January 2010 Archives

Martindale's Reference Desk
All kinds of resources.

Dictionary.reference.com/tools
Dictionary.com offers a free toolbar search (much like Google's). Comes in handy when Word's thesaurus fails.

American Heritage Dictionary

Your Dictionary.com: 100 Most Misspelled Words

Your Dictionary.com: 100 Most Mispronounced Words

NinjaWords.com
A fast, accurate dictionary. Great for looking up words quickly.

Urban Dictionary
Urban slang dictionary. You can subscribe to daily updates of new submissions.

One Look Dictionaries
Search nearly 4 million words.

NetLingo.com Internet Dictionary
This is a modern dictionary of everyday jargon used at work, in cyberspace, and in "the real world." Easy-to-understand, its mission is to help all computer users learn some basic concepts about what the Internet is, how the Web works, and what you need to know to take part in the online world.

Thsrs: The Shorter Thesaurus
A great tool for headline writing. This thesaurus gives you synonyms the same length or shorter than the word you enter. This helps if you're stuck on a headline and can't think of a concise word to use on a tight headline count.

Forbes Investopedia
Dictionary of business terms, articles, tutorials, calculators and other helpful tools.

Confusing Words
A database of more than 3,000 words that get confused with other, or are difficult to understand. It?s great for sorting out small grammar issues, too.

Webopedia.com
Ever wonder what the tech department is talking about?

D-Lib Magazine (Digital Librarians)

S9.com
Biographical dictionary with 33,000 entries.

HowStuffWorks.com
Look up just about anything in this online encyclopedia.

National Archives
Thousands of public records and historical documents.

Info - Encyclopedia and Reference Resource
Browse articles in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature & Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science & Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more. Includes Country Studies and North America Gazetteer.

Think Exist
A free quotations search engine with more than 90,000 quotes.

Jewish Encyclopedia

Guinness Book of World Records

University of Tennessee at Martin: Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This resource allows users to look up philosophy topics.

WordIQ
A handy all-in-one lookup tool.

America's Library
A great research tool for kids and adults from the Library of Congress.

The Vocabula Review

RhymeZone.com
Packed with useful word search tools, enter whatever related word you can think of and the site will help you find what looking for. You can find words that rhyme, similar spellings, synonyms and antonyms, similar sounding words, match consonants and more.

Fagan Finder Quotations and Proverbs Search
This site helps you find large sources of quotes, sayings, etc.

Answers.com
Free access to millions of topics from the world's leading publishers. Includes libraries, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other tools.

Astronomical Almanac

PBS Animal Encyclopedia
Hundreds of helpful facts and stats.

PhobiaGuide.com
Not sure of a definition of a phobia? Look it up in this database.

Reference Universe
Lists encyclopedias and other online reference books. Very handy site for launching a search on a specific topic.

Wikipedia
Users write encyclopedia entries. Double-check all facts.

Google Knol
Similar to Wikipedia, this online encyclopedia lets users enter their own "knols" (similar to Wikis) and edit/update them. Be careful with information from these sites and double-check facts.

Who, What, When Database
Great for quick fact-checking. A database of "key people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present." Create graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals.

eHow
Tips and how-to.

So You Wanna
Tips and how-to.

Xrefer
Search 35 reference titles in one place.

DoubleTongued
Catchwords and phrases.

Yahoo! Education: Shakespeare's Complete Works

WorldClock Time Zones
sTrack your time zone from any other city/zone in the world.

NASA Images Library

NewspaperArchive.com
Millions of historical newspaper articles, dating back to 1759. Includes "Today in History" and a newsletter archive.

MAPLight.org: Money and Politics
Database makes connections between legislative votes and campaign donations.

RegrettheError.com
Reports on media corrections, retractions, apologies, clarifications and trends regarding accuracy and honesty in the press. It was launched in October 2004 by Craig Silverman, a freelance journalist and author based in Montreal.

AIM: Accuracy in Media
Explores fairness and balance in news stories. Covers recent issues with blogs and other updates.

Encyclopedia of Chicago
Terminology, history of the city, from the Chicago Historical Society.

CB Gazette Slang Dictionary
CB radio lingo definitions. Learn what a "Kojak with a Kodak" is.

FindHow's Writing Page
A great resource for accomplishing everyday tasks with a particular emphasis on writing topics.

Media Standards Trust
An independent, not for profit organization that promotes high standards in news on behalf of the public.

RegrettheError.com: 2008 -- The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Stinky Journalism
Journalism, online journalism ethics and accuracy blog.

Encyclopedia of Mathematics
More than 8,000 entries.

RefDesk Fast Facts
A great collection of online encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.

EurekAlert: Science Dictionaries and Glossaries

OneLook Dictionary Search

Encyberpedia
Atlases, glossaries, and many specialized encyclopedias.

Cyberlaw Encyclopedia

Learner.org: Math in Daily Life

Institute for Analytic Journalism

Water Calculator
Form helps you determine how much water you use in a day.

CPI Inflation Calculator

Flowing Data: 30 Resources to Find the Data You Need
Data on government and politics, geographic information, etc.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project
This site from Stanford is a "research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated." Includes text and audio of speeches, links, bio, publications and life chronology. Front page has a nice set of "Frequently Asked Documents" links.

MLKDay.com
MLK history, media information and information on current and past celebrations (includes dates, locations and times).

Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Bio
This in-depth biographical information was created to mark the 70th anniversary of King's birth. Includes a King timeline, civil rights timeline, photos, background and more.

MLKDay.org: Day of Service
An official 2002 holiday celebration site full of national news and resources about the day.

The King Center.org's Beloved Community Site
Group committed to preserving King's legacy and carrying his work forward.

History and Politics Out Loud
A database of famous political speeches, including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon. Search by speech title, speaker's name or date. Note: Your browser may need plug-ins to hear the audio.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
See how the Atlanta paper is covering the celebrations.

LSU's MLK Writings Bibliography

Infoplease.com: Civil Rights Movement Timeline

Holidays.net: MLK Day
Some basic background links.

FamilyEducation.com's MLK Page
This site helps families broaden their knowledge of King's life and legacy as they celebrate his birthday. Includes quizzes, resources, activities and background on Black history.

ACES: Iraq Facts
Research from The American Copy Editors Society. Links to military, weapons, media outlets and more.

Icasualties.org
Lists and analyzes death statistics for the war in Iraq. Charts are set up by date, country, etc. Also links to international news stories about death toll in Iraq.

A+ Country Reports - Iraq
Offers a wealth of information on all of the countries of the world. Like the CIA's World Factbook, A+ Country Reports presents up-to-date information on population, geography, economy, history, and politics.

American Kurdish Information Center
The American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization established in 1993 to serve the information needs of this country relative to the Kurds. It does this to fulfill two needs: ours, to hold a mirror to the events that are taking place in the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria and those of the American public, to enable them to have access to collected materials on the subject.

CNN: Iraq Casualties Page

Iraq Coalition Casualties

LA Times: Iraq Battlefield Medicine
A three-part LA Times series by David Zucchino and Rick Loomis on battlefield medicine in Iraq.

Voice of Jihad Database
From the RAND Corporation, this is a compilation of speeches, interviews, statements, and publications of jihadist leaders, foot soldiers, and sympathizers. Nearly all content is in English translation, and has been collected from publicly-accessible websites. Original links are provided, along with excerpts and full-text content when available.

MilitaryPhotos.net
Shots from Iraq, etc.

DigitalJournalist.org
A great resource for digital photography. Look up photos, equipment, get advice, etc.

The AlJazeera English (Iraq Photos)
Search through past stories.

U.S. Army: Digital Video & Imagery Distribution System
Search through past stories.

River Bend: Iraq Blog
Search through past stories.

Iraq-related web sites
From Arab German Consulting.

Apparatus of Lies: Saddam's Disinformation and Propaganda, 1990-2003
Discusses the lies that Iraq has used to promote its propaganda and disinformation. The site includes a downloadable PDF version and related links. From the Office of the President of the United States.

PBS Frontline: Private Companies That Make America's War in Iraq Run

Saddam Hussein's Iraq: A Decade of Defiance and Deception
Resources related to the official White House position on Iraq. Includes Presidential remarks, key documents, press briefings, timelines, photos of Iraqi weapons facilities, remarks by cabinet members, and related links. From the Office of the President of the United States.

Middle East Intelligence Bulletin

Iraq Country Information
From the U.S. Department of State.

Map of Iraq
From the UN Cartographic Office.

BBC News: Key Maps
Clickable map of the Middle East region showing military build-up, presidential palaces, dissidents, oilfields, weapons, etc. Iraq Navigator, is a more detailed, animated map that allows viewers to choose which elements to display. From BBC News.

BBC News: Military Fact Files
Information on military forces of the U.K., U.S., and Iraq, and the missile defenses of Israel. Browse by firepower, biochemical weapons, forces, and equipment for air, land, and sea. Also provides information on biological warfare, including delivery, storage, transport, spread, detection, protective equipment, antidotes, and proliferation.

Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
The perfect gift for your favorite copy editor.

Military Front for Families Support
"A place for all who have loved ones serving in today's military. Our goal is to help military families help themselves.Includes info on families moving, homeschooling, and black military history, as well as a forum and links to other support sites.

War Report -- Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath
This helpful omnibus of links to timely research, editorials, papers, and other written material on the situation in both Iraq and Afghanistan is provided by the Project on Defense Alternatives. The Project was found in 1991, and part of its mission is to adapt security policy to the challenges and opportunities of the post-Cold War era. Toward this end it promotes consideration of the broadest range of defense options.

Arabic Newspapers and Magazines
Note: many of these are in Arabic

Iraq Daily

BBC: Conflict with Iraq

DEBKAfile
DEBKA file is a self-supporting Internet publication devoted to independent, investigative reporting and forward analysis in the fields of international terrorism, intelligence, international conflict, Islam, military affairs, security and politics.

Iraq
From washingtonpost.com.

Iraq: 10 Years After Gulf War
A background article from the January 2001 issue of Foreign Policy in Focus.

IraqJournal.org
Coordinated by independent journalists Jeremy Scahill and Jacqueline Soohen on the ground in Baghdad, IraqJournal provides a forum for the distribution of independent information and views from Iraq. Updated several times every week; includes articles, clips from radio programs, videos, and related links.

Kurdistan Observer
Bringing you the latest news regarding Kurds and Kurdistan.

Jerusalem Post - Middle East sites
Features links to Iraq Daily, Hizbollah, Aljazeera, other Middle East media.

Pak Tribune
A Pakistani newspaper.

Radio Free Iraq

Showdown: Iraq
This is a special news report on the status of Iraq's compliance of the United Nation Security Council's Resolution 1441 (November 8, 2002) on weapons inspection. It includes the latest news, quotes, and analysis by the chief U.N. weapons inspector, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, and news reporters. There is also information on Iraq, the military, and other top stories.

Unseen Gulf War
A collection of images of the human consequence of war. These photographs were taken "along 'the mile of death' the morning the day the war stopped during the First Gulf War. According to the photographer, the "televised, aerial, and technological version of the conflictfailed to show the horror of its human realities as does this collection. From The Digital Journalist.

The Future of a Post-Saddam Iraq: A Blueprint for American Involvement
From The Heritage Foundation.

GlobalSecurity.Org - Target Iraq
In addition to lots of military-related information, this site includes links to Iraq-related websites from numerous governments as well as pro-war and anti-war websites.

Iraq
From Global Policy Forum, this page provides information on the crisis situation in Iraq as well as more specific articles on sanctions issues.

Iraq and the UN
From the Federation of American Scientists.

Iraq Special Weapons: Nuclear, Biological Chemical and Missile Proliferation News
A comprehensive compilation of news sources, news reports, analysis and official documents on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and delivery systems. Iraq and the United Nations provides in-depth information, resolutions, documents, and related resources on the world's core conficts. From The Federation of American Scientists.

Saddam and the Bomb
From the Nuclear Control Institute.

War with Iraq: Costs, Consequences, and Alternatives [.pdf]
Released as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Committee on International Security Studies Occasional Papers series, this 93-page report from December 2002 examines the political, military, and economic consequences of war with Iraq.

WINTER WEATHER

National Weather Service: Snow and Blizzards
Survival tips, weather terms, etc.

AllWeatherSports.com
Cool tips on how to winterize your bike in the snow, etc.

National Weather Service
Maps, terms, forecasts, links to dozens of other sites.

The Old Farmer's Almanac Weather History
From this page you can find out what the weather was like for any of 1,500 locations around the United States or Canada on any date from 1994 to the present.

AllAboutSnow: Snow Facts

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Stats, terms and resources galore!

SnowStats
Snowfall statistics for the U.S. and Canada. Just click on the interactive map or menu.

Weather.com: What Is a Blizzard?

GuiWeather
Uses Google Earth to map and track storm warnings, etc.

Weather.com
The Weather Channel's site. Weather and cool stuff from every part of the world.

Snocountry.com
As the name implies, weather reports for skiers and mountain areas.

CNN: Winter Weather

University of Illinois Winter Storm Resource Center

Winter Weather Awareness

Accuweather Winter Storm Center

SnowStats.com
Latest snow conditions for all major North American ski and snowboard areas. Just click on the state or area of Canada you want.

Natural Gas Supply Association

OutdoorPlaces.com: Frostbite Treatments
A great checklist of treatments.

Basics of El Nino and El Nina

Mid-Atlantic Weather Station
A nice set of links to mid-Atlantic weather sites. Some global weather sites as well.

USA Today Ski Guide
Weather forecasts for key ski areas.

SkiMaps.com

Intellicast
Regular weather updates, including maps.

Intellicast's U.S. Satellite Photo

Automated Weather Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Magazine
Several stories on trends and the science of weather.

Weatherunderground.com
Weather data from 1994-present.

The Weather Network

Washington Post Weather Page
Posts world weather news, images, historical data and an outlook for the beaches. Type in a city for an instant forecast.

RainorShine.com
Simpler than Weatherchannel site with many helpful links.

CNN Weather

National Climatic Data Center
Up-to-date weather data.

Marineweather.com
In-depth coastal forecasts.

HURRICANES, TORNADOES AND OTHER DANGEROUS WEATHER

IRE Resource Center: Hurricane Resources
A collection of investigations that were done after past hurricanes, including much of last year's award-winning work, and tipsheets from the reporters who have covered hurricanes and other disasters. Also included are references to relevant articles in The IRE Journal and Uplink, as well as chapters in IRE books.

IRE: Covering Weather Disasters
There, you'll find information about the IRE and NICAR Database Library Storm Events database, the official U.S. government record of storm events around the country since 1950. The IRE Resource Center has a collection of investigative stories about storms and natural disasters, plus tipsheets and archived Uplink and The IRE Journal articles to assist journalists in covering disaster.

National Hurricane Center

Storm Pulse
Storm tracking site that features great graphics for following hurricanes, etc. Allows you to search storms by name, region, etc.

HurricaneAdvisories.com
Track progress of hurricanes.

LSU: Hurricane Response Mapping

Storm Tools for Journalists
Great tools for covering weather from Poynter's Al Tompkins, and a team of storm watchers and experts.

LiveNewsCameras.com: Hurricane Page
FOX-based site has live radar and cameras from cities in the path of the storm.

Weatherbug.com
Coverage of national weather events.

NOAA Storm Prediction Center
Tracks watches and warnings for the entire United States.

CNN: Hurricane Special Section
Safety tips, facts, etc.

NOAA: Historical Hurricane Tracks
This new geographic information systems-(GIS)-based tool allows you to query the entire Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone data record from 1851 to the present.

Hurricane History

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Hurricane News Page

U.S. Census: Facts & Stats on Start of 2007 Hurricane Season

IRE: Hurricane Resources

Poynter.org: Covering Hurricanes

Cyberjournalist.net: Hurricane Katrina Newsblogs

Wall Street Journal Storm Blog

Hurricane Isabel Blog
WVEC.com in Virginia ran a Hurricane Isabel blog for its readers. An interesting approach to storm coverage.

USA Today: Hazardous Weather Page

USA Today: State Forecasts

Tropical Storm Prediction Center

HurricaneTrack
Track storms online.

Hurricane Hunters

HurricaneTrack.com

Storm Name List

Poynter.org: Hurricane Resources

National Weather Service Southern Region Weather School: Severe Weather
A great primer on severe weather basics.

Chase Day
A site for tornado chasers. Lots of images.

IRE and NICAR Database Library: Storm Events Database
You must be an IRE/NICAR member to access this database. An official record of all kinds of disasters, kept by the National Climatic Data Center. It shows the location, the type of disaster, numbers of deaths and injuries, and the cost of damage. Current as of Dec. 31, 2002, the data includes 491,070 records of tornadoes, hurricanes, hail storms, blizzards, ice storms, droughts, floods, heat waves and more.

NOAA's Hurricane Page
Photos,latest tracking data, etc.

Hurricane 2001
The site features updated forecasts on the latest storms in every region of the United States. Also an archive of past storms.

Tsunami-Ready Certified Communities
There are already 21 such communities on the West Coast/Alaska/Hawaii, and one on the East Coast. Interesting trend story.

National Weather Service: Storm Ready! Initiative

Florida Weather Center -- Tampa Bay Online
Always has current hurricane info.

FEMA Storm Watch
The Federal Emergency Management Agency tracks hurricanes. Watch site that provides backgrounders on preparedness, satellite images and weather outlook.

UNISYS Hurricane/Tropical Data

CharityNavigator.org
Track charities invloved in hurricane relief.

Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies

Coastal Population Tool
From the NOAA. A handy tool when reporting on hurricanes or tropical storms. Track the number of people who live in a coastal area. This helps track evacuation and damage estimates.

Disaster Center Disaster Recovery Site
Use these bulletin boards, links and other resources to track clean up and communications after a storm.

USGS: Track River and Stream Flows
Helpful in covering floods, hurricanes.

NOAA: Coastal Population Tool
Track populations in coastal cities.

CDC: Tips Sheet of Hurricane Recovery
This site includes tips on storie food, washing hands without water, preventing West Nile Virus, cleaning mold, etc.

Florida and Island Webcams
Helpful in tracking storms.

How Hurricanes Work

Hurricane Hunters

NOAA: Costliest Hurricanes

St. Petersburg Times

Central Florida Hurricane Center

New Orleans Times-Picayune: In Harm's Way
Package (pre-Katrina) on why hurricanes are such a threat to New Orleans.

Gulf Coast Oil Platform Maps

WSMV Weather Radar and Hurricane Coverage

StormTools
Resources from Poynter's Al Tompkins.

VueToo: Hurricane/Tropical Storm Gustav
Follow information on the storm through various windows housed on a single page.

Hurricane Video and Audio Feeds
Feeds are helpful for tracking any big tropical storm or hurricane in the world.

CNN.com: El Nino 2002 Fact Sheet

NOAA: Historical Hurricane Tracks
Use this database of maps to look up tracks of past storms.

Florida Hurricane Damage Database
Covers six Southwest Florida counties, from the Keys to Manatee County, using Google Images. Users can zoom to a neighborhood and either view reported damage or report damage.

Houston Chronicle Hurricane Central

FOX Carolina Hurricane Page

Galveston Hurricane: 1900 (CNN)/

Mathematics of Tsunamis
The math and physics rules that govern them.

National Weather Service for Several Northeastern Cities
Unofficial historical weather data for the region.

FEMA: Dealing with Flood-Damaged Property

Generator Safety During Storms, Floods

Hurricane Insurance Blog

Floodsmart.gov
Resources from the National Flood Insurance program.

National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration

Weather.com: Tornado!
Extensive look at this force of nature, teaching readers about the power of tornadoes and how to protect themselves from their wrath.

National Lightning Detection Network Database
This site consists of more than 100 remote, ground-based sensing stations located across the United States that instantaneously detect the electromagnetic signals given off when lightning strikes earth. These remote sensors send the raw data via a satellite-based communications network to a network control center. The site also has information on land surface, atmosphere, oceans, locations and other databases.

CyberJournalist.net: Tornado Blogs
A team of WeatherBug meteorologists and two users are posting blogs about tornadoes and severe weather in the Midwest. Find out more about it on Cyberjournalist.net.

Des Moines Register: Parkersburg Tornado
Use this aerial Google Map to pull up video and stories about a tornado that hit Parkersburg, Iowa, in May 2008. The storm wiped out the southern one-third of the town.

Des Moines Register: Iowa Tornadoes Database
List of tornadoes, path, damage and rating. Uses Google Maps to identify locations on Iowa map.

National Weather Service: National Tornado Fatality Map
This image map allows you to click on states/cities where deaths occurred.

IRE Tornado Resources
General links, tips and tools for covering tornadoes in your area.

TornadoVideos.net
This site is run by storm chasers who also give tours. It's promotional, but it has some incredible storm video and facts about severe weather.

FLOODING AND SAFETY

National Weather Service: River Flooding Map
Track what rivers are flooding around the country.

FEMA: What States Spend on Flood Damage

FEMA: Flood Hazards Mapping

CDC: Hurricane and Flood Recovery

CDC: Flood Cleanup

Red Cross: Repairing a Flooded Home

Poynter.org: Iowa Media Coverage of Floods

Poynter.org: Resources for Covering Floods

Generator Safety During Storms, Floods

Floodsmart.gov
Resources from the National Flood Insurance program.

NatureServe.org
Offers data, information on conservation issues, nature safety and global warming issues.

Library of Congress: Flood Response and Recovery

ABC 7 Chicago: Flood Resources
Chicago-based WLS TV posted flood resources.

NASA Earth Observatory Site
Look at natural hazards such as volcanoes, fires and floods through satellite photos, etc.

MSNBC Flood Map
Uses text and video icons to locate stories along an online map. Just click on the map (usually along a river) and you get stories and information from that area's flooding issues.

HURRICANE GUSTAV

Weather.com: Hurricane Gustav Tracker

State of Louisiana Emergency Site
Links, news updates, changes in emergency management.

New Orleans Times-Picayune Hurricane Center
News, storm tracking and more.

New Orleans Times-Picayune My Storm Blog

HurricaneTrack.com
Blog and Java tracking maps of Gustav.

Hurricane Gustav Resources Blog

BlogHerald: Hurricane Gustav Resources

About.com: Hurricane Gustav Resources

Wikipedia: Hurricane Gustav

Flickr: Photos and Videos of Hurricane Gustav
Includes links to support groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Twitter: Hurricane Gustav
Get updates on the storm from "tweets."

FEMA: Hurricane Gustav

Hurricane Gustav Information Center

WGAL Hurricane Center

HURRICANE KATRINA

New Orleans Times-Picayune: In Harm's Way
Package (pre-Katrina) on why hurricanes are such a threat to New Orleans.

Discovery.com: Hurricane Katrina Fact Sheet

PolicyNewsLinks.com: Hurricane Katrina Press Releases

CharityNavigator.org
Track charities invloved in hurricane relief.

Generator Safety During Storms, Floods

Floodsmart.gov
Resources from the National Flood Insurance program.

IRE Resource Center: Hurricane Resources
A collection of investigations that were done after past hurricanes, including much of last year's award-winning work, and tipsheets from the reporters who have covered hurricanes and other disasters. Also included are references to relevant articles in The IRE Journal and Uplink, as well as chapters in IRE books.

PolicyNewsLinks.com: Hurricane Katrina Press Releases

HURRICANE IKE

Houston Chronicle Hurricane Central

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Galveston County Daily News

WHP-CBS Hurricane News

KPRC-NBC Hurricane News

My FOX Houston

KTRK-ABC

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Ike

Storm Pulse Hurricane Ike Tracking Map
Storm tracking site that features great graphics for following hurricanes, etc. Allows you to search storms by name, region, etc.

Vuetoo: Hurricane Ike Situation Page

Weather Underground: Hurricane Ike

HurricaneAdvisories.com
Track progress of hurricanes.

LiveNewsCameras.com: Hurricane Page
FOX-based site has live radar and cameras from cities in the path of the storm.

Gulf Coast Oil Platform Maps

Hurricane Video and Audio Feeds
Feeds are helpful for tracking any big tropical storm or hurricane in the world.

StormTools
Resources from Poynter's Al Tompkins.

OTHER WEATHER SITES

National Climatic Data Center

World Meteorological Organization

American Meteorological Society
Research, announcements, news releases, etc.

The Old Farmer's Almanac Weather History
From this page you can find out what the weather was like for any of 1,500 locations around the United States or Canada on any date from 1994 to the present.

iMapWeather
A great interactive map for tracking storms.

Washington Post: The Climate Agenda

Earthwatch Weather on Demand
Headlines, radar forecasts for national and international locations, warnings, advisories on blizzard, flood, storm and high winds.

Emol.com
You can see a map with Flash animation showing flooded areas, and a gallery of images about the rainfall.

WeatherBug Hurricane Watcher

CSS Weather Page
Resources galore.

Emergencyemail.org
A great site; you can sign up for national emergency alerts or sign up for state, county, local alerts.

WeatherUnderground
Full of weather facts, forecasts, links, etc. Type in your ZIP code to get weather in your area.

WeatherBonk
Uses Google Maps to show you weather all over the world.

Bob Vila: Home Storm Safety Tips

PhysLink: Lightning Strikes on Planes

SpaceWeather.com
Tracks solar wind, meteors, planet temps, etc.

Hurricane History

PBS: Running Dry Documentary
Is there a drought in the Southwest?

FEMA
Disaster management resources.

Tropical Prediction Center

Automated Weather Source Neighborhood WeatherNet
Covers the United States, UK, Canada and New Zealand.

Farmer's Almanac Weather Page
Provides some of the forecast information from the print almanac, including full moons and meteor showers.

UK Weather

Interactive Weather Info. Network

U.S. Census: Facts & Stats on Start of 2007 Hurricane Season

Doppler Radar Sites
Links to radar shots in all 50 states.

We Can Solve the Climate Crisis
A project of The Alliance for Climate Protection -- a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. The goal of the Alliance is to build a movement that creates the political will to solve the climate crisis -- in part through repowering America with 100 percent of its electricity from clean energy sources within 10 years. Our economy, national security, and climate can't afford to wait. Funds programs in a variety of areas, including education and children's services, the arts, community service, the environment, AIDS and literacy.

Gannett's Science and Weather Page
Dozens of links to hurricane and tornado sites.

Aws Inc.
Provides software to subscribers with weather updates and alerts of local weather conditions delivered to the PC desktop. It also provides sport statistics for individual high schools and recreation leagues.

Air Weather Association

OntheSnow.com Ski Reports

Snow Crystal Growth
Informative background information on the physics of snow.

Council on Foreign Relations Climate Crisis Guide
An excellent multimedia site on climate change issues.

Online Climate Data Directory

Climate Maps of the U.S.

NOAA: Climate Monitoring
Droughts, severe weather, etc.

Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media
News, notes, resources page, RSS feed, etc.

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Links page, graphics and presentations from past events.

WeatherBill
Pick an industry and track weather threats to that industry in your area. Examples: mining, construction, etc.

National Geographic's Nature's Fury
Words, images and video on wildfires, hurricanes, etc.

National Weather Service, Oklahoma: Severe Weather Links

Weather.com: Severe Weather Page

Weather Center's Heat index

Doppler Radar Sites
Links to radar shots in all 50 states.

Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions
Looks at demands on power grid.

Department of Energy: Demands on the Power Grid

Red Cross: Heat Waves Page

National Climate Prediction Center
A 15-page .PDF with stats about the advertising and media job markets.

FightGlobalWarming
Helpful press section includes a "low-carbon diet kit." Good source for experts on the topic.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Has a great links, press and glossary sections.

LiveNewsCameras.com
FOX-run news cameras site has several weather cams.

The Encyclopedia of Terrorism from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Markle Foundation, gives the public an easy-to-read, authoritative primer on what the experts know and don't know. The site includes a look at state sponsors of terrorism, terrorist groups, the proposed U.S. military tribunals and other aspects of terrorism.

Silobreaker: Terrorism News

Homeland Security Digital Library
Search engine allows you to scan more than 30 homeland security blogs.

Here are the THREATCON military terrorist threat plans that agencies are expected to follow. Also, read CNN'slinks and lessons on terrorism. The Janes.com defense site also has helpful links and background information.

Related Taliban/Terrorism Links

U.S. Department of State: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2001
Full text available as .PDF and html documents.

PBS Frontline: Inside the Terror Network
Interviews, video, transcripts and other research on the 9/11 plot and the terrorist networks.

Muslims Against Terrorism
Started by a group of young American Muslims

National Terrorism Alert Page

International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism

PBS: Understanding Terrorism
Transcripts and video clips from journalist Bill Moyers' interviews.

Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies
The principal national center for counter-terrorism technology research, development and assessment. It is funded by the U.S. Justice Department's National Institute of Justice, Office of Science and Technology.

Sept. 11 Source Books: National Security Archive Online
The National Security Archive has posted the first volume in their new series "The September 11th Source Books". The series aims to fulfill NSA's mission "to put on the record the primary source documentation that can enrich the policy debate, improve journalism, educate policymakers, and ensure that we don't reinvent the wheel or repeat the mistakes of the past." As such, this first volume, Terrorism and U.S. Policy, covers a wide range of primary documents grouped in five main subjects: Terrorism and Osama bin Laden; Congressional Research Service reports; General Accounting Office reports; Department of Defense Directives, Instructions and statements; and Presidential Directives and Executive Orders.

FBI Mugshots of Suspected Hijackers
Includes last known address.

U.S. State Department Terrorism List
An alphabetized list of foreign terrorist groups, along with a brief descriptions of their activities.

Heritage Foundation's Terrorism Page
Research from a Washington, D.C., think tank.

Christian Science Monitor: Combating Terrorism

The Global Rise of Religious Violence

Terrorism Experts Discuss Convictions in the Africa Embassy Bombings
From May 2001.

Religious Response to Terrorism
This site from the National Council of Churches has background and a statement opposing hatred that people are signing.

THOMAS Federal Legislation on the Terrorist Attacks
A list of all legislation related to the New York and Washington attacks.

USS Cole Attacked
From October 2000.

The Taliban: Exporting Extremism

CNN: Afghanistan Under the Taliban

Official Statements on the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attack

Spy Chiefs Call for New Rules and Money to Stop Terrorists

Terrorism and Osama bin Laden
A 1999 report from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies detailing bin Laden's efforts to acquire nuclear materials.

About.com U.S. Newspapers Terrorist Links

United Nations Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook

Internet Resource Collection: Terrorism
UC-Irvine U.S. Government Librarian Kay Collins librarian gathered this great collection of links and references. It's easy to scan and offers some real gems, including an RSS feeds from the Department of Homeland Security.

United Nations Action to Counter Terrorism

Homeland Defense Journal
Full archives of publications, special reports, etc.

Student Press Law Center

Poynter Institute's High School Journalism Guide
A great site full of tips and resources.

The Youth Free Expression Network (Y-FEN)
An anti-censorship coalition to challenge Internet filters, v-chips, abstinence-only education, etc.

The Journalism Education Association Curriculum Page
Includes the News Writer's Handbook for student publications as well as teaching the basics in the classroom. The site also includes tips on how student journalists should cover tragedies.

ASNE'S High School Journalism Page
Articles and advice for editors, advisers and student reporters.

High School Journalism.org

SPJ Student Media Resources

StudentPress.org Sourcebook

ASNE: HighSchoolJournalism.org
American Society of Newspaper Editors' site has hundreds of stories and resources for high school journalists.

Link TV: Know the News
A set of free educational web-based News Literacy tools focusing on international television news. Students create their own news stories by editing video from a wide variety of U.S. and international TV news reports; and their own news-talk program using out-takes from a nationally broadcast studio-based discussion series.

NewsCoach2
A social network for newsroom trainers, started by Steve Buttry of No Train, No Gain. The site grew from the old Newscoach listserv.

NSPA's Student Media Sourcebook
Links to more than 200 resources for student journalists.

Journalism Education Association

JEA Press Rights Commission

J-IDEAS

Covering Communities
Helpful tips for citizen journalists.

ERIC Digest: A Review of Trends in Journalism Education

National Scholastic Press Association

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

SPJ: The Quill Online

PoynterHigh
Resources for high school journalists, including tips, story ideas, samples of various papers, etc.

Research and Style Guides for Students
Nearly 100 links to helpful research sites.

NY Times Campus Weblines: Interviewing Techniques
Covers the basics very well. Good for college, high school journalists.

NY Times Campus Weblines: Beat Reporting
Covers the basics very well. Good for college, high school journalists.

Quill & Scroll

Poynter.org: High School Journalism Teacher Resources

FYI: CNN's High School Page

The Student Journalism Center
A small site, but it has a few good links.

NSPA Student Media Sourcebook
Dozens of resources for high school journalists, from reporting and design to law and ethics.

High School Broadcast Journalism
Resources for high school programs from RTNDF.

NY Times: Campus Weblines
Tips for putting your high school media content online.

High School Newspapers Listed by State

Yahoo! Directory of High School Newspapers

ASNE: Newspapers That Help Student Journalists
Local newspapers that have high school programs or sections.

JScoopMedia
Offers blogs, job tips, journalism school statistics and "valuable industry news for tomorrow's editorial talent."

ASNE's Newspapers Help High School Students Resource Page

Center for First Amendment Rights
This site is "dedicated to increasing the understanding and appreciation of the First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution among students and the general public, particularly in Connecticut and New England." Dozens of resources, speakers bureau, etc.

Student Press Law Center: First Amendment Rights Diagram
Part of a legal research section on the topic.

National Public School Locator Search
Searchable database on schools, number of students, student-teacher ratio,
student body ethnic makeup; search by school name, location, zip, grade.

Plugged In: Using the Internet for High School and Professional Journalism
Downloading this online publication from the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation will prove valuable to students and educators, station interns and journalists new to the profession. Journalism & Mass Communication Annual Surveys
From the James M. Cox, Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia.

Journalism/Reporting/Student Listservs

The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation High School Survey
RTNDF is launching a High School Journalism Project. Fill out this survey to give the organization ideas on how to do it. RTNDF's goals are to "help identify, inspire, train and challenge the next generation of electronic journalists and First Amendment advocates, even before they get to college."

SJI Online links
The bottom of this page has online tools for high school journalists.

Student Media Listserv
Also see the Journalism Listservs Page

Turnitin.com
A state-by-state breakdown of cybercheating, based on papers tested through Plagiarism.org's Turnitin.com program.

The Straight Scoop
A news resource on drug policy for high school and middle school students.

Photojournalism e-book: Breaking into Photojournalism
Kenneth Wajda, an author and an award-winning photojournalist, wrote an e-book for students and other photographers interested in how to break into the business of photojournalism. He covers how to find and shoot spot news, the importance of professional ethics and respect, how to build a sports and people portfolio on the side, and how to approach news and photo editors with your photographs. A must-read for aspiring photojournalists.

IRE
Links to resources, organizations, workshops, programs and related Web sites for high school journalism teachers and students.

CollegeBoard.com: The New SAT

EVE Online Plagiarism Finder
This site offers a free copy of EVE softwar free for 15 days.

School Finder

Student Leader.com: America's Best Student Web Sites
Tons of resources, plus an online contest form.

About.com: Basics of PR
Learn the fundamentals. Great for students.

ICue
An NBC News video archive site used for education purposes. Includes a lot of political video.

GovFresh: US Government 2.0
News feeds from U.S. Government Twitter, YouTube, RSS, Facebook, Flickr accounts.

State and Local Governments
A directory of links to state and local government sites.

YouTube U.S. Government Channel
Browse by agencies or topic.

USA.gov: Defense and International Relations Agencies
This site helps you identify government agencies at local, state, federal and international levels.

Washington Post: Who Runs Gov
This government directory from the Post profiles important players in the new administration, Congress, lobbyists, etc.

Toll-Free Government Numbers
A must bookmark.

TRAC Government site
A super site developed by Syracuse University to guide you to and through several government sites, including the IRS, FBI, DEA and ATF.

USA.gov: Business and Economic Feeds
Aggregates feeds from federal agencies.

AOL CityGuide: Government Guide
Enter your zip code, city or state to find links and contact information to services, officials, agencies, etc.

Library of Congress: Thomas Search Engine
Tracks congressional bills as they pass through the system.

Washington Post Bill Tracker
Search bills by state, voters, those who missed a vote, vote margin, etc.

Fedworld.gov
A guide to thousands of federal government agencies.

Government Info. Exchange
Federal phone directories, Web locator, resources.

U.S. State Department: Public Diplomacy Calendar

Federal Agency Employee Locators

Firstgov.gov
Clinton's one-stop government site.

Recalls.gov
View recall announcements once they go public: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, etc.

National Technical Information Service
U.S. Department of Commerce one-stop search site.

Government Audits
State inspector general's offices that audit federal programs that the agency oversees.

The Capitol.net: Online Resources
Lists of helpful reporting links by category.

Re-Entry Policy Council (RPC)
Policymakers representing Democrats and Republicans, law enforcement, corrections, health and other representatives.

Council of State Governments

U.S. National Archives
Helpful one-stop page for finding government sites and agencies.

ResourceShelf: DocuTicker
A daily update of new reports from government agencies, ngo's, think tanks, and other groups.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment, wages, unemployment broken down by region.

Government by Sterby
U.S. government links and world government sites.

Consumer.gov
Links and research from the FTC and other federal agencies.

Housing and Urban Development

IRS.gov

FBI.gov

Drug Enforcement Agency
Good stats and research tools.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Good stats and research tools.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

National Safety Council
Accident statistics, safety prevention material and a great research for health information.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Database of nuclear accidents.

Bureau of Public Debt
Part of the Treasury Department.

FedBlog
A must-read for anyone covering politics and federal government. Daily updates on what's going on, links, resources, etc.

Department of Energy
Another database of nuclear accidents.

Department of Commerce

Department of the Treasury

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Agriculture

Department of Education

Department of Labor

Department of Transportation

Department of the Interior

Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Commission on Civil Rights

Federal Communications Commission

General Accounting Office

Social Security Administration

Securities & Exchange Commission

Consumer Protection Agency

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2001 Highlights and Fast Facts

Direct to Full-Text (Available by Chapter)

Sree's Tips on Government Resources
Centers on New York City, but includes some federal links.

National Security Archive
Site run by George Washington University.

MilitarySearch

TechPresident.com: Environment Poll Collection
This site tracks the presidential candidates' MySpace.com pages and YouTube viewings.

FedSpending.org
Use this database to track what companies receive federal grants and contracts. You can sort by state, district, agency, etc.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
News releases, veteran's information, accountability reports, organization charts, FAQs and reports portal.

American Federation of Government Employees
Blog, media section, studies and statistics and more. Site is helpful in finding expert sources as well.

CIA Office of Strategic Services

GovZine

National Archives: Office of Strategic Services Personnel Files

Hoover Institution
Think tank at Stanford University includes a library, op-eds, news, publications and other resources on public policy.

Government of Canada New Centre: RSS Feeds
Subscribe to feeds from various agencies.

GovSpeak Guide to Government Acronyms and Abbreviations
From Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

National Scholastic Press Association Student Sourcebook
A directory of links and contact information for resources and organizations of interest to high school journalists.

ACES Copy Editing Tests

EditTeach.org
Resources for journalism instructors at many levels: high school, college, newsroom, etc.

JPROF.com
Resources for college journalism instructors.

JTeacher.com

Rethinking Schools: Online Geography Test
A good quiz to give young reporters.

Thsrs: The Shorter Thesaurus
A great tool for headline writing. This thesaurus gives you synonyms the same length or shorter than the word you enter. This helps if you're stuck on a headline and can't think of a concise word to use on a tight headline count.

Cyberjournalist.net: Best 9-11 Anniversary Coverage
Links to several of the top sites for Sept. 11 anniversary coverage. As the collection tells you, most of the sections are polished, prepackaged and in-depth. Studying this work can be a great way to get fresh ideas and learn how to tell stories in new ways.

Mervin Block's Broadcast Newswriting Workshop
A tips section is available from two of his newswriting textbooks. An occasional mailing list is available by writing to mervinblock-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

AP Style Exercises Online
Developed by Ron Hartung, writing/editing coach at the Tallahassee Democrat.

EditBank
This site from University of North Carolina professor Frank Fee, is a collection of syllabi and links to online editing course syllabi that was created under the auspices of the Newspaper Division of AEJMC. (Note: Some of the links may be broken or outdated. The site is regularly being updated.)

Tolerance.org: Teaching Title IX and Gender Equity

No Train, No Gain
A great collection of handouts and contacts for newsroom training.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly or Why It's A Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources
From Susan E. Beck of the New Mexico State University Library.

ASNE: HighSchoolJournalism.org
American Society of Newspaper Editors' site has hundreds of stories and resources for high school journalists.

Link TV: Know the News
A set of free educational web-based News Literacy tools focusing on international television news. Students create their own news stories by editing video from a wide variety of U.S. and international TV news reports; and their own news-talk program using out-takes from a nationally broadcast studio-based discussion series.

NewsCoach2
A social network for newsroom trainers, started by Steve Buttry of No Train, No Gain. The site grew from the old Newscoach listserv.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators at DiscoverySchool.com

IRE
Links to resources, organizations, workshops, programs and related Web sites for high school journalism teachers and students.

Television News Center
A public nonprofit that trains TV journalists. Site offers tips, training, etc.

Peroidismo-Digital

Pressnet: Journalists, Journalism and Mass Media in Internet
Site editors say it's for "journalists, mass media, students, teachers and professors of the journalism and the social communication." Includes a world directory and specialized directory.

Plugged In: Using the Internet for High School and Professional Journalism
Downloading this online publication from the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation will prove valuable to students and educators, station interns and journalists new to the profession.

Encyclopedia of Television
Simple-to-use site for fact-checking.

Media Literacy Teachers' Toolkit
Resources from MediaChannel.org.

Photojournalism e-book: Breaking into Photojournalism
Kenneth Wajda, an author and an award-winning photojournalist, wrote an e-book for students and other photographers interested in how to break into the business of photojournalism. He covers how to find and shoot spot news, the importance of professional ethics and respect, how to build a sports and people portfolio on the side, and how to approach news and photo editors with your photographs. A must-read for aspiring photojournalists. EVE Online Plagiarism Finder
This site offers a free copy of EVE software free for 15 days.

Connect Online, LLC
An online directory of writing education for journalism, poetry, screenwriting, etc.

State Departments of Education
Links to all of them.

International WWW Schools Registry

SchoolMatters.com
Free access to the largest collection of public education data ever assembled.

State Legislative Sites
Links to all of them.

American Council on Education

EdWeek: Early Childhood Education Rankings (By State)
See how your state scored.

CollegeBoard.com: The New SAT

College Affordability: State Rankings
A list from the Lumina Foundation. See how your state ranks.

State-by-State Teacher Salary Survey
Averages by state. Starting salaries, etc.

Center for Academic Integrity

National Public School Locator Search
Searchable database on schools, number of students, student-teacher ratio, student body ethnic makeup; search by school name, location, zip, grade.

American School Directory
Do searches for schools.

SchoolFinder.com
Track down Canadian schools.

U.S. Department of Education Strategic Plans & Annual Reports

U.S. Educational Resource Directory
A searchable directory of educational organizations. Search by form or by image map.

ParentAdvocates.org
"Establish a national forum on the design and implementation of education policies that empower all children to achieve their personal bests in school and in life."

National Center for Education Statistics
A complete electronic catalog and fast facts.

U.S. Education Statistics: A Research Guide
Duke Universities Libraries has put together an extensive amount of educational resources like a private school locator, an international archive of education data and state salary surveys for teachers.

School District Data Book
National Center for Education Statistics' electronic library. Includes financial data on every U.S. school district.

International Archive of Education Data
Includes results of elementary, secondary, post-secondary and school library surveys, including synopses and raw data.

Academic Standards
Yahoo! offers K-12 academic standards for 40 states.

Newsweek: America?s Top 100 High Schools

Department of Education: Public Education Data
Covers elementary and secondary schools from U.S.

National Academies' National Research Council
Advisors on science, engineering and medicine.

Healthy Schools Network

ERIC Database
National Education Resources Information Center at Syracuse University offers research and materials from all federally funded labs.

Family Taxpayers Network
Look up teacher salaries at Illinois public schools. Helpful research tool.

Education Writers' Association Research Page
Hot topics, demographics and studies on K-12.

U.S. Department of Education Statistics
Index of various manuals you can buy.

Education Associations and Organizations
Dozens of sites for journalists covering any level of education.

U.S. Department of Education

Academe Today
Chronicle of Higher Education.

National Education Association

Digest of Education Statistics (2002)

PublicSchoolReview.com
Site offers free, detailed information on U.S. public schools combined with useful community data (e.g., housing costs) and maps of the surrounding areas.

PrivateSchoolReview.com
Site offers free, detailed information on U.S. private schools combined with useful community data (e.g., housing costs) and maps of the surrounding areas.

School Bus Data
Injury, accidents and other national statistics.

School Bus Seat Belt Issue FAQ

National Association of Pupil Transportation: School Bus Safety

Nation's Report Card
The Department of Education administers NAEP in several subject areas and publishes quantitative results in the participating states. state results.

National Center for Education Stats: School Locator
A great search tool.

Overview of Public School Districts, 2001-02
From the National Center for Education Stats.

Educating School Leaders Report

Public School Student, Staff and Graduate Counts (2001-02)

EdLink
Links to dozens of education sites.

Miami Herald: Crumbling Schools
A great in-depth series on the poor shape of Miami-Dade County schools.

U.S. News & World Report: Higher Education Databases
A searchable directory of colleges, including the magazine's famous rankings by subject.

College Opportunities Online
Links to more than 9,000 colleges, trade schools and universities in the United States.

U.S. Census: Back-to-School Statistics

National Tutoring Association

National Federation of State High School Associations

Peterson's Grad School Resources
A good directory of graduate school links and background materials.

College and University Pages
Links to nearly every school imaginable.

EASI: Easy Access for Students and Institutions
U.S. Department of Education site on paying for college tuition. Some interesting background reading.

Legislation, Regulations and Policy Guidance

Network Nuggets
Links to dozens of education sites.

EducationNews.org

Education Week
Electronic version of the magazine. Daily news updates.

Education Writers Association
For education reporters.

National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP was mandated by Congress to monitor knowledge, skills, and performance of the nation's children.

National Institute for Early Education Research

MSN.com: Beating Scholarship Fraud
Seven tips from experts.

"Defending Civilization: How Our Universities Are Failing America and What Can Be Done About It"
Though short, this .PDF format report from The American Council of Trustees and Alumni(ACTA), a nonprofit co-founded by Lynne Cheney and Senator Joseph I.Lieberman, has been getting quite a bit of media attention. The report is a scathing condemnation of universities for being "the weak link in America's response to the [September 11th] attack," a label earned in part because faculty "invoked tolerance and diversity as antidotes to evil" and did not discuss the "difference between good and evil." The report charges academia with disseminating the message to "blame America first."

FinAid.org: Basics on College Financial Aid

Gap Year
Offers resources on taking a year off before college.

Year Out Group
Offers resources on taking a year off before college.

Taking Off
Offers resources on taking a year off before college.

Time Magazine Education Coverage

Washington Post Education Coverage

The National Home Education Research Institute

Children?s Defense Fund
The press releases section is a great source for new studies and news about poverty, safety, school cuts, etc.

CNN's Education Page
Great breaking news and trend stories in education.

School Facility Manufacturers' Association

EduCause
Links to several good stories and education sites.

Coalition for Student and Academic Rights (COSTAR)
A network of lawyers, professors and students aimed at protecting academic rights. Good for finding sources and backgrounding.

St. Paul Pioneer Press: Where Race and Discipline Meet
Proportionately, minority students are suspended much more often than white students, a study shows.

Electronic School News

PublicEducation.org

PTAConnection.org

Association of Boarding Schools

National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators
Only a bunch of academics could have a title this long. It's a good site though, with links of interest and a newsletter.

The American School Board Journal
Several trend stories and educational resources and studies.

Education.com
Claims it's the "first global portal for children, parents and teachers.

Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Study Guides and Strategies
A resource guide from the Learning Center of the University of St. Thomas.

The Digest of Education Statistics, 2001

USCharterSchools.org

FREE: Education Resources
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) makes hundreds of Net-based education resources easier to find. Features sections on technology, safety, etc.

Education Writers Association
A great site that includes research reports, story idea list, reporting tips and archive of good projects.

Quality Schools Now
This site allows people to share information about public schools and school staff who are either exceptionally helpful, or exceptional duds. It initially focusing on Genesee County, Mich., but it will be expanded until it acts as a gateway site to similar material for all of the United States.

Sparknotes.com
This site has a section dedicated to the new SAT (new in 2004) that features stories, tips and answers questions about the exam.

The Internet in Public Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics has survey results measuring Internet access in U.S. public schools from 1994 to 2000.

SelectSurf Education Links
Links to several great education sites.

Education Index

Heritage.org Report Card
Non-profit Washington D.C. think tank allows you to locate resources by state and compare public and private schools.

GreatSchools.net
Privately run site covers mostly Arizona and California; may expand to other states.

School Wise Press
Compare California schools by using variables such as test scores and demographics.

MIT's World College and University Links

Galaxy Directions Education Site

Title I/Compensatory Education Programs

RecruitingTeachers.org
Offers studies and stats on teacher shortages nationwide.

NEA: National Teacher Shortage
Offers studies and stats.

Schoolwide IDEA Book

National Assessment of Educational Progress

Casey Journalism Center for Children and Families
A center for journalists who cover issues that affect children and families in America.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Home Page

Office of Research and Improvement (OERI)

Class Size Reduction

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program

Association of School Business Officials

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Association of Elementary School Principals

Generation YES: Youth and Educators Succeeding
Several cool projects, including a youth technology mentorship program.

Education Publications

Curriculum Services

Council of Chief State School Officers

Council of the Great City Schools

Title I Report

LessonTutor.com: Study Tools
Great for back-to-school stories, this is a list of study tools for school kids.

National Education Goals Panel

Institute for Educational Leadership

Roll Call Online

StudyWeb.com
Find helpful sites for research.

Universities List

USA Colleges

AcademicInfo.net Research Resources
Has links on the 9-11 tragedy and other information.

Socratic Tutor
This service requires a fee, but it coaches you on the Socratic method of asking questions.

National Commission on the Senior Year
An education research and watchdog group on education standards.

Special Ed News
Focuses on special education and student/teaching needs.

Learning Exchange
News updates, education links and more.

Nonprofitresearch.org
Awards non-profit and philanthropy grants. Site has a publications, newsletters, research and sources page that could be helpful to journalists.

Schools to Watch
Organization promoting middle-grades school reform. Good place to find sources to speak on the topic.

Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
A good links/resource page, state resources and more.

Turnitin.com
A state-by-state breakdown of cybercheating, based on papers tested through Plagiarism.org's Turnitin.com program.

CollegeSportsScholarships.com
This is an information and resource site for high school athletes who want to apply for college athletic scholarships. Teaches students basic communication skills.

The Youth Free Expression Network (Y-FEN)
An anti-censorship coalition to challenge Internet filters, v-chips, abstinence-only education, etc.

America's Alumni Directory

SchoolNews.com
Features an alumni directory and more.

Bullying Online
A UK journalist shares this site, which is based in England but deals with school bullying issues from all over the world. Many reference and tips for parents, administrators, kids, etc.

Scholastic Research Tools: Women's History

American Alumni Directory

American Universities
Search this database of colleges from the University of Florida.

Colleges E-Mail Finder

UK: Friends Reunited
A database of thousands of UK schools and colleges. Also search for workplace alums.

College Campus Phone Book Server
Look through nearly 350 campus phone books.

Universities.com
Nearly 5,000 listings of colleges, universities.

Five College Archives Digital Access Project

Women In World History Curriculum

American Women's History: A Research Guide

Internet Women's History Sourcebook

Storydog.com
A children's reading website, where kids (ages 7-10) can go online everyday (except Friday and Saturday), and read a short story which begins every Sunday and continues with the same plot through the following Thursday.

Alliance for Catholic Education
Run by Notre Dame, this site offers news, resources, etc.

School Nutrition Association
Many helpful resources, including food safety, legislative action, newsroom, recipes, nutritional facts, studies, etc.

No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Database

Edutopia.org: George Lucas Educational Foundation
Video library, teacher training, development tools and more.

Teacher Planet
Lesson plans, research, calendar of events and other resources for teachers. Includes some current events and journalism teaching resources.

Who, What, When Database
Great for quick fact-checking. A database of "key people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present." Create graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals.

WorldClock Time Zones
sTrack your time zone from any other city/zone in the world.

College News
A clearinghouse of news stories from campuses across the nation.

Student Press Law Center: The College Top 10
Ten questions college student journalists most frequently ask about their rights.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Journalism Ethics at College Newspapers
A great site by Francis Frizzo at Hofstra University.

SPJ Student Media Resources

Associated Collegiate Press: Jobs Database

StudentPress.org Sourcebook

International Federation of Journalists
Represents more than 600,000 members in more than 100 countries. Promotes international action to defend press freedom and social justice through "strong, free and independent trade unions of journalists."

USF St. Petersburg: Links to U.S. Journalism Schools

British Library: International List of Journalism Departments

Poynter.org: Crime Coverage Tips for Broadcasters

Yahoo! List of College Newspapers

Poynter.org: Journalism Education Sites
A great list of resources for teachers.

Campus Weblines: Journalism Ethics
A short primer from the New York Times on the Web.

Research and Style Guides for Students
Nearly 100 links to helpful research sites.

Collegemedia.org
A site for college media advisers. Job listings, resources.

CBI College Broadcasting

AP Style Exercises Online
Developed by Ron Hartung, writing/editing coach at the Tallahassee Democrat.

JHistory: A Discussion Site For History of Journalism & Mass Communications

EditBank
This site from University of North Carolina professor Frank Fee, is a collection of syllabi and links to online editing course syllabi that was created under the auspices of the Newspaper Division of AEJMC. (Note: Some of the links may be broken or outdated. The site is regularly being updated.)

ERIC Digest: A Review of Trends in Journalism Education

KnightCite Bibliography Writer
Based on input from the user, this tool generates bibliographic information for term and research papers. And it does so in any of three styles chosen by the user - Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA) or Chicago Manual of Style.

Study World: College Journalism Online

JScoopMedia
Offers blogs, job tips, journalism school statistics and "valuable industry news for tomorrow's editorial talent."

Innovation in College Media

CoPress

NewsCoach2
A social network for newsroom trainers, started by Steve Buttry of No Train, No Gain. The site grew from the old Newscoach listserv.

Link TV: Know the News
A set of free educational web-based News Literacy tools focusing on international television news. Students create their own news stories by editing video from a wide variety of U.S. and international TV news reports; and their own news-talk program using out-takes from a nationally broadcast studio-based discussion series.

OneDegree.com
Social networking site built for individual university communities.

CollegeBoard.com: The New SAT

College Affordability: State Rankings
A list from the Lumina Foundation. See how your state ranks.

Associated Collegiate Press
Jobs, articles on trends and more.

Poynter.org: Journalism History Links
Great resource for researching term papers.

EASI: Easy Access for Students and Institutions
U.S. Department of Education site on paying for college tuition. Some interesting background reading.

"Defending Civilization: How Our Universities Are Failing America and What Can Be Done About It"
Though short, this .PDF format report from The American Council of Trustees and Alumni(ACTA), a nonprofit co-founded by Lynne Cheney and Senator Joseph I.Lieberman, has been getting quite a bit of media attention. The report is a scathing condemnation of universities for being "the weak link in America's response to the [September 11th] attack," a label earned in part because faculty "invoked tolerance and diversity as antidotes to evil" and did not discuss the "difference between good and evil." The report charges academia with disseminating the message to "blame America first.

University and College Designers Association
A professional organization of designers and educators.

Student Media Listserv
Also see the Journalism Listservs Page

College Newspapers
Yahoo! has a complete list of college newspapers online.

MediaJobPod.org
A job/internship site tailored to college students looking for multimedia jobs. Watch imbedded videos from professionals on how to find jobs, interview, write cover letters, etc. If you are interested in Web reporting/production or TV production, take advantage of the advice on this site.

U.S. Department of Education Campus Security Stats
A searchable database of crime at more than 6,000 colleges and universities. The database contains statistics for criminal offenses, hate offenses and arrests for the past three years.

Security on Campus
A non-profit group fighting campus violence has articles, studies and other research on campus crime.

Photojournalism e-book: Breaking into Photojournalism
Kenneth Wajda, an author and an award-winning photojournalist, wrote an e-book for students and other photographers interested in how to break into the business of photojournalism. He covers how to find and shoot spot news, the importance of professional ethics and respect, how to build a sports and people portfolio on the side, and how to approach news and photo editors with your photographs. A must-read for aspiring photojournalists.

The College Press.com

Society for Collegiate Journalists

U.S. Journalism and Communications Schools
A journalism schools from Journalismjobs.com.

Education Writers Association
For education reporters.

Journalism & Mass Communication Annual Surveys
From the James M. Cox, Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia.

Photojournalism Ethics Timeless Issues
A paper from Paul Martin Lester, Ph.D. at Cal State Fullerton.

LA Community College Journalism 101
Links to dozens of helpful websites.

PICS: Photojournalism in Cyberspace
A cool college photojournalism project.

NY Times Campus Weblines: Interviewing Techniques
Covers the basics very well. Good for college, high school journalists.

NY Times Campus Weblines: Beat Reporting
Covers the basics very well. Good for college, high school journalists.

About.com: Basics of PR
Learn the fundamentals. Great for students.

College Alcohol Studies at the Harvard School of Public Health

Journalism & Mass Communication Annual Surveys

New York Times: College
You'll need a subscription to NY Times online.

PhD. Info Find
A great site for looking into schools, financial aid, etc.

American Alumni Directory

University of Minnesota: Class Assignment Calculator
This handy little tool helps you sort out when projects and papers are due. It's from U of M but would work for any college student.

Universities.com
Nearly 5,000 listings of colleges, universities.

Reporter's Toolkit: Covering Sexual Assaults on Campus
From the Center for Public Integrity.

Center for Academic Integrity

TurnItIn.com
A commercial service to detect Internet plagiarism.

CollegeNet.com

MIT's World College and University Links

Journalism/Reporting/Student Listservs

Academic Rights Coalition

Campus Party

All About College

School Finder

USA Colleges

Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act
Took effect October 2002.

College Music Journal

ICue
An NBC News video archive site used for education purposes. Includes a lot of political video.

College Media Advisers

JPROF.com
Resources for college journalism instructors.

JTeacher.com

Journalism Education Association Press Rights Commission

J-IDEAS

Journalism Research Social Network
Videos, blogs, discussion and other networking tools to cover what areas of online journalism you're researching. Site is founded by Paul Bradshaw from Great Britain.