- The Digital Journalist: Multimedia magazine for photojournalists.
- MSN Picture Stories: An extensive collection of picture stories on MSNBC’s site.
- National Geographic: Galleries of current photos, photo tips, links to useful sites.
- National Press Photographers Association
- Newseum: Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalism.
- RobGalbraith.com: Comprehensive site for professional digital photographers.
- Time.com Photo Essays:Photo essays from Time magazine.
- The Washington Post: Check out Camera Works, their photo site.
- Corporate sites: Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Ilford and Kodak.
- Photo agencies: Corbis and Magnum.
- Digital Cameras HQ: Reviews of new camera models.
- Best of television photojournalism: Winners of the NPPA Best of Television Photojournalism Awards 2006.
- Black & White World Darkroom Resource Center: Tips, equipment reviews, articles and a section on street photography.
- Canon Digital Learning Center: Tips, techniques, a digital photo guidebook and information on Canon products.
- Kodak’s digital photography tips: Tips on taking digital and film pictures, editing, and a collection of photo stories.
- Magnum Portfolios: Portfolios from the members of the Mangum Photos co-op.
- National Press Photographer’s Association:
Professional organization open to students as well as professionals in
print and television photojournalism.
- NPPA’s Code of Ethics: Code of ethics drafted by the National Press Photographer’s Association.
- Photographers’ Guide to Privacy: A state-to-state guide on privacy from the RCFP.
- Photogs.com: Tips, news, examples and articles on photography.
- Polaroid: Polaroid equipment.
- Times Topics: Photography: An archive of articles on photography, plus commentary from the folks at the New York Times.
- Student Curriculum in Photography:
Online resource for beginning photographers designed for the students
at Santa Cruz High School. Contains articles and tips on subjects from
Ansel Adams to shutter speed.
- Comstock images: Commercial stock imagery.
Sample policies, ethics codes and staff job descriptions
- 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.
- Journalism Books and Movies:
List of books and movies compiled by Indiana University students for
"Methods of Teaching Journalism" course.
- Journalism Movies: Page compiled by Paul Schindler listing movies about journalism.
- NewsLink: Thousands of links to newspapers, magazines, broadcast and news sites worldwide.
- 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.
- Indiana High School Press Association: Focuses on high school journalism education through workshops, resources and contests.
- Inland Press Association:
Newspaper association specializing in training options for all
newspaper departments, industry research in newspaper costs, revenues
and compensation.
- Iowa High School Press Association:
High school journalism education site that seeks to encourage and
educate student journalists and improve scholastic media programs.
- Journalism Education Association:
Professional association of high school and middle school journalism
teachers and student media advisers.
- Journalism Teachers Only: Guides and resource materials for j-teachers.
- 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.
- North Carolina Scholastic Media Association: Serves and promotes scholastic journalism.
- The Poynter Institute Online: Educational resources and articles for journalists.
- Quill & Scroll:
Based at the University of Iowa, Quill & Scroll is the
international honorary society for high school journalism.
- 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.
- Washington Journalism Education Association: Journalism education site that seeks to encourage and
educate student journalists and improve scholastic media programs.
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.
For advisers
Online journalism resources
Software
- Adobe:
Adobe Systems Incorporated builds award-winning software solutions for
Web and print publishing, including PhotoShop and InDesign.
- Macromedia:
Macromedia enables professional Web developers to create engaging and
effective next-generation Web sites in programs including DreamWeaver.
- Microsoft: A starting site to all programs Microsoft, including Word and Excel.
- Quark:
More than four million customers rely on Quark’s broad market expertise
and innovation. For over 20 years, Quark has committed itself to real
world solutions for page layout, enterprise workflow, system
integration, and the delivery of content.
- Eclipse Services:
A division of Quadrivium, Inc., this site features business software
designed especially for college media operations with high staff
turnover. Its AdPro system was developed in 1992 for the Daily
Pennsylvanian. One in four college daily newspapers, including the
Indiana Daily Student, uses this software for tracking display,
classified and Internet ads, online classified placement, sales calling
and accounts receivable.
Workshops
- Washington Journalism Education Association: Provides resources, programs and a summer workshop for high school
journalists, teachers and advisers.
- Radio Rookies:
WNYC program that trains young people to use words and sounds to tell
true stories about themselves, their community and the world.
- Scholastic Media Program at Kent State:
Helps high school journalists and their advisers. It’s Press Day,
summer workshops, weekend short courses, programs at special media
sites and regional campuses, distributed learning programs, and things
they haven’t even thought of yet.
- State-by-State High School J-Workshops:
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund’s comprehensive listing of high school
journalism workshops in a state-by-state list with links to local
programs.
- Student Television Network Camp:
Offers training in TV production and broadcast journalism; hosted by
Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Mo.
- Summer Minority Workshops:
DJNF listing of summer high school journalism workshops geared toward
minority students in a state-by-state list with links to local programs.
- Youth Radio:
Promotes young people’s intellectual, creative, and professional growth
through training and access to media.
Broadcast
- Broadcast Journalism Tip Center:
A collection of syllabi, story ideas, how-to stories and other advice
for students and teachers alike.
- Deliver Your Media: Articles and how-to stories about encoding and streaming audio and video.
- HTV Magazine: Monthly TV magazine produced at Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri.
- WHJE: Streaming audio of the radio station from Carmel High School.
- WAVM: Streaming audio from Maynard High School in Massachusetts.
- WHFH: Streaming audio from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois.
- Broadcast Education Association: Job listings, scholarships and grants, journals and links to other broadcast sites.
- High School Journalism Broadcast:
Sponsored by ASNE, this section of the High School Journalism site
offers resources for students and teachers interested in broadcast
journalism.
- HTV Magazine’s Broadcast Journalism Tip Center: Ideas for beginning students, motivational tools and tips on "things to avoid."
- International Radio and Television Society Foundation, Inc.: Upcoming events and contests.
- Museum of Broadcast Communications:
Clips from famous broadcasts and Radio Hall of Fame Inductees, and
video of some exhibits.
- National Association of Broadcasters:
Information on digital broadcasting, radio, television, career
resources and event information.
- National Student Television Award for Excellence: Award-winning student videos and contest information.
- Poynter TV/Radio: Articles, columns and news about professional broadcast journalism.
- Poynter’s TV/Radio Tipsheet: Poynter articles about the professional radio and television industry.
- RTNDF’s High School Journalism Project:
Resources, awards, workshops, a downloadable television student
handbook and ideas and materials for teachers.
- Student Television Network: A networking site for students and teachers with a downloadable code of ethics, contests and camps.
Digital resources
Films & movies in journalism
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