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All Movie Guide Search for films by title and for people involved in films (players, crew, directors, etc.). American Communication Association Information about membership, conventions, etc., as well as access to feature artlicles and the American Communication Journal. American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank An index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two. Archive of American Television Video interviews of television notables, including news reporters, actors, writers, producers, and executives. For interviews of a specific person, add the name to the search box in Google Video. Center for Communication Independent media forum bridges the gap between communications schools and the media industry, offering free seminars via audio-streaming and transcripts covering all fields of communications. Also contains current job listings at hundreds of media companies, valuable career tips and strategies from movers and shakers in the business, links to thousands of media companies and organizations, and seminar listings and bios of our speakers. Center for War, Peace, and the News Media A non-profit, non-partisan organization at New York University supporting journalists and news organizations worldwide in efforts to sustain an informed and engaged citizenry; includes projects on media and conflict, a global reporting networkfeaturing the weekly resources: Global Beat and Global Beat Syndicateand the Mid-East/American Media Project. Communication Institute for Online Scholarship Research and conferencing services. CPJ Press Freedom Online From the Committee to Protect Journalists, news about abuses against journalists and other freedom of the press issues. CyberJournalist.net From the Media Center for the American Press Institute; includes a blog, a Great Work Gallery, Tips & Tools, and a very nice resource list. Digital Future Report Highlights for the current study of the Internet, its users and non-users, from the University of Southern California Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future, are available freely, as are the full reports from previous years, including the former Internet Report from the UCLA Center for Communication Policy. Also available are findings from the first World Internet Report and findings about the use of the Internet by Latinos. Diversity Toolbox From the Society of Professional Journalists, offers essays and links to resources on demographic groups underrepresented in the news. Earlycinema.com An introduction to the early years of motion pictures and the developments which help to shape cinema, concentrating on the major events in cinema\'s history and encouraging further reading and research FACSNET: Improving Journalism Through Education 'Online resources designed to help journalists find information they need and to understand the subjects upon which they report'. FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Searchable archives. Federal Communications Commission Filmsound.org \'the art and analyses of film sound design\' Finding Data on the Internet/RobertNiles.com Links to facts and data for reporters Freedom Forum News and upcoming events from a \'nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. Gifts of Speech Women's speeches from around the world, including many that have never been published. History Channel Great Speeches, The IMPACS, the Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society Includes how-to articles on a variety of communications and media-related topics. Internet Movie Database The collection of movie information, which attempts to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and how to find reviews and fan sites. Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. Educational services to reporters, editors and others interested in investigative journalism. Journalism.org: the Online Home of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists Research, resources and ideas to improve journalism Journalist\'s Toolbox @ the American Press Institute Online resources for reporters & editors. Journolist 'an annotated list of sites chosen to help reporters, writers and editors make good use of the Internet.' Media Awareness Network Media, Internet and information literacy resources for education of young people. Metacritic.com Compiles and links to reviews from critics and publications for film, video/dvd, music and games, and compiles an overall critical rating score by taking a weighted average of critic grades. MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine A database of over 400,000 reviews for more than 40,000 films National Public Radio Includes transcripts, soundfiles and audio (some free, most at cost) from Morning Edition and other regular news, cultural and special programs; online style and ethics guide; directory of member stations Newslink 'Access to the world's media online.' Newswatch.org: Views on the News Pew Research Center for the People and the Press 'Independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues.' Power Reporting: Resources for Journalists 'Thousands of free research tools for journalists,' arranged by beats, as well as finding tools for co mpanies, nonprofits, people, etc. PoynterOnline: Everything You Need to be a Better Journalist Updated daily, provides journalists with reliable information, useful tools, and provocative suggestions. PR Watch 'Public Interest Reporting on the PR/Public Affairs Industry,' from the Center for Media and Democracy. Includes the 'Spin of the Day', with archives, the 'Disinfopedia' ('the encyclopedia of propaganda'), which offers case studies on deceptive PR campaigns and information on how to research front groups. Reporter\'s Internet Resources Service An extensive source of resources for journalists around the world compiled by the staff of the National Press Club\'s Eric Friedheim Library Rotten Tomatoes Using a database of more than 100,000 movie titles and 360,000 critic reviews, rates films based on percentage of favorable reviews. Society of Environmental Journalists U.S.- based membership organization of working journalists dedicated to improvements in environmental reporting. STATS Statistical Assessment Service Provides analysis of current statistical and scientific disputes. Television News Archive An extensive collection at Vanderbilt University of more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC\'s Nightline since 1989. U.S. News Archives on the Web Links to U.S. newspapers, arranged by state. Also links to the archives, gives dates of coverage, and list cost (if any). World-newspapers.com World newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English

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