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Journalism

Reference Tools

The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law (PN 4783 .A79 2000)

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism (Ref PN 4855.P26 1983)

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information, (Ref P 87.5 .E53 2001)

Cates, Jo A. Journalism: A Guide to the Reference Literature 3rd edition. (PN 4731.C 38 2004)

Indexes and Databases

All databases are available on campus and remotely unless otherwise noted.  To access a resource from home, you will need to use your University Global ID and Password

Subject Databases (access restrictions may apply)

ComAbstracts:

Part of Communication Institute for Online Scholarship, ComAbstracts (for a listing indexing coverage go to http://www.cios.org/www/abinfo.htm) gives access to primary scholary literature of the communication field including journalism. You will need to download the free DejaVu plugin to view contents on CIOS.

Communication & Mass Media Complete:

This database not only replaces NCA's CommSearch and Penn State's Media Articles Index but expands coverage to include indexing and abstracting of over 300 journals along with fulltext for nearly 200 journals, some beginning as early as 1915. The indexing includes selected volumes of Gale's Dictionary of Literary Biography and Greenwood Press' Historical Guides to the World's Periodicals and Newspapers.

Communication Abstracts, (2nd floor Index Shelves; P 87. C58)

Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts from 1977, it is international in scope including books, major periodical articles and reports.

Lexis-Nexis Academic, 

Indexes newspapers, business, legal, and medical resources. 

NewsBank NewsFile,

A full-text news resource containing comprehensive coverage of current issues and events from over 500 U.S. and Canadian newspapers, news sources and domestic and international newswires. More than 70,000 articles selected annually provide regional, national and international perspectives and in-depth coverage of the arts, people, and professions. (Link also provides access to Global NewsBank and Business NewsBank).

Newspaper Source,

Provides selected full text articles from 143 U.S. and international newspapers.

Ethnic NewsWatch,

A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.

 

Academic Search Premier,

Covers abstracts and indexing for over 3,000 scholarly journals and features full text articles for over 1,200 journals since 1990.

InfoTrac's Expanded Academic ASAP,

Indexes 1500 journal titles in a variety of subject areas.  Articles in over 500 journals are full text. 1980 – Present.

 

Web Sites

Advertising

Ad*Access Project: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/

Presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.

The Emergence of Advertising in America, 1850-1920: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/ads/

A selection of images from the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History

The Internet Archive: Movie Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/movies

Includes documentaries, commercials, and civil defence films from 1916 through the present.

Ethics

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR):   http://www.fair.org/

FAIR is the national media watch group that offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship.

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: http://www.rcfp.org/

"A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free legal assistance to journalists"

Government

FedStats:  http://www.fedstats.gov/

More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public.

Stateline.org:  http://www.stateline.org

Stateline.org covers selected topics regarding innovative public policies. The topics covered include: welfare reform, utility deregulation, taxes and budgets, healthcare (especially as it relates to children and the right to die), and education (especially the manner in which public schools are financed).

Foreign Governments:  http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

Newspapers in AU Libraries:

Alabama Newspapers

U.S. Newspapers

 

Research

Center for Investigative Reporting   http://www.muckraker.org/

Information and resources on "hidden, hard-to-tell stories" that in reports that serve the public interest.

PowerReporting  http://www.powerreporting.com/

Find people and companies, data, check facts, new search tools, and plan newsroom training.

Poynter Online  http://www.poynter.org/

"Poynter.org exists to help journalists do their jobs better and to serve their communities. Updated daily, it provides journalists with reliable information, useful tools, and provocative suggestions. The site advances the goals of The Poynter Institute by making accessible worldwide our teaching, expertise, and research."

Speech

Douglass Archives of American Public Address:   http://douglassarchives.org/

An electronic archive of American oratory and related documents produced for use at Northwestern. Searchable by speaker, title, date, or subject.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States:   http://www.bartleby.com/124/index.html

Addresses from Washington to Clinton.

Speech and Transcript Center (George Washington University):   http://www.freepint.com/gary/speech.htm

Includes both transcripts and/or audio business, television/radio programs, government officials, organizations, and historical speeches.

 

Guides

Library Web Guides

 

Online Reference:  http://www.lib.auburn.edu/hum/humweb/reference/erefindex.html

Subject Guides:  http://www.lib.auburn.edu/hum/humweb/researchguides.html

Projects Decision Tree:  http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/comm/sld001.htm

Communication:  http://www.lib.auburn.edu/hum/humweb/communication.html

Associations and Societies

National & International

American Society of Newspaper Editors:   http://www.asne.org

American Amateur Press Association:   http://members.aol.com/aapa96/

American Communication Association:   http://www.americancomm.org/

American Copy Editors Society:   http://www.copydesk.org

Broadcast Education Association:   http://www.beaweb.org

F-Pro: Freelance Professionals: http://www.f-pro.ca/business/busm0105.htm

International Federation of Journalists:   http://www.ifj.org

International Center for Journalists:   http://www.icfj.org

Internet Press Guild:   http://www.netpress.org/

Investigative Reporters & Editors:   http://www.ire.org/

Journalism Education Association:   http://www.jea.org/

National Association of Black Journalists:   http://www.nabj.org/

National Association of Hispanic Journalists:   http://www.nahj.org

National Conference of Editorial Writers:   http://www.ncew.org

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association:   http://www.nlgja.org

National Press Club:   http://npc.press.org/

National Press Foundation:   http://www.natpress.org

National Press Photographers Association:   http://sunsite.unc.edu:80/nppa/

National Writers Union:   http://www.nwu.org/nwu/

Organization of News Ombudsmen:   http://www.newsombudsmen.org/

PEN American Center:   http://www.pen.org

Radio-Television News Directors Association:   http://www.rtnda.org/

Society for Newspaper Design:   http://www.snd.org

Society of Professional Journalists:   http://www.spj.org

Society of Publication Designers:   http://www.spd.org/

Writers' Guild of America:   http://www.wga.org

World Association of Newspapers: http://www.fiej.org/

 

Regional & State

Alabama Press Association:  http://www.alabamapress.org/

State Press Associations: http://www.gebbieinc.com/presasns.htm

Regional Newspaper Association: http://www.newsjobs.com/info/us_newspaper_orgs.html#regional