NewsCoach2
A social network for newsroom trainers, started by Steve Buttry of No Train, No Gain. The site grew from the old Newscoach listserv.
Society for New Communications Research
Nieman Journalism Lab
A project of Harvard University.
Cyberjournalist.net: Ethics and Credibility
Feed of stories and blog posts on web ethics issues, etc.
Invisible Inkling
Blog from journalist Ryan Sholin.
Web-Strategist: Social Networking Statistics, 2009
Old Media New Tricks
Run by journalists from the Chicago Tribune and Austin American-Statesman, this site offers hands-on advice from many in media who using social networking and Web 2.0 tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc. The site also offers great blogging tips.
Friend or Follow
A helpful database for tracking Twitter followers and to track who's following you.
Tweetake
Lets you back up your followers and people you are following.
Topify
Receive an e-mail notification that someone is following you on Twitter. It includes information about that person (how many followers, updates, etc.)
NAA: Imagining the Future of Newspapers Blog
The Online Timeline
From David Carlson at the University of Florida.
George Mason University: Center for History and New Media
Jupiter Communications
Jupiter Communications provides research on Internet commerce. Jupiter's research, which is solely focused on the Internet economy, provides clients with comprehensive views of industry trends, forecasts and best practices.
Society for News Design: Multimedia Toolkit
A great collection of resources, many of them free, to help journalists develop great stories online. Resources include audio, video, charts, mapping, databases and more. This is a must-bookmark and a great resource for student journalists learning to develop content for the Web.
Journerdism.com
This site is a collection of news, tools and links targeted to the online news industry. The site, which offers and RSS, is a good quick reference for industry trends. It's run by Will Sullivan, the award-winning Interactive Director of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Online News Association
Good online newsletter with dot-com studies, more.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Legal Guide for Bloggers
RTDNA: Social Media Guidelines
Radio TV Digital News Association established guidelines for using Twitter and Facebook.
Internet Newsroom
A good newsletter on how journalists should use the Web.
HTML Writers Guild
Links, online courses and more.
Association of Internet Professionals
FLYPMedia.com
Great multimedia storytelling.
Editor & Publisher: Developing Multimedia Skills
Tips from a Boston Globe Journalist.
MyComputerIP.com
An easy way to check your network/computer IP address.
101 Ways to Improve Your Media Website
CNN: Newsroom Exposed
A look at the extensive process of getting a story from the newsroom to the Web.
J-Log
A great weblog that covers current journalism topics.
Tr.im
Shortens URLs and provides diagnostics/stats on hits.
House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet
ClickZ: Seven Qualities of Good Online Writing
Time Magazine: 50 Best Web Sites
HotSpotList.com
Search this database by city or state in the U.S., or several other countries for places where you can connect to the Internet without plugging your laptop into the wall. Includes airports, restaurants, etc.
Electronic Advocacy
Use this to keep up with what's going on at the company.
Center for Media Innovation and Research
University of Florida innovation.
First Monday
A peer-reviewed Internet Journal, looks at various studies and results that have recently been done on the topic of journalism and the Internet.
Media Visions
Great research with a strong section on critical-thinking skills.
SpinSpotter
An interesting piece of software tool that claims to expose news spin and bias, misuse of sources, and suspect factual support. Uses algorithms to spot spin keywords on sites you surf .
Knight Citizen News Network
Resources for citizen media.
Center for Citizen Media
More resources for citizen media.
Press Think
Blog from NYU's Jay Rosen on new media and other timely topics.
TownNews.com
Helps more than 600 newspapers -- dailies and weeklies in 48 states ? publish on the World Wide Web. Operated by International Newspaper Network, which was founded in 1989 to help community newspapers deal with new technology, the site offers tips, stories and a newsletter on tech trends.
NICAR
National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
IRE
Investigative Reporters and Editors site offers many free and charged resources.
Power Reporting
List of syllabi and tools from CAR courses across the nation
Poynter.org's New Media Bibliography
Trends, ethics, design, resources galore.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF works to protect free expression and access to information online.
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
A not-for-profit organziation whose purpose is to research, study, teach, support, and create diverse and dynamic elements of cyberculture.
Cyberjournalist: Newsroom Convergence Headlines
Stories on what's happening with digital/print/broadcast news.
Computer Newspaper Editors
A directory of hundreds of online news editors.
Journalismnet.com
Tutorials, links, story tips, government links. Great site!
Tweetblocker
Twitter spam filter.
WebSiteGrader
Evaluates your site based on SEO, design-friendliness, etc.
Hubspot
Evaluates your Web site's SEO, design, etc.
Imbedding Almost Anything on Your Web Page
LetsGoDigital
Online magazine about digital imaging published in three editions (English, Spanish and Dutch).
Media Web Directory
A great collection of links to media-related sites.
100 of the Best Authors on Twitter
The National Commission on Writing
Reports, press releases and information on writing and education from The College Board.
Graphic Novel Reporter
News, reviews, blog and more.
CyberAtlas.Internet.com
Internet statistics and marketing information.
ConsumerWebWatch.org
It's mission is to "investigate, inform and improve the credibility of information published on the World Wide Web."
Poynter.org: New Media Timeline
Background from the 1960s to the 1990s.
The Digital Publisher
A new column on online publishing.
WebArchivist.org
Site is indexing Sept. 11 content.
Yahoo! Picks: News Media Best of the Web
The 21 top media sites, according to Yahoo!
JForum
Site closed May 2001 but still has content up.
Forbes.com: Best of the Web
Tracks trends in many e-industries and includes lists of links.
Google Zeitgeist
An archive of what people are searching for online.
Multimedia Evangelist Blog
Great tips on products, tools and gadgets.
Yahoo! List of Most Viewed News Content (U.S.)
National Education Technology Writers Association
Radio and Internet Newsletter
A great site developed by Kurt Hanson.
Media Survey
Tracks Web site performance. A good newsletter that offers "expert tech media analysis."
Netratings.com
Like the Nielsen TV ratings, this site offers traffic information for the top Web sites.
the lowercase world of sreenath sreenivasan
associate professor of professional practice administrator, online journalism awards co-founder, south asian journalists association.
Small Business Websites That Work
This is the companion site to my book of the same name and includes lots of helpful background material for writers researching how company Web sites can be made effective. There are a couple of full chapters available for download (including an internet backgrounder called "Getting to Know the Internet") and lots of links for businessmen and researchers.
The Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet
Wall Street Journal All Things Digital
BuzzMachine
Tech blog from journalist Jeff Jarvis.
ClickZ Internet Statistics and Demographics
Andrew Holovaty
Site of innovative Chicago web developer Andrew Holovaty, who developed Django, etc.
Institute for New Media Studies
University of Texas: International Symposium on Online Journalism
Video, papers, transcripts fromm pasty symposiums.
FCC: The Internet: A Short History of Getting Connected
University of Maryland J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
Journal of New Communications Research
Electronic Frontier Foundaton: Legal Guide for Bloggers
APME: "Local Readers and the Newsroom: The Online Credibility Gap"
PBS: MediaShift
From PBS' Mark Glaser.
Library of Congress; National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society
Editing for the Web
Covers design and editing tips, as well as training for web editors and offers pointers on how to make web products work.
10000Words.net: Where Journalism and Technology Meet
A blog on technology and multimedia storytelling, written by Mark S. Luckie, a print journalist who studied multimedia journalism at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. He has produced multimedia and interactive projects for Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times and Contra Costa Times (Ca.).
Web Page Design for Designers
This site is helps graphic designers make the transition from print to the web.
Web Review
Targeted to designers, this site covers various aspects of developing a web site, developing a database, news and Web tools and include columns about creating a site.
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Scribd.com
A site that invites journalists to publish their work and reach new audiences.
Dot Mobi
Test your Web site's content to see how it would appear on a mobile browser.
Knight Digital Media Center: Connecting with Communities of Difference
The Future of News
A blog by University of North Carolina professor Ryan Thornburg.
Citizen Media Law Project Legal Guide
Search by keyword or state-by-state map.
Knight Digital Media Center Newsletter
Federal Web Managers Council
Offers guidelines to managing U.S. government Web sites. Helpful for following trends on how agencies are communicating with people and the media.
TrendsMap.com
A great visual mashup that allows you to pinpoint Twitter topics trending across the country.
TwitterFall.com
Track trends on a specific topic or newsmaker.
Monitter
Great for tracking trends on a specific topic or newsmaker.
Datamasher.org
Charts government stats and other data.
Data.gov
A government data mashup that is an initiative of the Obama administration.
Spot.Us
Warning: There may ethical concerns with content produced on this site! This community funded journalism site is a nonprofit project of the Center for Media Change. The public can commission journalists to do investigations on important and perhaps overlooked stories. All donations are tax deductible and if a news organization buys exclusive rights to the content, your donation will be reimbursed.
Play the News
This interactive game helps readers understand current events and news. It's created by a company called Impact Games.
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.
Information Valet Project
From the Reynolds Institute at the University of Missouri, the Information Valet Project is organizing an information-industry collaborative to build, own and operate a shared-user network layered upon the basic Internet.
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.
30-Plus Free Multimedia Editing Tools
Aviary Myna Audio Editor
A great substitution for Audacity and Garage Band.
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