LibGuides: Communication Studies & MJMC: Web Resources

Professional Organizations and Resources

Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)
ACP, through education training and recognition programs for members, promotes the standards and ethics of good journalism as accepted and practiced by print, broadcast and electronic media in the US. The site also links to contact information for hundreds of organizations and resources of interest to student journalists.
Center for Public Integrity
The CPI conducts investigative journalism focused on "abuses of power, corruption and betrayal of public trust by powerful public and private institutions."
Committee to Protect Journalists
CPJ is an excellent resource for anyone interested in issues of press freedom and protection around the world. The site provides research and data on the freedoms of journalists in the US and international locations.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The EFF promotes individual privacy and economic rights in the digital age. They keep a good eye on legislative action and news about copyright, privacy, access to information, Internet regulation and more.
Investigative Reporters & Editors
IRE connects investigative journalists and provides resources for those engaged in newsgathering projects.
Journalist's Resources
Journalist's Resources provides links to scholarly materials on topics currently in the news.
Online Journalism Review
A site from the University of Southern California dedicated to studying "the future of online journalism."
Pew Research Journalism Project
More work from the Pew Research Journalism Project. The site includes pools and other data as well as updates on topics of interests to journalists.
Poynter
The Poynter Institute provides training for journalists and journalism instructors. The website has news on media in the US.
Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press
This group provides legal support for journalists.
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.
State of the News Media
An annual report by the Pew Research Center's Journalism Project describing the current state of journalism in the United States.
National Press Photographers Association
This professional organization is dedicated to the advancement of visual journalism, its creation, practice, training, editing and distribution, in all news media and works to promote its role as a vital public service.
World Press Photo
This organization's "mission is to encourage high professional standards in photojournalism and to promote a free and unrestricted exchange of information. World Press Photo aims to support professional press photography on a wide international scale."
Internet Archives - Images
This library contains digital images uploaded by Archive users which range from maps to astronomical imagery to photographs of artwork. Many of these images are available for free download.

Statistics and Data

Statista This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Contains quantitative data, statistics, and industry information
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Tool to interact with data to create maps, charts, reports on demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more
Our World in Data This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Access to data on a large range of global problems in health, education, violence, political power, human rights, war, poverty, inequality, energy, hunger, and humanity’s impact on the environment

Fact Checking and Watchdog Organizations

Evaluating Sources Using Lateral Reading
Source evaluation tutorial from Tredway Library.

Interactive Media Bias Chart This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Interactive chart displaying a news outlet's reliability/bias

Media Bias / Fact Check
Founded in 2015, Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) is an independent website that has promoted awareness of media bias and misinformation by rating the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources, large and small.
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986.
Who Owns the Media?
Interactive charts and information about Media Ownership, Media Consolidation, and Media Accountability from the Free Press organization.
PolitiFact
PolitiFact is owned by the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
Retraction Watch
A blog that monitors scientific publishing for research that has been retracted. Use this tool for performing a background check on a researcher.
SciCheck
FactCheck.org’s SciCheck feature focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy.
SourceWatch
"Well-documented information about corporate public relations (PR) campaigns, including corporate front groups, people who "front" corporate campaigns, and PR operations."
Snopes
Snopes.com is an independent publication owned by Snopes Media Group. Snopes provides fact-checking and original, investigative reporting based on evidence-based and contextualized analysis.
WHOIS
Search by domain name to get the owner's contact information.