship and victories against it.
o Thomson
Foundation
Guide to the organisation that trains journalists all over the
world.
News Sites
The best and quickest general news sites are:
o Drudge
Report
This is the famous net news site that broke several key stories
in the Monica Lewinsky cycle. Its front page is a good selection
of the best news wire services around. Not the most comprehensive,
but the fastest and easiest to use.
o News
Index
The best news archive by far. Search any topic and it lists hundreds
of the most recent stories from wires and papers around the world.
o BBC News UK
Probably the best and certainly the most regularly updated of
all UK online news sources.
o Press Association
Useful guide to breaking stories in the UK. Now suffering a little
too much from the relentless dumbing-down of PA.