(Department of Communications, Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, USA and the Department of Media Technology, The Polytechnic of Namibia.)
Alliance for Better
Campaigns (USA)
http://www.bettercampaigns.org/
A public interest group that seeks to improve elections by promoting campaigns in which the most useful information reaches the greatest number of citizens in the most engaging way. The organization "aspires to a politics larger than attack ads and the money chasethat pays for them - a politics rooted in a sense of national community and purpose."
The Alliance for Community Media
is committed to assuring everyone's access to electronic media. The Alliance
advances this goal through public education, a progressive legislative and
regulatory agenda, coalition building and grassroots organizing.
A nonprofit, the Alliance
represents Educational and Governmental (PEG) access organizations and
community media centers throughout the country. It also represents the
interests of millions of people who, through their local religious, community
and charitable groups.
The Alliance for National Renewal
(ANR) brings together a network of people and organizations that want to better
their communities. At the grassroots, all over the nation, inspiring stories of
community renewal are waiting to be told and heard. This is your opportunity to
tap into this rich and growing movement.
Amnesty International is a
worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote internationally recognized
human rights. Amnesty
International's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the
human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Its
mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and
ending abuses of the rights to physical
and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from
discrimination, within the context of our work to promote all human rights.
Annenberg Public Policy
Center (USA)
Established by publisher and
philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars
within the University of Pennsylvania to address public policy issues at the
local, state and federal levels. The center's initiatives focus on the
Information and Society; Media and the Developing Mind; Media and the Dialogue
of Democracy; and Health Communication.
Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (Australia)
Contains many links pertaining
to the region, as well as the magazine Reportage Media Bulletin (containing
full-text articles: Noam Chomsky on Journalism and Reporting Aboriginal Deaths
in Custody) and Signposts to Asia and the Pacific (an online database for journalists
and researchers) and much more.
Canadian Association of
Journalists
The Center for Civic Education is
a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to fostering the
development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens
committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional
democracy.
http://www.civic.net:2401/ccn.html
The Center for Civic Networking
(CCN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to applying information
infrastructure to the broad public good - particularly by putting information
infrastructure to work within local communities to improve delivery of local
government services, improve access to information that people need in order to
function as informed citizens, broaden citizen participation in governance, and
stimulate economic and community development.
Center for Community Journalism
(USA)
http://www.oswego.edu/ccj/index.html
The mission of the Center for
Community Journalism is to foster effective community journalism by training
working journalists and forging a link between academia and the world of
community journalism that strengthens both.
CCJ Goals are: to provide continuing journalism
education tailored to the needs of small news organizations, needs often
overlooked by other journalism training programs; to help community newspapers
keep abreast of emerging technologies; to explain the ways community newspapers
contribute to healthy communities; and to strengthen the link between the
classroom and the newsroom.
Center for Consensual Democracy
(USA)
http://www.consensualdemocracy.org
Consensual Democracy is a
sustainable, grassroots approach to civic renewal based on the visions, values
and goals of local citizens. It organizes community members to work together
through nonprofit civic associations that are independent of local
government. Consensual Democracy
is financed by local citizens through earned income and consensual (voluntary)
taxes. It welcomes every citizen who wishes to contribute to a better
community.
The Center for Democracy and
Citizenship is a university-wide resource based in the Hubert H. Humphrey
Institute of Public Affairs, a leading public affairs graduate and research
institution. The mission of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship is the
promotion of democracy and the strengthening of citizenship and civic education
within a variety of settings, with a special emphasis on youth.
Center for Democracy in Action (USA)
http://democracy.edgewood.edu/
The Center for Democracy in Action facilitates citizenship development
and opportunities for participation in public life and service. It is committed
to the teaching of democracy as a transformative way of learning and living.
The Center consciously locates itself at the interface of the academy and
public life and draws its faculty from both sectors.
http://clinton4.nara.gov/Initiatives/OneAmerica/Practices/pp_19980728.3830.html
Despite all the bad news,
something extraordinary is happening in America: A profound shift in attitudes
and expectations is reshaping our culture from the bottom up. Living Democracy
is what we call this broad awakening to the essential role of regular citizens
in solving America's toughest problems. Millions are now learning that public
life is not just for officials and experts, but part of a rewarding life for
each of us. The Center's mission is to dramatically accelerate the emergence of
Living Democracy.
Center for Media and Public Affairs CMPA (USA)
A non-profit, non-partisan media research organization located in Washington, DC
Chinese Communications Association (China)
http://access.mpr.org/civic_j/projects.htm
THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO CIVIC JOURNALISM INITIATIVE was started in August, 1995 after the successful "Minnesota Action Plan to End Gun Violence" project initiated by Leonard Witt when he was editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine. Civic or public journalism projects conducted by the Civic Journalism Initiative include: Color of Justice , Covering Native American Issues , Sharing the Wealth: Charitable Giving in Prosperous Times , Welfare to Work, Urban, Rural Conversations, Rural Diversity.
The Civic Journalism Interest Group of the Association
for Educational in Journalism and Mass Communication AEJMC (USA)
http://www.has.vcu.edu/civic-journalism/
A newsletter, list-serve, and archives of civic journalism scholarship is available online.
http://www.benton.org/Practice/Best/Features/civic.html
Civic Network Television (CNT)
strives to put technology to use in ways that help the civic, volunteer,
not-for-profit and public organizations in communities deal more effectively
with today's problems, while also preparing to meet the extraordinary
challenges that lie ahead.
Civic Practices Network (CPN) is a
collaborative and nonpartisan project bringing together a diverse array of
organizations and perspectives within the new citizenship movement. It shares a
commitment to bring practical methods for public problem solving into every
community and institutional setting in America. It assumes the responsibility
of telling the stories, so that all citizens may have the opportunity to learn
from what others are doing to renew their communities. CPN has a common faith
that we can revitalize our democracy to tackle the complex problems of the 21st
century if we can broadly exchange and continually refine the civic wisdom of
what works and what empowers citizens to work together.
By publicly revealing abuses
against the press and by acting on behalf of imprisoned and threatened
journalists, CPJ effectively warns journalists and news organizations where attacks
on press freedom are likely to occur. CPJ organizes vigorous protest at all
levels--ranging from local governments to the United Nations--and, when
necessary, works behind the scenes through other diplomatic channels to effect
change. CPJ also publishes articles and news releases, special reports, a
quarterly newsletter and the most comprehensive annual report on attacks
against the press around the world.
http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/index.html
Widely regarded as the new
environmental movement, the Communitarian movement is based on the centrist
philosophy that individual liberties depend upon the bolstering of the
foundations of civil society: our families, schools, and neighborhoods. It is
through these institutions that we acquire a sense of personal and civic
responsibility, an appreciation of our rights and the rights of others, and a
commitment to the welfare of the community and its members. Central to the
communitarian perspective is the belief that public policies should seek a
balance between individual rights and the responsibilities of individuals to
the society at large.
Community and Culture (South
Africa)
http://www.unisa.ac.za/commcul/participation/art_communic.html
Academic citizenship in a
democracy such as South Africa entails among other things that the media must
be accessible to all its people and that sufficient training facilities must be
made available to prospective journalists from all walks of life. In the spirit
of academic citizenship, UNISAÕs Department of Communication has introduced a Community
Journalism for Beginners certificate
course to provide students from previously disadvantaged communities the
opportunity to obtain a formal qualification in the field. This distance
education course will equip aspiring journalists with theoretical and practical
knowledge and skills in the field of journalism
http://www.journalistforbundet.dk/coma.asp?o_id=210
Finland JournalistsÕ Association (Finland)
http://www.journalistiliitto.fi/fi/
The Freedom Forum is a
nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and
free spirit for all people. Its mission is to help the public and the news
media understand one another better. With assets of nearly $900 million, it is
the USA's largest foundation focused on fostering First Amendment freedoms. The
operator of the Newseum, the world's only interactive news museum, The Freedom
Forum is a major supporter of journalism education, a leader in assisting the
professional development of journalists, a champion of diversity and the
advancement of women in news-media professions. It is a major force in international
press-freedom programs.
German Association of Journalists (Germany)
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to
protecting the human rights of people around the world. It stands with victims and
activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect
people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. It investigates and exposes human
rights violations and hold abusers accountable. It challenges governments and those who hold power to
end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. It enlists the public and the
international community to support the cause of human rights for all. Human Rights Watch is an independent,
nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private
individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly
or indirectly.
Index on Censorship was founded in
1972 by Stephen Spender. Its goal
is to protect the basic human right of free expression. For the past 31 years,
it has reported on censorship issues
from all over the world and has added to the debates on those issues. In
addition to the analysis, reportage and interviews, each issue contains a
country-by-country list of free speech violations. These lists remain as
extensive today as they were in the early days of Index.
Institute for Media, Peace and Security (International)
The institute of the University for Peace created by the United Nations, specializes in the interactions between media, conflict, peace and security.
Since 1973, the Institute for the
Study of Civic Values has been a leading center in the United States promoting
community -- the collaboration of citizens, the private sector, and government
in efforts to fulfill America's historic ideals. Throughout its history, the
Institute has developed programs that use basic civic values to help citizens
learn how to promote community and opportunity in the country today.
International Communications
Association ICA (International)
ICA is an international association for scholars
interested in the study, teaching and application of all aspects of human
mediated communication.
The International Federation of
Journalists is the world's largest organization of journalists. First
established in 1926, the Federation represents 450,000 members in more than 100
countries. The IFJ promotes
international action to defend press freedom and social justice through strong,
free and independent trade unions of journalists. The IFJ does not subscribe to any given political viewpoint,
but promotes human rights, democracy and pluralism. The IFJ is opposed to discrimination of all kinds and
condemns the use of media as propaganda or to promote intolerance and
conflict. The IFJ believes in
freedom of political and cultural expression and defends trade union and other
basic human rights. The IFJ is the
organization that speaks for journalists within the United Nations system and
within the international trade union movement.
International JournalistsÕ
Network (International)
http://www.ijnet.org/index.html
The International JournalistsÕ
Network (IJNet) is the international center for journalistsÕ online sources for
media assistance news, journalism training opportunities, reports on the state
of the media around the world, and valuable media directories.
Italian Association of Journalists (Italy)
J-LAB—The Institute for Interactive Journalism
(USA)
J-Lab is the successor program to the Pew Center for Civic Journalism J-LAB will support newsroom experiments in interactive news that advance civic journalism in the digital arena. J-LAB will be housed at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Jan Schaffer (formerly of the Pew Center) will be the executive director.
The Kettering Foundation is an
operating foundation rooted in the American tradition of inventive research.
Its founder, Charles F. Kettering, holder of more than 200 patents, is best
known for his invention of the automotive self-starter. Established in 1927,
the Foundation today continues that tradition. The objective of the research
now is to understand the way bodies politic, rather than bodies mechanical,
function or fail to function. Kettering treats politics in its broadest sense
politics as a dimension of everyday life rather than as only what officeholders
and governments do. The research is done for practical purposes; it goes into
crafting "tools" (study guides, community workbooks, and other
exercises) that help a public act responsibly and effectively on its problems.
http://www.media-alliance.org/
Media Alliance is a nonprofit
organization, which serves media professionals, nonprofit organizations and the
general public in the San Francisco Bay Area. For twenty years, Media Alliance
has worked to promote fairness and accuracy in the media in the Bay Area and
nationwide. Our 3,500 members include professional journalists, freelance
writers, activists, students, and other interested individuals.
The Media Institute is a nonprofit
research foundation specializing in communications policy issues. The Institute
exists to foster three goals: freedom of speech, deregulation of the media and
communications industry, and excellence in journalism.
MISA--Media Institute
for Southern Africa (SADC)
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is a non-governmental organization with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration. MISA seeks ways in which to promote the free flow of information and co-operation between media workers, as a principal means of nurturing democracy and human rights in Africa.
The National Center for
Community Media (USA)
The mission of the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media is to serve and strengthen the local newspapers, radio stations, cable systems and other media that play a key role in the survival and revitalization of America's small towns. The Center affirms the fact that community and communication are inseparable; you cannot have community without communication. It seeks to sustain and enhance the positive qualities of life found in small cities throughout America by nurturing and strengthening community media.
The National Civic League
advocates a new civic agenda to create communities that work for everyone.
Founded in 1894 by Theodore Roosevelt and other turn-of-the-century
progressives, NCL vigorously promotes the principles of collaborative problem solving
and consensus-based decision making through technical assistance, training,
publishing, research and an awards program.
http://www.puaf.umd.edu/Affiliates/CivicRenewal/welcome.htm
The National Commission on Civic
Renewal, made possible by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, will include
individuals across the political spectrum and from many different walks of
life, all of whom have demonstrated leadership in their fields and a commitment
to the betterment of our country. The purpose of the Commission is to assess
the condition of civic engagement in the United States today and to propose
specific actions to be undertaken by the public, private, and voluntary sectors
as well as by individuals that could improve this condition.
National Communications
Association (USA)
NCA is a scholarly society and as such works to enhance the research, teaching, and service produced by its members on topics of both intellectual and social significance. Trends in national research, teaching, and service priorities are followed.
The National Community Building
Network (USA)
The National Community
Building Network (NCBN) is a national network that serves as hub for brokering
information and connections among community builders. NCBN regularly brings its
members together and helps community builders become more effective so that
their actions have a greater impact on neglected low-income communities. The mission of NCBN is to promote
and advance community-building principles, in practice and policy, to achieve
social and economic equity for all children and families.
The National Federation
of Community Broadcasters (USA)
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is a national membership organization of community oriented non-commercial radio stations. Large and small, rural and urban, eclectic or targeted toward specific ethnic communities, the membership is distinguished by its localism and its community participation and support. NFCB's 100 Participant Members and 130 Associates come from across the United States, from Alaska to Florida and from every major market to the smallest Native American reservation stations.
National Issues Forums
(USA)
The National Issues Forums (NIF)
is a network of organizations joined together by a common desire to discuss
critical issues. Organizations who participate in NIF include educational
institutions, leadership groups, civic groups, churches, libraries, senior
centers, community groups, and youth groups. Some are independent, local forums
sponsored by energetic citizens. Others are part of educational programs at
colleges, schools, and extension services.
National Union of Journalists
(United Kingdom)
http://media.gn.apc.org/nuj.html
Organization of News Ombudsman (International)
An ombudsman is someone who
handles complaints and attempts to find mutually satisfactory solutions.
Ombudsmen can be found in government, corporations, hospitals, universities and
other institutions. The first ombudsman was appointed in 1809 in Sweden to
handle citizens' complaints about the government. The word is pronounced
"om-BUDS-man" and is Scandinavian in origin
The Pew Center is an incubator for
civic journalism experiments that enable news organizations to create and
refine better ways of reporting the news in ways that help to re-engage people
in public life. The center helps to share the lessons learned at its workshops
and seminars for journalists. THE
PEW CENTER FOR CIVIC JOURNALISM IS SCHEDULED TO CEASE OPERATION AT THE END OF
2002. A SUCCESSOR PROJECT IS
SCHEDULED TO BE LAUNCHED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND WILL BE CALLED
J-LAB.
THE CIVIC
CATALYST: A newsletter of the Pew
Center. http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/civiccat/index.php
PUBLICATIONS:
The Pew Center has produced a series of publications that explore various civic
journalism theories and practices. http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/pubs/index.html
VIDEOS: The Pew Center has produced a series of videos that explore various civic journalism theories and practices. http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/videos/index.html
SPEECHES
AND ARITCLES: The Pew Center has
an extensive online library and bibliography of speeches and articles
commissioned by them or related to their projects. http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/speeches/index.html
RESEARCH: The Pew Center funds a large number of
research projects each year.
Reports of the projects are available. http://www.pewcenter.org/doingcj/research/index.html
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press (USA)
An independent opinion research group that studies attitudes
toward press, politics and public policy issues.
The Pew Charitable Trusts, based
in Philadelphia, are a national philanthropy established 49 years ago. Through
our grant making, we seek to encourage individual development and personal
achievement, cross-disciplinary problem solving and innovative, practical
approaches to meeting the changing needs of a global community. Each year, the
Trusts make grants of about $180 million to between 400 and 500 nonprofit
organizations.
The Poynter Institute is a school
dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes
excellence and integrity in the practice of craft and in the practical
leadership of successful businesses. It stands for a journalism that informs
citizens and enlightens public discourse. It carries forward Nelson Poynter's
belief in the value of independent journalism.
Public Agenda is a nonpartisan,
nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization based in
New York City. It was founded in 1975 by social scientist and author Daniel
Yankelovich and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. The two-fold mission of Public Agenda
is to: Help leaders better understand the public's point of view on major
policy issues. Help citizens
better understand critical policy issues so they can make their own more
informed and thoughtful decisions.
Public Allies is a national
multicultural organization designed and run by young people for young people
who want to have a positive impact on their communities and on our nation.
Through a ten-month Apprenticeship Program, Public Allies develops the
leadership capacity of young people in order to bring a new generation of
social entrepreneurs into organizations that work to solve this country's most
pressing public problems.
Public Broadcasting System (USA)
Democracy Project - The section of PBS's website that, in their words, is a
"laboratory for interactive news programs and features to inform, inspire
and engage you in America's public life." Currently, The Democracy Project
is providing updates on the Congressional Campaign Finance Hearings, as well as
opportunities for online discussion of current events. The series provides
viewers with innovative news and public affairs programming built upon
traditional PBS programming strengths - depth, dialogue, diversity of
viewpoints and duration.
Public Conversations Project (USA)
http://www.publicconversations.org/
The goal of the Public
Conversations Project is to foster a more inclusive, empathic and collaborative
society by promoting constructive conversations and relationships among those
who have differing values, worldviews, and positions about divisive public
issues.
http://www.kennesawsummit.kennesaw.edu/
The Public Journalism Network is a global professional
association of journalists and educators interested in exploring and
strengthening the relationship between journalism and democracy. The Network believes journalism
and democracy work best when news, information and ideas flow freely; when news
fairly portrays the full range and variety of life and culture of all
communities; when public deliberation is encouraged and amplified; and when
news helps people function as political actors and not just as political
consumers. It believes journalists should stand apart in making sound
professional judgments about how to cover communities, but cannot stand apart
in learning about and understanding these communities.
Society of Professional
Journalists (USA)
Swedish Association of
Journalists (Sweden)
"The Commission on Human Rights has been the central architect of the work of the United Nations in the field of human rights" - Mary Robinson, High Commissioner for Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, composed of 53 States, meets each year in regular session in March/April for six weeks in Geneva. Over 3,000 delegates from member and observer States and from non-governmental organizations participate.
The Walt Whitman Center for the
Culture and Politics of Democracy, founded in 1989 by Dr. Benjamin R. Barber,
is dedicated to sustaining democratic theory and extending democratic practice.
It approaches democracy in the spirit of Whitman's ideal of a vigorous
citizenry engaged in the culture and politics of a free society--democracy
understood as a mode of living rather than a set of strictly political
arrangements.
World Communication Association
(International)
http://ilc2.doshisha.ac.jp/users/kkitao/organi/wca/
Civic Organizations
(List Edited for Currency and Duplication)
(Original List Created by Battleground School District,
Washington, USA)
http://www.bgsd.k12.wa.us/glenwood/parents/orgs.html
Are you concerned about the many
belief systems dividing our country? Looking to become a better citizen through
collaboration and partnership? Here are links to organizations willing to
transcend our various belief systems to improve our communities.
Disclaimer: Glenwood Heights
Primary and Battle Ground Public Schools do not specifically endorse any of
these organizations. We can endorse their sincere desire to make our world a
better place. We offer these links as resources for students, parents, and
other citizens seeking information about civic issues.
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Resources: This list was created
based on the recommendations of Mark Gerzon in his book, A House Divided:
Six Belief Systems Struggling for America's Soul, G. P. Putnam & Sons, ©1996
Center for Community Change Policy Alert: www.picced.org/resource/ccc.htm
Independent Sector:
www.indepsec.org
International City/County Management Association
(ICMA): www.icma.org/main/sc.asp
National Association for Community Leadership: www.communityleadership.org
National Civic League: www.ncl.org
All-America
City Awards
Alliance
for National Renewal
International
Healthy Cities Foundation
The National Conference for Community Justice: www.nccj.org
Search for Common Ground: www.searchforcommonground.org
Email comments or questions to:
steadman.shirley@mail.bgsd.k12.wa.us
Civic Journalism Online Resources
(List Edited for Currency and Duplication)
(Original List Created by Dept. of Journalism, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX USA)
http://journalism.tamu.edu/web1/Undergrad/Course/JOUR408/links.htm
Building Local Civic Nets: Computer Professionals for
Social Responsibility
http://www.cpsr.org/program/community-nets/report_building_local_civic_net.html
California Voter Foundation http://www.calvoter.org/
A non-profit, non-partisan organization that explores ways the news media can better provide the public with the information necessary to shape a healthy and engaged electorate. In 1995, CVF co-sponsored "Your Voices Count," a Civic Journalism project aimed at engaging citizens in the issue of money and politics.
Democracy Project
http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/news/
The section of PBS's website that,
in their words, is a "laboratory for interactive news programs and
features to inform, inspire and engage you in America's public life."
Currently, The Democracy Project is providing updates on the Congressional
Campaign Finance Hearings, as well as opportunities for online discussion of
current events. The series provides viewers with innovative news and public
affairs programming built upon traditional PBS programming strengths - depth,
dialogue, diversity of viewpoints and duration.
Electronic Frontier Foundation's "Activism &
Government" Archive
Electronic Policy Network http://movingideas.org/
A network of policy and research institutions founded in 1995
by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Paul Starr http://www.princeton.edu/~starr/ and The American Prospect magazine
http://www.prospect.org. EPN includes
more than 60 research organizations and foundations whose work tackles topics
ranging from civic participation to welfare reform, health care to foreign
policy, and education to Social Security.
Fallows Central http://www.jamesfallows.com/
Widely known for his book
"Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine Democracy", author James
Fallows has become an advocate for civic journalism. Fallows joined the
Atlantic Monthly as Washington editor in 1980, and remained in that position
until he became editor of U.S. News & World Report in 1996, where he will
be trying out some of new approaches to practicing journalism. The site has
links to other resources such as Jay Rosen's monograph, Getting the Connections
Right: Public Journalism and the Troubles in the Press.
Nieman Foundation
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/
It is the oldest mid-career
fellowship program for journalists in the world. Fellowships are awarded to
working journalists of particular accomplishment and promise for an academic
year of study. Also see the Neiman Reports http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/contents.html
Penn National Commission on Society, Culture and
Community
http://www.upenn.edu/pnc/public.html
Seeks to foster the "reasoned
and reasonable" discourse essential to the social, political, cultural and
community life of a democracy and to understand the problems of contemporary
public discussion and behavior and foster a more engaged and thoughtful public
discourse in the 21st century.
Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee
for concerned Journalists
An initiative by journalists to
clarify and raise the standards of American journalism and to clarify standards
by bringing journalists together to decide for themselves what their purpose
and aims are. It has called journalists to a period of national reflection
through a series of nationwide public forums and a landmark report on the
purpose of journalism. It produced The State of the American Newspaper
project, a landmark series of magazine articles on the profession, conducts an
annual review of local television news published by
the Columbia Journalism Review, and produces a continuing series of content
studies on press performance. Its aim is not primarily on diagnosing the press'
problems, but is on creating initiatives that can clarify what journalism's
essential role is and identify examples of good journalism around the country
that personify that.
Radio and Television News Directors Association http://www.rtnda.org/
The only organization in the world dedicated exclusively to serving the electronic journalism profession. RTNDA represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries.
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"In a
neighborhood dispute there may be stunts, rough words, and even hot
insults. But when a whole people
speaks to its government, the dialogue and the action must be on a level
reflecting the worth of that people and the responsibility of that
government."
Martin Luther
King, Jr., explaining the nonviolent purpose of the March on Washington, 1963
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high-quality information and analysis online. Each site is described only in
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Journalism Organizations & Related
Sites (USA, Some International)
(List Edited for
Currency, Some Sites Added to Original List)
(Original List Created by Christopher Callahan, Associate Dean, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA)
http://reporter.umd.edu/journ.htm
Media News
Romenesko's Media News http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45
Jim Romenesko of the Poynter Institute links to the latest media-related news.
Daily Briefing http://www.journalism.org/resources/briefing/default.asp
Daily media stories from the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Associated Press Industry News http://www.ap.org/pages/indnews/
Media industry news daily from The Associated Press.
PBS Media Watch
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/
Media stories from PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer.
CNN Reliable Sources http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/rs.html
Transcripts from the CNN media show.
Selected Top
Sites for Journalists
American Journalism Review http://www.ajr.org/
Newslink provides links to nearly 5,000 newspapers, listings of journalism awards and fellowships and full text of selected AJR articles (Disclosure: I am a senior editor of AJR).
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship http://www.cios.org/
The Communication Institute for Online Scholarship is a not-for-profit organization supporting the use of computer technologies in the service of communication scholarship and education.
Dart Center for
Journalism & Trauma http://www.dartcenter.org/
Read about trauma, tips
for interviewing effectively and sensitively, test your learning with the
interactive quiz, watch experts discuss emotional injury. Center based at the
University of Washington.
Educational Resources
and Information Clearinghouse (ERIC) http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/
Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication. Features literature on thesis topics as well as research summaries, bibliographies and many other products and services.
FACSNET http://www.facsnet.org/
The online presence of
FACS, the non-profit foundation that specializes in content-specific education
for journalists.
Investigative Reporters and
Editors http://www.ire.org/
IRE includes a searchable database of more than 11,000 investigative reporting story abstracts, handouts developed by speakers at IRE conferences, campaign finance data and sources and a directory of investigative reporters worldwide, plus details on IRE contests, programs and conferences.