Among other resources, the site has a catalog of feature films from 1893-1972, lists of awards, information about film eduction, etc.
Arbitron Radio Ratings & Media Research Info
Arbitron Inc. is a media and marketing research firm serving the media—radio, television, cable, and online radio—as well as advertisers and advertising agencies in the United States.
Arguments and Their Evaluation
Atlapedia Online (Maps and Country Data)
Contains political and physical maps in color, including facts and statistics on countries.
Best Information on the Internet: Broadcasting
The Center for Social Media (American University)
"The Center for Social Media showcases and analyzes media for public knowledge and action—media made by, for, and with publics to address the problems that they share"
Citizen Media Law Project: Legal Resources for Citizen Media
This site provides assistance, training, research, and other resources for individuals and organizations involved in online and citizen media. This project explores creative thinking about the intersection of law and journalism on the Internet. The website also provides legal guides and a free (pro bono) legal referral service.
The site offers thousands of resources of interest to Journalists.
This website explores different theories of communication. it has brief summaries of these three models, with a chart for each one. Links provide further resources about the different theories.
Communication Theories Overview--Univ. of Twente (NL)
Overview of various communication theories at the academic level. This University of Twente site is in the Netherlands.
Communication Resources from the University of Iowa
Comprehensive guide to many resources by category within communications.
Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford Univ. Libraries)
"Emphasis is on copyright issues especially relevant to the education and library community, including examples of fair use and policies. Useful copyright charts and tools are continually added to help users evaluate copyright status and best practices. Featured cases include full text of court documents of district court cases that The Center for Internet and Society Fair Use Project is involved with as well as other cases of high interest."
Council of Public Relations Firms
Links to PR firms, including industry rankings.
Dart Center of Journalism and Trauma
Digital Journalist: A Multimedia Magazine for Photojournalism in the Digital Age
Docuseek Film and Video Finder
Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
The Encyclopedia of Television (Museum of Broadcast Communications)
"Examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information."
This group monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interview, and news releases.
FAIR is the national media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and imbalance.
Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials by Georgia Harper
The Copyright Crash Course, University of Texas at Austin Libraries
The Free Expression Policy Project - Copyright Issue
A comprehensive resource to communication topics.
Provides market research and consulting services around the world. Publisher of the Gallup Poll, a widely recognized barometer of American opinion.
Gender, Ethnicity and Race in Mass Communication
General Communication Resources (organizations, resource directories, etc.)
A guide to the circumstances of fair use
University of Texas Systems Dept.
Health and Science Communication
Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resources Collections
Constructed by librarians, this site provides Internet resources that are relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains links to databases, electronic journals, electronic books, and mailing lists.
IndieWire: the leading source on independent film since 1996
Provides "news, information, and social networking for the international independent film community. Covers indie documentary and foreign language films, film festivals, interviews, reviews, weblogs and "tools for emerging and established filmmakers."
Institute for Public Relations: Research Topics
An independent non-profit that supports PR education and research.
Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (includes nonverbal communication)
Investigative Reporters and Editors, inc
Established and maintained by a consortium of academic schools of information and library science, this site provides links to information on a broad range of subjects. There is a search box to find your subject. Includes Communication sites.
iPOLL's online database contains survey results from academic, commercial and media survey organizations.
Journalism & Mass Communication
Journalism Resources (compiled and edited by Karla Tonella, University of Iowa)
The Journalist's Toolbox - Environmental
Journalism.org. Project for Excellence in Journalism: Understanding News in the Information Age
A resource to journalism topics.
Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use—from the US Copyright Office
Media and Communication Studies Site
Media Center of the American Press Institute
A nonprofit think tank committed to building a better informed society.
Media Statistics and Public Opinion
Media Studies, TV, Radio and Media Watchers (Univ. of Iowa)
A free educational website for all forms of electronic media, with hundreds of exclusive tutorials covering video & television production, audio work, photography, graphics, and web design, utilities, reference material (e.g. user manuals), industry news and a helpful forum
Mediacollege.com - Audio Production Tutorials
Contains a number of brief overviews of elements of audio production. They are also available as PDF files that students can print.
Mediacollege.com - Video Production Tutorials
Contains a number of brief overviews of elements of video production.
a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
This website shows the front pages of hundreds of newspapers. Different countries are included. You can choose from thumbnail images to see a large, full-color copy. Use it to explore different styles in journalism.
Newswise: Search Tools for Reporters
“ Newswise maintains a comprehensive database of current news, searchable archives, subscription wire services, and advanced information management tools to enhance the value and efficiency of research-based news delivery..."
NationMaster.Com ("Where Stats Come Alive!")
Newspaper Association of America
Partial list of the largest pr firms
Overseas Press Club of America
"The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues. In this role it serves as a valuable information resource for political leaders, journalists, scholars and citizens."
The web site for the bi-weekly newsletter Polling Report. This site provides polls from over 36 sources, including Gallup, Harris, Pew Research, and media organizations. Recent polls are listed in the center of the homepage.
The Web site for the Poynter Institute, a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, FL. "The Poynter Institute is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders."
A Practical Guide to Fair Use Doctrine. Signal or Noise 2K5. Harvard University
"...Online resource and industry directory for film, television, video and digital media production. Developed as a tool for people to locate production products, services and professionals."
Includes a searchable archive of editorials, news, industry research, and special reports.
Public Opinion Polls on the Internet (University of Miami Libraries)
Public Relations Society of America
Includes links to public relations resources, PRSA links, newspapers, magazines and broadcast outlets, corporate information and stock quotes, federal government and politics, and media sites.
This official site has all the information anyone would ever want about the Pulitzer Prize.
Describes itself as "an online touchstone of rumor research," a Web site that uncovers the truth or falsehood of "urban legends."
Society of Environmental Journalists
The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism annual report.
Stephen's Guide to Logical Fallacies
U. S. Copyright Office: Fair Use
University of Iowa Dept. of Communications Studies Online: Media Studies
Usability.gov: Your Guide for Developing Usable and Useful Websites
Visual Communication - Visual Rhetoric
Web sites dealing with Visual Communication. Provided by the University of Iowa.
WebMonkey: the Web Developers Resource
