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JOURNALISM RESOURCES
MEMBERSHIP GROUPS
American Society of Newspaper Editors http://www.asne.org/ Represents daily newspaper editors in the Americas.
Association for Women Journalists http://www.awjdfw.org/index.html Promotes fair treatment of women in the media and the newsroom through a scholarship program, career grants, networking, advocacy, career seminars, and the annual Vivian Castleberry Awards Competition.
International Federation of Journalists http://www.ifj.org/ Represents around 500,000 members in more than 100 countries.
Investigative Reporters and Editors http://www.ire.org/ Represents investigative journalists.
National Press Photographers Association http://www.nppa.org/ Serves print and television photojournalists.
Society of Professional Journalists http://www.spj.org/ The Society of Professional Journalists works to improve and protect journalism. SPJ also promotes the free practice of journalism and high ethical standards of behavior. Encourages the free flow of information vital to a well-informed public, works to educate the next generation of journalists, and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
Society for News Design http://www.snd.org/ Represents designers, graphic artists, illustrators, and other visual journalists.
REPORTING AND EDITING
Cyberjournalist.net http://www.cyberjournalist.net/tips_and_tools/ CyberJournalist.net is a resource site that focuses on how the Internet, convergence (see note), and new technologies are changing the media. The site offers tips, news, and commentary about online journalism, citizen`s media, digital storytelling, converged news operations, and using the Internet as a reporting tool. Note: Convergence in the media refers to cross-platform reporting. For example: newspaper reporters file stories for the newspaper, the paper`s Web site, and even a TV or radio station owned by the newspaper.
American Press Institute http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/ Training center for print journalists based in the United States. Site offers resources, including useful links at The Journalist`s Toolbox.
CIESPAL http://www.ciespal.net/ International journalism center for Latin America, based in Ecuador. (Site is in Spanish.)
European Journalism Centre http://www.ejc.nl/ Training institute based in The Netherlands, has background information on European media and resources.
Independent Journalism Foundation http://www.ijf-cij.org/ Supports free press in Eastern Europe with training at four regional centers.
International Center for Journalists http://www.icfj.org ( http://www.icfj.org/ ) Training center based in the United States also has links to worldwide training and fellowship opportunities on its International Journalists` Network: http://www.ijnet.org/
Internews http://www.internews.org/ U.S. non-profit group offers journalism training around the world.
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism http://www.iaj.org.za/ South African media training institute.
Institute for War and Peace Reporting http://www.iwpr.net ( http://www.iwpr.net/ ) Special reports by region from this London-based non-profit, in multiple languages.
John S. Knight Fellowships http://knight.stanford.edu/program/index.html Offer one-year professional journalism fellowships for outstanding mid-career journalists at Stanford University.
Journalismtraining.org (Society of Professional Journalists) http://www.journalismtraining.org/action/home Provides a centralized location for journalists seeking information about professional development. The centerpiece of the site is a searchable database of local, regional, and national journalism training programs.
Poynter Institute http://www.poynter.org/ A school for journalists, based in the United States. Web site provides resources, story background information, and plenty of links. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Article 19 http://www.article19.org/ International non-profit group supports freedom of expression and the free flow of information as fundamental human rights.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press http://www.rcfp.org/ A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free legal assistance to journalists.
Reporters Without Frontiers http://www.rsf.org/ International press freedom organization, based in Paris. Resources in English, French, and Spanish.
World Press Freedom Committee http://www.wpfc.org/ International umbrella group defends and promotes press freedom.
BOOKS
Clark, Roy Peter and Cole C. Campbell (eds.) The Values and Craft of American Journalism: Essays From the Poynter Institute. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2005.
Hachten, William A. Troubles of Journalism: A Critical Look at What`s Right and Wrong With the Press. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 3rd edition, 2004.
Hamilton, James T. All the News That`s Fit to Sell: How the Market Transforms Information Into News. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003.
Overholser, Geneva, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. The Press. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Sloan, W. David and Lisa Mullikin Parcell (eds.) American Journalism: History, Principles, Practices. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2002.
Sullivan, Marguerite H. A Responsible Press Office: An Insider`s Guide. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs, 2001. http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/pressoffice/
Radio-Television News Directors Association Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Washington, DC: Radio-Television News Directors Association, 2000. http://www.rtnda.org/ethics/coe.shtml
Society of Professional Journalists SPJ Code of Ethics. Indianapolis, IN: Society of Professional Journalists, 1996. http://spj.org/ethics.asp
(USINFO is a product of the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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