Journalism

Advertising | Broadcasting | Editing and Design | Publications
Professional Organizations | Groups Supporting or Studying Media
Reporting

Advertising
Arbitron Ratings Service
Ratings service for radio.
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Bureau documenting newspaper circulation.
Market Research Center
A worldwide advertising testing and research company.
Nielsen Media Research
Televison ratings company.
Radio Advertising Bureau
Site includes advertising information about radio.
Standard ratings and data service
Service with ratings and data.
USA Data
Marketing data site.
VALS - Value and Lifestyle Research
Company specializes in values and lifestyles research.

Broadcasting
Oklahoma TV and Radio Stations
Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters' links to state television and radio stations.
National Assocition of Broadcasters
National broadcasting group's site includes a wide range of information, including education and research.
Arbitron Radio
Ratings and other audience information for over-the-air radio stations.
Arbitron Web
Ratings and other user information for Web radio stations.
Nielsen Media Research
Ratings and other viewer information for television stations from Nielsen.
Newswriting.com
Resources for broadcasting professionals and students.
Arbitron Ratings Service
Ratings service for radio.
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Bureau documenting newspaper circulation.
Market Research Center
A worldwide advertising testing and research company.
Nielsen Media Research
Televison ratings company.
Radio Advertising Bureau
Site includes advertising information about radio.
Standard ratings and data service
Service with ratings and data.
USA Data
Marketing data site.
VALS - Value and Lifestyle Research
Company specializes in values and lifestyles research.

Editing and Design
Grammar for Journalists
Online grammar guide for journalists from the University of Oregon.
English Grammar
Online English Grammar's subject, clinic and practice pages.
Grammar Handbook
The University of Illinois' guide to grammar, including definitions of parts of speech and parts of a sentence.
Common English Errors
Professor Paul Brians' explanation of common errors in English
The Curmudgeon's Stylebook
The Slot's guide to style.
APME Insider
The Associated Press Managing Editors' tips for writing and editing.
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE site with information about projects, events, and issues affecting newspapers.
American Copy Editors Society
ACES site includes information about the group, links to resources and job openings.
Society of News Design
SND site that includes forum, job bank, links and schedule of events.

Publications
Advertising Age
Online version of the Advertising Age that includes articles, data and job bank.
Ad Week
Online version of the Ad Week that includes articles, culture trends and classifieds.
American Editor
Search articles on a wide variety of topics affecting newspapers from the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
ASNE Reports
Reports from the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
AJR Newslink
Online version of the American Journalism Review that includes articles, job search and links to media.
Brand Week
Online version of the Brand Week that includes articles about brands.
Columbia Journalism Review
Online version of CJR with articles, links to media, archive and forums.
Editor and Publisher
E&P's online version with new media articles, extensive links and more.
Media Week
Media Week's online version with new media articles and features.
Online Journalism Review
Annenberg School for Communication's review of online journalism.
Press Time
Online version of Newspaper Association of America's trade publication.

Professional Organizations
Asian American Journalists Association
AAJA.
American Association of Publishers
AAP.
American Copy Editors Society
ACES.
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE.
Associated Press Managing Editors
APME.
Broadcast Education Association
BEA.
Education Writers Association
EWA.
Investigative Reporters and Editors
IRE.
National Association of Broadcaster
NAB.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
NAHJ.
National Association of Television Program Executives
NAHJ.
National Association of Science Writers
NASW.
National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting
NICAR.
National Press Club
National Press Club.
National Press Photographers Association
NPPA.
Native American Journalists Association
NAJA.
Native American Journalists Association
NAJA.
National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting
NICAR.
Radio Advertising Bureau
RBA.
Radio-Television News Directors Association
RTNDA.
Organization of Newspaper Ombudsmen
ONO.
Society of Environment Journalists
SEJ.
Society of Professional Journalists
SPJ.

Groups Supporting or Studying Media
Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Center for cutting-edge research and journalism education.
Freedom Forum
News, analysis and articles about free press issues.
Freedom of Information Center
Center has information about Freedom of Information Act, including form letter, and other free speech issues.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Group backs press freedoms for reporters worldwide.
Pew Center for the People and the Press
Center contain research about the press and its role.
Pew Center for Civic Journalism
Center promotes discussion and the practice of civic journalism.
Student Press Center
Devoted to helping student journalists with legal and free speech issues.

Reporting
Power Reporting
Bill Dedman's extensive links for journalists.
IRE's 'Net Tour
Internet links and Internet use strategies from Investigative Reporters and Editors.
IRE's Beat Source Guide
Get links by beat topic or search for them from Investigative Reporters and Editors.
New York Times Beat Links
Beat links via the New York Times.
Journalist Express
Wide variety of reporting links, especiall for news sites.
Journalist's Toolbox
Mike Reilley's extensive reporting links.
Sports Journalist's Toolbox
Mike Reilley's extensive sports reporting links.
Reporters' Desktop
Links to search many types of Web resources, from Reporter.org.
A Journalist's Guide to the Internet
Professor Christopher Callahan's links for journalists.
Deadline Online
Extensive links to sources by type when you are writing on deadline, from the Schlein News Bureau.
Scoop Cybersleuth
Links for journalists from the Evansville Courier Journal.
IRE Resource Center
Search for stories and get in contact with other investigative reporters.
Writing Tips
Weekly writing tips from the Providence Journal since 1997. Check out a topic, such as beat reporting.
Writing and Editing Tips from Poynter
Essays to help your writing and editing, including the Process Approach to Writing, from the Poynter Institue for Media Studies.
Narrative Digest
Sites focuses on narrative writing, andit includes examples by topic and source.
American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors
Group promotes quality feature writing. It conducts an annual writing contest, and the site includes former winners. Further, it also includes links to current examples.
More Writing Tips
Writing tips No Train, No Gain, a newsroom traing group.
IRE Tip Sheets
Tips from Investigative Reporters and Editors about how to cover a wide variety of topics.
50 Ideas for CAR Stories
Carol Napolitano, coordinator of Computer-Assisted Journalism at the Munster gives you 50 ideas for using CAR to cover your beat.
Turning Data Into Prose
Tips Jeff South, database editor at the Austin American-Statesman, tells you how to turn data into a story.
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Has links to investigative reporters, the Campaign Finance Center and beat pages
Campaign Finance Tips
Tips from many top journalists for covering campaign finance, including one on how to get the public's pulse using the Web, from CampaignFinance.org.
10 Quick Campaign Finance Stories
Tips for 10 campaign finance stories you can do quickly.
National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
Top organization for helping journalists with computer-assisted reporting.
Tips on Transportation Stories
Heather Newman of the Detroit Free Press gives you tips on using CAR in transportation stories.
Tapping Internet Resources
A guide for finding information on the Internet from Nora Paul of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
Downloadable Databases
A collection of downloadable databases from Drew Sullivan, a reporter from the Nashville Tennessean, a member of the IRE Board of Directors and a former database expert at NICAR.
Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press
Has open meetings laws for all 50 states, First Amendment handbook and biweekly newsletter that is searchable.

Oklahoma Web Resources

This page was created by Assistant Professor Stan Ketterer on Jan. 1, 1999, and updated Aug. 29, 1999.