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Dictionaries& Encyclopedias
Ashley, Perry J., Ed. American Newspaper Journalists,
1873-1900.
X PS21 D52M. (also: 1690-1872; 1901-1925; 1926-1950).
Bowman, John S., Ed. The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography. 1995. X CT216 C36 1995.
Johnston, Donald, Ed. Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. 4 vols. X P87.5 E532 2003.
Keith, Michael, Ed. The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio. 3 vols. X TK6544 M84 2004.
Paneth, Donald. Encyclopedia of American Journalism. 1983. X PN4728 P35.
McKerns, Joseph P., Ed. Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism. 1989. X PN4871 B56 1989.
Murray, Michael D., Ed. Encyclopedia of Television News 1999. X PN4888 T4 E53.
Weiner, Richard. Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications. 1996. X P87.5 W45 1996.
Directories & Books
Editor and Publisher International Year Book. PN4000 F01 2004. Beebe.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. X Z6951 E8o. (also at Beebe)
Washington Information Directory. Congressional Quarterly, Inc. X F192.3 .W33 2004/5.
Bowker, Literary Market Place. 2005. X PN161 F40.
The Writer's Market. X PN161 F30. Mugar & Beebe.
Editor and Publisher Market Guide. HF5905 F24 2005. Pardee.
Style Manuals
Goldstein, Norm. The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media law. X PN4783 A83 2004. (Beebe has 2000)
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage. PN4783 S57 1999.
UPI Stylebook: the Authoritative Handbook for Writers, Editors & News Directors. United Press International. X PN4783 M47 1992.
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Indexes & Abstracts
Alternative Press Index*- indexes roughly 380 alternative, radical, and left publications.
ABI/INFORM Global* - an abstracting and indexing tool for more than 1500 business periodicals.
Business Source Premier* - provides full text of business publications, scholarly publications and peer-reviewed journals.
Communication & Mass Media Complete - offers unprecedented scope and depth in these fields.
Ethnic NewsWatch* - newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Humanities and/or Readers Guide Full Text* - articles from English-language periodicals.
Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts - article database with abstracts of dissertations and theses.
LexisNexis Academic* - full-text database that includes newspapers, wire services, transcripts of television and radio broadcasts, medical and health journals, trade journals, accounting, etc.
New York Times Historical (Archives) 1851-2001* - full-image archive of the entire historical run of The New York Times from above dates.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)* - database of citations to public policy literature in books, journal articles and government documents in many languages.
eJournals
For a complete listing of titles browse the Electronic Journals* page. The following is a selective list of some of the more well known journals from sources other than those at Boston University.
Arts Journal: the Daily Digest of Arts & Culture Journalism (Seattle, WA) Weekdays.
The Cole Papers (San Francisco: The Cole Group, 1994-) Monthly.
Federal Communications Law Journal Bloomington, Indiana. 3/yr.
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Indiana University. Articles on weblogs, community, mediated presence, asynchronous learning, online journalism, political websites, the digital divide, and racist groups online, among other topics of current interest. Quarterly.
Journal of Electronic Publishing Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. Monthly.
Journal of Information, Law and Technology Coventry UK : Univ. of Warwick and Strathclyde University.
Journal of Online Law William and Mary School of Law. 2-4/yr.
Newspapers & Technology International Trade Journal. Monthly.
Web Journal of Mass Communication Research (WJMCR) E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University.
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Internet Resources
The First Amendment Handbook from Georgetown University, created to provide a basic primer on the laws affecting reporters' rights.
U.S. Census Bureau Info such as social, economic, and educational aspects of the population.
Federal Communications Commission Regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.
American Journalism Review Provides links to newspapers, magazines, radio, and television plus collection of resources for journalists.
Internet Public Library: Newspapers Easy access to newspapers all over the world.
Columbia Journalism Review Published by Columbia Univ. Graduate School of Journalism, the premier critique of journalism.
International Freedom of Expression eXchange Global community of organizations supporting free expression worldwide.
National Press Club Reporters' internet resources.
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Poynter Institute School for journalists in all stages of their professions.
Freedom Forum A nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people.
Reporters Sans Frontieres A press-freedom news agency available in 3 languages.
Associations & Societies
American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
American Society of Newspaper Editors
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Native American Journalists Association
Newspaper Association of America
Society of Professional Journalists
National Association of Broadcasters
Investigative Reporters and Editors