Communication

AJR: American Journalism Review "Covers all aspects of print, television, radio and online media," including coverage trends, ethical issues and influence of technology --quote from website

American Communication Journal "Online scholarly refereed journal dedicated to the study of communication" --quote from website

American Rhetoric "Index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two" --quote from website

BBC News International version of one of the United Kingdom's premier news sources

The Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary "A machine-readable pronunciation dictionary for North American English that contains over 125,000 words and their transcriptions" --quote from website

Center for Nonverbal Studies Supports "the scientific study of nonverbal communication, which includes body movement, gesture, facial expression, adornment and fashion, architecture, mass media, and consumer-product design;" includes nonverbal dictionary --quote from website

Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest Original reports on important public issues designed to increase accountability and transparency in powerful institutions

Cyberjournalist.net "Offers tips, news and commentary about online journalism, citizen's media, digital storytelling, converged news operations and using the Internet as a reporting tool" --quote from website

FACSNET "Online resources designed to help journalists quickly find background information and primary sources for the stories they are covering" --quote from website

Freedom Forum Online "Nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people... three priorities: the Newseum, the First Amendment and newsroom diversity" --quote from website

Gift of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World Database of speeches by influential, contemporary women; also includes Nobel lectures and top American speeches of the 20th Century

History Channel- Speeches Searchable video gallery of historically significant speeches

HeadlineSpot "Daily source of breaking news, analysis and perspective" from local, state and national newspaper sources -- quote from website

Indianz.com Provides information, resources and news for and about Native Americans

Investigative reporters and editors, inc. "Provides educational services to reporters, editors and others interested in investigative journalism" -- quote from website

Journalism Resources "Over 40 annotated pages of resources compiled for support of academic journalism departments and professional journalists" -- quote from website

Kidon Media-link "Links to 18,437 newspapers and other news sources from almost every country and territory in the world" --quote from website

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Contains information to support the growth of professional and ethical journalism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Local TV news Media Project "Contains a searchable database of over 10,600 individually digitized local television news stories from across the U.S." -- quote from website

Media and Communication Studies Site "Award-winning portal or 'meta-index' to internet-based resources useful in the academic study of media and communication" -- quote from website

Native Networks: "Online information about film, video and radio produced by indigenous people of the Americas and Hawaii;" available in Spanish and English -- quote from website

NewPages.com: "News, information and guides to independent bookstores, independent publishers, literary magazines, alternative periodicals, independent record labels, alternative newsweeklies and more" -- quote from website

Newslink Contains links to state, national and international news-related resources originating in a variety of formats including newspapers, magazines, blogs, radio programs, television programs and websites

Newswatch: A Consumer's Guide to the News A "media watchdog web site" -- quote from website

Newswise Provides an organized, searchable news database, including information not yet released by major media outlets

Old-Time Radio: History and information re: old-time radio programming (inception - 1960s); includes downloadable sound bites

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Conducts research and provides survey results on public opinion of current events, trends and values

STATS: "Correct[s] scientific misinformation in the media resulting from bad science, politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge; ...act[s] as a resource for journalists and policy makers on major scientific issues and controversies" -- quote from website

Television News Archive: Vanderbilt University "Holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989" -- quote from website

Television Production "Free, interactive course in studio and field production" -- quote from website

Voice of America Presents the official U.S. news and views communicated to other nations by our government; radio counterpart banned from broadcasting to a domestic audience

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