Schieffer School of Journalism

Helpful links

Tools for journalists

The Poynter Institute site, which they bill as “everything you need to be a better journalist.”

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/cyberjournalists.php

A good resource on blogs and blogging

http://www.journalism.org/resources/sites/websites.asp

Looking for a journalism organization, from the American Society of Business Publication Editors to the Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism? It’s here.

http://www.sree.net/tips/journosites.html

Journalists’ personal Websites

http://powerreporting.com/

The last word on online resources for journalists, literally thousands of research tools from search tools to resources by beats. Check out especially the Top 100 sites for computer assisted reporting.

http://www.aaja.org/

Asian American Journalists Association

www.studentpress.org/acp

Associated Collegiate Press

http://www.aejmc.org/

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

http://www.ahcj.umn.edu/

Association of Health Care Journalists

http://www.womcom.org/

Association for Women in Communications

http://www.campaignfinance.org/

The Campaign Finance Information Center, a program of Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., dedicated to helping journalists follow the campaign money trail on the national, state and local levels

http://www.collegemedia.org/

College Media Advisers

www.columbia.edu/cu/cspa

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

http://www.iwmf.org/

International Women’s Media Foundation

http://www.ire.org/

Investigative Reporters and Editors

http://www.jea.org/

Journalism Education Association, Inc.

http://www.nabj.org/

National Association of Black Journalists

http://www.nahj.org/

National Association of Hispanic Journalists

http://www.nfpw.org/

National Federation of Press Women

http://www.nicar.org/

The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting

http://www.nppa.org/

National Press Photographers Association

www.studentpress.org/nspa

National Scholastic Press Association

http://www.naja.com/

Native American Journalists Association

http://www.uiowa.edu/~quill-sc/

Quill and Scroll

http://www.spj.org/

Society of Professional Journalists

http://www.splc.org/

Student Press Law Center

Websites for public relations

Business Wire

http://www.businesswire.com/

Business Wire reaches 2,000 newsrooms across the country. Your release can be sent to the entire group or to a specific state or region..

O’Dwyer’s PR Services Report

http://www.odwyerpr.com/

A monthly magazine with the latest on how to hire and make the best use of publicity services, as well as new sources and techniques for publicists.

PR Newswire

http://www.prnewswire.com/

PR Newswire provides comprehensive communications services for public relations professionals, including news release distribution, multimedia, broadcast or Internet archive services.

Public Relations Society of America

http://www.prsa.org/

PRSA is the world’s largest organization for public relations professionals.

The Yearbook of Experts, Authorities and Spokespersons

http://www.yearbook.com/

Used by more than 5,000 journalists to find experts and spokespeople. If you want journalists to consider you when they’re working on stories in your field, consider a paid listing.