Kim Pearson

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Links and Resources for the Study of Journalism

TCNJ Links

Journalism/Professional Writing Major
Internship and Media Experience Guidelines
Professional Writing at TCNJ: Overview, Teaching Strategies, 1988-2000 Client list
Total Site Connections: The Home Page for TCNJ English Alumni
The Signal
UNBOUND
The Journal
WTSR
Media Networking Group Discussion Board

Learning Tools

Newsthinking.com: Read the pros' reflections on reporting, writing and editing.
Worth A Look: The Story Behind the Story. Poynter Institute 
Perl, Peter. "Absolute Truth" Washington Post Magazine, May 13, 2001.  This is a great example of a profile.  See this behind the scenes look at how Perl got the story
Lasica, J.D. Blogging as a Form of Journalism: Weblogs offer a vital, creative outlet for alternative voices. Online Journalism Review. May 24, 2001. 
The Slot. A SPOT FOR COPY EDITORS By Bill Walsh.  Walsh, a former Washington Post copy editor, is the author of Lapsing Into a Comma. 
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Editing Exercise. A preview of the infamous test for would-be copy-editors.
Platypus Workshops' Digital Journalism site
CyberJournalist.net: Tips and talk for online writers and editors
Reporting with Computers: Some Doubts From a Founder. Columbia Journalism Review, May-June, 2001. Part of a must-read issue on Investigative Reporting
The Art of the Interview. Neil Conan, National Public Radio. Part of a package that affords an inside look at Talk Radio. July 12, 2002.
Tom Mangan.com: A large personal site by a veteran copy editor and designer with lots of interesting bits of wisdom and fun. My favorites are his list of hackneyed phrases that should be banned, the "Newsies on the Web" site, and his "Original 7 Qs."

 

 

Reporting Resources

FBI FOIA Documents Website
Inequality.org
NICAR NetTour
IPUMS - Census Microdata, 1850-1990, Minnesota Population Center

Current Issues

International News Sources

Middle East and South Asia
Al-Ahram Newspaper in Cairo, Egypt, with weekly edition in English.
 An-Nahar. Daily in Beirut, Lebanon. 
The Daily Star. Beirut-based newspaper.
The Jerusalem Post.  Israeli paper.
The Times of India (http://www.timesofindia.com). Widely read
English-language daily.
Outlook India (http://www.outlookindia.com). Online component to weekly
newsmagazine.
Dawn (http://www.dawn.com). English paper based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Al-Bawaba (http://www.albawaba.com). Middle East information portal
covering 21 Arabic countries or territory, mostly rewriting reports from
other news sources. Operates out of Amman, Jordan, and London.
Afghanistan (news - web sites) Online (http://www.afghan-web.com).
U.S.-based collection of Afghan news items and official statements from
around the world.
Payam-e-Mujahid (http://payamemujahid.com). Pro-northern alliance weekly
newspaper published inside Afghanistan. Limited English content.

Western news sources outside the United States
British Broadcasting Corp. (http://www.bbc.co.uk).
The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk). British newspaper.
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (http://www.cbc.ca).
International Herald Tribune (http://www.iht.com). Based in Paris.
 

Newspaper portals:
http://www.ecola.com
http://www.newspapers.com
http://www.thepaperboy.com.au
http://www.worldpress.org/gateway.htm

The Nature and Purpose of Journalism

The Elements of Journalism : What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect. by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, The Committee of Concerned Journalists. 
National Press Club Online Video Webcasts. (Requires Real Player.)

Press Freedom

The Committee to Protect Journalists

Media History and Criticism

Bly, Nellie. Around the World in 72 Days. The classic 1890 book based on Elisabeth Cochrane's "stunt" reporting.
RhetoricaNet an academic site that analysis issues related to the press and propanda in election campaigns.
News Dissector weblog by Danny Shechter on Media Channel
Accuracy in Media conservative media watchdog group
FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) -- liberal media watchdog group 
Institute for Public Accuracy. "As a nationwide consortium of policy researchers, the Institute for Public Accuracy seeks to broaden public discourse by gaining media access for those
whose perspectives are commonly drowned out by
corporate-backed think tanks and other influential
institutions." (from the IPA website) 
Gardner, Marilyn. "Media's Eye on Moms," Christian Science Monitor, May 30, 2001. A classic case-study of what happens when a complex story is over-simplified.
MacChesney, Robert. "Journalism, Democracy and Class Struggle," Monthly Review. A democratic socialist critique of modern media.

Diversity

Diversity Online. IMRAX website on racism, xenophobia, minority rights and the media.
Artists Against Racism website.
My black journalists website (under construction)
Migrants, etnical [sic] minorities and the media : The Internet resources.
The African Women's Media Center. Training and networking site for African women journalists.
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press. Research and advocacy on women in the media
Media Report to Women newsletter
Inequality.Org  The gap between rich and poor is an aspect of diversity that is seldom discussed, but some analysts think of it as an issue of growing social import. This is a resource site for journalists that incorporates data and analysis from a variety of ideological perspectives.
SPJ Guidelines on avoiding racial or religious profiling.
Schrag, Peter. "Is Doing the Right Thing Wrong?" (Review of Coloring the News:
How Crusading for Diversity Has Corrupted American Journalism
, By William McGowan Encounter Books 278 pages.  

Business Conditions

Shepard, Alicia. Mogul's Millions American Journalism Review
The State of the American Newspaper. American Journalism Review Special Series.
Behind the Scenes: How Foundations Have Quietly Seized a Role in
Journalism, Commissioning Content
. by Rick Edmonds, Poynter Institute
Crunch Times: Profits and the Press. by Ellen Sung, Poynter Institute

Ethics

Bob Steele's Talk about Ethics column

Journalism Education

Day, Mark. "A matter of degree." The Australian. accessed January 24, 2002.
Berger, Guy, "Appropriate curriculum design for teaching journalism at the tertiary level." Rhodes University. Department of Journalism and Media Studies.

 

Career Development Resources

Poynter Institute Student Page for Job and Internship Information
Poynter Institute Job Index Guide
Bob Stepno's Jobs Resources Page

 

Student and Professional Organizations

Student Press Law Center
Society of Professional Journalists
New Jersey Press Association
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Project for Excellence in Journalism
Freedom Forum
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Asian-American Journalists Association
Native American Journalists Association
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
AEJMC Journalism and Mass Communications Directory

 

Publications and Websites

American Journalism Review
Brills Content
Columbia Journalism Review
Newswatch
Online Journalism Review
RockCritics.Com. For an example of its value, read what Ira Robbins thinks is wrong with music journalism today.

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Compiled by Kim Pearson. Last updated June 6, 2001