Resources for Journalists

Web Search Tools

  • Alta Vista (The Largest Web Index)
  • Yahoo (The Original)
  • Lycos
  • InfoSeek
  • OpenText
  • Web Crawler
    • Online Style Guides & Writing Assistance
  • Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style (WEAPAS) (Proposed standard for referencing online documents in scientific publications)
  • Alliance for Computers and Writing's Electronic Stylesheet (MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources)
  • Grammar Hotline Directory 1996 (An annual compilation of telephone and electronic writers' help lines in the United States and Canada)
    • Careers Guidance & Jobs
  • How to Write an Exceptional Resume (Rockport Institute)
  • TVJobs (Television Job Listings & Online Resumes)
  • Don Fitzpatrick Associates ("The Pipeline To Jobs in Television")
    • General Sites
  • Foundation for American Communications (FACS)
  • Election Nexus (Information on candidates & issues)
  • Vote Smart Project
  • The Evansville Courier Newsroom
  • The Press Democrat Editorial Library (For news research)
  • Mindy McAdams' Great Journalists' Sites
  • Special Libraries Assn. (SLA): News Division
  • Editor & Publisher's "Online News"
  • The Internet Newsroom (Guide for working journalists)
  • John Mukulowich's Awesome List
  • JFORUM - The Journalism Forum
  • Liszt: Searchable Directory of e-mail discussion groups (Database of listservs and mailing lists)
  • Government Publications
  • Institute for Transportation Research
  • WWW Virtual Library
  • Internet Disaster Information Center
  • Home Town Free Press (Sources of free news)
  • The Internet Encyclopedia
  • PRESSline (Releases from a variety of organizations)
  • The Copyright Website
  • Law Journal Extra
  • Pepper & Corazzini's Web Pages (Communication & Information Law)
  • National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting (NICAR)
  • Ready Reference (A listing of hundreds of ready reference sources using modified Library of Congress subject headings)
  • McKinley Internet Directory (A directory of more than 30,000 evaluated Internet resources (1-4 star ratings) compiled by information specialists).
  • CentralSource, Inc. (Yellow Pages listing virtually every business in the U.S.)
  • Japan's NTT "CitySource" (English-language white and yellow pages covering Japan's major cities)
  • Multimedia Graphic Network (A company that produces and distributes graphics and photos for television news departments on the Internet).
  • Seachable library of film clip descriptions for past century.
  • Vanderbilt's Index of TV NEWS (now searchable)
  • Associated Press (You'll need to register first, but access is available right away after doing so)
  • The Journalists Resource Site
  • The Producer (Information for TV News Producers)
  • BRP.COM (Publisher of Cable TV News)
  • Chuck Pharis' Television Page (Historical Photos)
  • Chuck Pharis' Radio Page (Historical Photos)
    • Television Networks
  • ABC "CyberCity"
  • CBS "Eye on the Net"
  • Fox "Fox World"
  • NBC "NBC.COM"
  • PBS "PBS Online"
  • UPN
  • WB Warner Brothers Network "Warner Bros. Online"
    • Television Programs
  • CBS "Up to the Minute"
  • "The Tonight Show"
  • "Friends"
  • Canadian Broadcasting Co.
    • Cable Networks, Satellite Networks & Programs
  • Cable News Network - CNN
  • Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (CSPAN)
  • Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)
  • Comedy Central
  • The Discovery Channel
  • Discovery Canada
  • Entertainment Sports Programming Network (ESPN)
  • FX-Fox
  • International Channel Network
  • Music Television (MTV)
  • Nickelodean "Nick at Nite"
  • QVC Network
  • Sci-Fi Channel
  • Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)
  • Video Hits-1 (VH1)
  • The Weather Channel
    • General Media Information
  • Parrot Media Network (Online Media Directories)
  • TV Net (Information on Television & Cable)
  • TV Net Station Home Pages Listing
  • Newslink
  • Newspage: Media & Communications Section
  • WebOvision
  • Media Web
  • Pathfinder: Time-Warner Publications On-Line
  • Studio Briefing
  • List of competitions, contests, call for entries/papers, grants, scholarships, fellowships, jobs, internships, etc.
  • University of Memphis Radio Archive
  • MediaWeb
  • TV Formats Standards (An alphabetical listing of the counties of the world and the TV format of that country, PAL, NTSC etc.).
    • Associations, Societies & Institutes
  • Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
  • Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC)
  • The Freedom Forum
  • International Television Association (ITVA)
  • Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program (MIBTP)
  • National Communication Association (NCA) - Formerly known as the Speech Communication Association
  • National Freedom of Information Coalition
  • The National Press Club
  • The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
  • The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
  • Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
  • Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
    • Classes & Curricula Information
  • BEA's Member Institutions and Departments Links Information on Media Related Programs at Colleges and Universities.
  • Goldenson Management Case Studies Index
  • Media History
  • Ron Burnett's "Critical Approaches to Culture, Communiations and Hypermedia"
  • Multimedia on the Internet
  • Syllabus Magazine
  • List of Journalism Programs in Higher Education
    • Governmental Sites
  • Utah Freedom of Information Site
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • FCC FTP Site
  • National Archives & Records Administration
    • Media Criticism and Analysis
  • U.S. Television and Radio News: Findings from National Surveys
  • Project McLuhan
    • Multimedia Sites
  • Interactive Multimedia Association
  • National Multimedia Association of America
  • Web Reference (Information about the Web and Web Creation)

    • Media Indeces and Search Information

  • MediaInfo Newspaper Services Accessible on the Internet
  • Yahoo's Entertainment Section (Includes links to Television, Radio and Other Media Links)
  • MEGA-MEDIA LINKS index At the OMNIBUS:EYE web site.
  • TVNet
  • TV LINKS (Film & Television Website Archive)
  • INFOSEARCH (Broadcasting Links)

    • UP to the USU Department of Communication Home Page

    For more information about the USU Department of Communication contact Ted Pease (tpease@wpo.hass.usu.edu).
    For more information about this Web Site contact Steve Anderson at Utah State University (sanderso@cc.usu.edu).