Journalism
Your Librarian
Jeremy Smith
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Contact:
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
154 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003
154 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-6729
Subjects: Journalism
Institutions
- Journalist's Resource ProjectBased at Harvard's Shorenstein Center, the Journalist's Resource project examines news topics through a research lens. It offers access to scholarly reports and papers on a wide range of topics of interest to media practitioners, educators, students and others.
- MediabistroProvides information on jobs, news, education, events, and research for the media industry.
Professional Organizations
Media Publications
- American Journalism ReviewExamines how the media covers specific stories as well as larger coverage trends.
- Columbia Journalism ReviewCJR was founded as a media watchdog publication. It monitors all types of media including newspapers, magazines, radio, television and digital.
- Editor & PublisherCovers all aspects of the newspaper industry, including business, newsroom, advertising, circulation, marketing, technology, online and syndicates.
- Extra! Extra!Affiliated with the Investigative Reporters and Editors, this blog spotlights current examples of investigative reporting.
Media Criticism
A collection of liberal, conservative and neutral sites that analyze and critique media. These watchdog groups focus on bias and inaccuracies.
- Fairness and Accuracy in ReportingNational journalism watchdog group.
- Media Matters for AmericaA politically progressive media watchdog group.
- Pew Research Journalism ProjectPart of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank.
- Project CensoredPublicizes stories that were not covered by the mainstream media. Publishes a yearly roundup - Top 25 Censored Stories of the Year.
- STATSAnalyzes the use of science and statistics in the media by helping with journalistic accountability especially those covering the industry-heavy field of medicine.
