Useful Links for Journalists

State of the News Media, 2004 http://www.stateofthemedia.org/	An important study of how the economics, audiences, and traditional practices of traditional news media are changing. Analyzes in detail each segment of the media: newspapers, magazines, network TV, etc.
The Journalist's Toolbox http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/	This is a comprehensive site covering how to report, how to write, how to get a job in journalism/PR, and much much more.
A Journalist's Guide to the Internet http://reporter.umd.edu/	A one-stop shop for links to newspapers, government resources, court information, maps, and, again, much much more.
Journalism Resources for Reporters http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/ Majors/masscom/massrep.htm	This site has links to math help for journalists, as well as links to Pulitzer Prize-winning stories, a style guide and the Student Press Law Center and writing tips.
CyberTimes Navigator http://www.nytimes.com/ref/technology/cybertimes-navigator.html#pub	This is the search page used by reporters at The New York Times.
SearchSystems.net http://www.searchsystems.net	This service has almost 24,000 public records databases for free.
Today's Papers http://slate.msn.com/id/2125004/	The online magazine Slate summarizes the front pages of U.S. newspapers at this page.
Special Libaries Association News Division http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/	The Web site of the Special Libraries Association, for librarians of news organizations. This page has links to more useful sites for journalists.
Tapping Officials' Secrets http://www.rcfp.org	The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sells this book, which it calls "the most comprehensive guide available to open meetings and records laws in every state and the District of Columbia," for $100. A searchable version is available at this Web site.
Search Engine Guide http://www.searchengineguide.com/ searchengines.html	No search engine can search the entire Internet. So this guide lists specialized search engines that find information about government, science, sports, the arts, and many other subjects.
RefDesk.com http://www.refdesk.com/	This terrific site connects you to many online reference and news sources that you can use to check facts. By the way, it's maintained by Matt Drudge's father.
Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/	Useful almanac, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia and thesaurus.
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/news/	A good, all-around reference site maintained by librarians, which also features links to news sites.
Garbl's Writing Center http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/	Lots of information about good writing, with A Concise Writing Guide, Grammar Grappler, and a moderated, interactive public forum on writing.
Guide to Grammar and Writing http://webster.commnet.edu/ HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm	A terrific site with lots of searchable information about the basics.
Strunk and White http://www.bartleby.com/ 141/strunk101.html	The 1918 version of the venerable guide to writing; searchable.
FindTutorials http://www.findtutorials.com	This site offers hundreds of tutorials for a variety of disciplines and skill levels, including Photoshop, PageMaker and Quark. Some are free; some require payment.
Columbia Journalism Review: Who Owns What http://www.cjr.org/owners/	A few companies own most of the news organizations in this country. This Web site, from Aaron Moore, a professor of sports media at Ithaca College, lists which companies own what publications and includes articles from the CJR about media ownership.
Cincinnati Post http://www.cincypost.com/ and Kentucky Post http://www.kypost.com/	The online (shortened) versions.
Cincinnati Enquirer http://enquirer.com/today/ and Kentucky Enquirer	The online (shortened) versions.