Resources

Reporting resources

• www.Bartleby.com: Extensive online reference site with including dictionary, thesauri, reference books, classic literature, quotations and just about anything else you could want.
• Elements of Style: Strunk and White’s classic writing text.
• Helping High School Journalists: March 2000 issue of The American Editor features newspapers that support high school journalism; explores what newspapers are doing to increase the pool of people of varying ethnicities who work in newsrooms.
• Investigative Reporters and Editors: Investigative reporters’ resource.
• Journalist’s Toolbox: Portal site listing research tools for journalists.
• NewsWatch: News media watchdog.
• Power Reporting: Research resources for journalists.
• Project Censored: Calls attention to censored stories.
• RobertNiles.com: Helps journalists use statistics and public records more effectively.
• Story Ideas and Tips for Teen Writers: Creative writing for teens from About.com featuring assistance with writing, grammar, punctuation and various genres of writing.
• Total News: All news search engine.
• Center for Investigative journalism: Special investigations and guides to conducting your own.
• IRE Investigative Reporting: Resources for high school journalism teachers and students
• National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting: Help with electronic research.
• NewsU: Training, writing advice and resources.
• Power Reporting (Bill Dedman): Reporting resources by beat, tools for searching and more.
• Reporter.org: Links to many resources, plus a beat source guide.

Media about journalists

• American Journalism Review: AJR’s comprehensive journalism site, featuring articles, resource materials and links to news sites.
• Associated Collegiate Press: "Trends in College Media" site addresses legal and ethical issues and other trends in college newsrooms.
• Committee to Protect Journalists: Nonpartisan, nonprofit group founded in 1981 to monitor abuses against the press and promote press freedom worldwide.
• Copyeditor.com: "Copy Editor" free newsletter, workshop information, job board and links.
• NewsLink: Thousands of links to newspapers, magazines, broadcast and news sites worldwide.
• Newspaper Movies: A site of the Detroit Free Press of movies about the newspaper business, from Citizen Kane and All the President’s Men to lesser-known films.
  

News services

• The Associated Press: Portal to the premier wire service’s news, photos and special features; links to Associated Press member papers.
• AP Wide World Photos: A subsidiary to Associated Press with hundreds of news, sports, entertainment and feature photos added daily to the AP/Wide World Photos collection, it has become the leading news and historical photo archive in the world today.
• Channel One: Channel One allows students to submit their work. There are daily quizzes and news stories. The site is a spin-off of the newscast.
• CNN Student News: Daily headlines, news and resources for students.
• Creators Syndicate: Syndicated newspaper service featuring writers like Ann Landers and Mark Shields. The site categories are opinion, features, and editorial cartoons and comics.
• Newsmakers Online Photo Service: A part of GettyImages, an online real-time digital news photo service. They provide photography from around the world in digital form for use by newspapers, magazines, Web sites, broadcasters and publishers. Their policy is to provide images you can use at an affordable price without hidden costs.
• Scripps Howard News Service: For nearly a century, Scripps Howard has provided newspapers coverage of Washington and the world, national and international news, sports, business, entertainment, health, money, science, crime, technology and religion.
• SportsTicker: SportsTicker is the world’s leading real-time sports news and information service. SportsTicker is the instant sports news and information service of ESPN.
• United Press International: United Press International pioneered many areas of worldwide news coverage and distribution, striving since 1907 to provide news coverage that is fast, accurate, fair and balanced.

Media membership organizations

• American Society of Newspaper Editors: ASNE is the leading organization of daily newspaper editors in the Americas. Members share ideas, develop programs and projects for good journalism.
• Columbia Scholastic Press Association: Comprehensive site for scholastic journalism. Includes conferences, contests, books and other information for student journalists.
• Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association: A professional organization of teachers/advisers devoted to the development of the student press and education.
• Dow Jones Newspaper Fund: Created by the editors of the Wall Street Journal; provides internships and scholarships to college students, career literature, fellowships for high school journalism teachers and publications advisers and training for college journalism instructors.
• Journalism Education Association: Professional association of high school and middle school journalism teachers and student media advisers.
• National Press Photographers Association: Site includes member galleries, resources, contest information and a student section.
• National Scholastic Press Association: Student-oriented national press association for high school and middle school students.
• The Poynter Institute Online: Educational resources and articles for journalists.
• Radio-Television News Directors Association: World’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism.
• Society for News Design: Focuses on design issues for professional media organizations. Lots of examples of innovative design.
• Society of Professional Journalists: Site of the member organization that includes resource materials, contest information and many other member services.

Student Press Law & Ethics

• American Civil Liberties Union: Site of the national organization includes students’ rights section.
• Freedom Forum: Nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech, free spirit for all people. Priorities include the Newseum, First Amendment freedoms, newsroom diversity.
• Legal Information Institute First Amendment Page: First Amendment section of the comprehensive, searchable legal resource site.
• National Coalition Against Censorship: Alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations united to defend freedom of thought, inquiry and expression. Works to educate our own members and the public at large about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them.
• Oyez: The OYEZ Project provides access to more than 2000 hours of Supreme Court audio. All audio in the Court recorded since 1995 is included in the project.
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Resource in free speech issues, disseminating information through a quarterly legal review, a bi-weekly newsletter, a 24-hour hotline, and various handbooks on media law issues.
• SPJ-FOIA: Links to information about federal and state Freedom of Information issues; Society of Professional Journalists sponsors site.
• Student Press Law Center: Advocate for student free-press rights; provides information, advice and free legal assistance to students and educators.
• Student Press Review: Site of Columbia Scholastic Press Association; stories and links to student press resources.
• U.S. Copyright Office: Basics of copyright law and answers to common questions.
• www.teachfirstamendment.org: Resources for teaching the first amendment in high school classrooms.
• Committee to protect journalists: Nonprofit group committed to projecting journalists across the globe.
• First Amendement project: A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and promoting freedom of information, expression, and petition. Includes guides to free court access.
• National Freedom of Information Coalition: Offers grants to Freedom of Information coalitions around the country. Links to state access sites.
• Freedom of Information Center at Missouri School of Journalism: News and links for FOI.
• Reporter"s Committee for Freedom of the Press: Free legal access to journalists.
• First Am handbook from the reporter"s committee for Freedom of the Press: http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/index.html
• Open Government Guide: RCFP state-by-state guide to open meetings and open records laws.
• Quick n" Easy Media Law Research (Missouri school of J): http://foi.missouri.edu/legalsites.html
• Media Law Resource Center: Monitors developments and promote First Amendment rights in the libel, privacy and related legal fields.
• Can We Tape? A state-by-state guide from RCFP: http://www.rcfp.org/taping/index.html
• RCFP Access to Places (newsgathering issues): http://www.rcfp.org/places/
• Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: Scrutinizes media coverage.
• Findlaw.com: Search for Supreme Court cases.