January 2012 Archives

Pro Sports Leagues

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FOOTBALL

NFL.com

Pro Football Hall of Fame

NFL Players Association

Mel Kiper's NFL Draft Page

DraftInsiders.com
Complete NFL draft preview and coverage.

Footballsfuture.com
A site dedicated to pre-draft coverage.

SuperBowl.com
Offbeat facts and figures on Super Bowl.

Pro Football Weekly

Billwallacesports.com
Veteran Pro Football Weekly columnist has his own site.

DatabaseFootball.com
NFL stats, player information, records, draft data, and more.

PFWsports.com
Archives of Pro Football Weekly publications.

Football Outsiders
Pro football extreme statistical analysis.

Football.com

FootballsFuture.com

Armchair Quarterback

Arena Football

Sports Illustrated: Inside the NFL
Don Banks' NFL site.





BASKETBALL


NBA.com

NBADraft.net

WNBA.com

NBA Development League

Basketball Reference


Basketball News

Europe Basketball Resources
A directory that provides links to European basketball Websites. It is unique in that it only lists English language sites. The directory is arranged by country and is updated frequently.


Probasketball.About.com

National Wheelchair Basketball Association

Hoops Hype
NBA basketball web site.


DraftExpress.com
NBA Draft projection site.


NBADraft.net


RemembertheABA.com
Archives of player stats, standings, FAQ, newspaper articles and fashion guide from the 1970s league. It's a fan site.

Basketballfix.com




BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

USA Today: Baseball Salaries Database
Find salaries of specific players on specific teams, going back several years.

MinorLeagueBaseball.com
Good source for stats.

MLB Players Association

Baseball-Reference.com
Stats on players, managers, etc.

Major League Baseball Blogs
Players and others blog on the game, life.

Major League Baseball Trade Rumors
A great blog that tracks trades, gossip and news. Links off to several national publications. One-stop shopping for trade information.

Ballpark Reviews
A web site dedicated to major- and minor-league ballparks.

About.com: Baseball Rules
Learn the basics of the game.

BaseballsSteroidEra.com
News, lists of players who have tested positive, etc.

The Business of Baseball
Resources galore on how the game works. Read archives of articles, links, bios, etc. Subscribe to the newsletter.

Library of Congress: Historical Baseball Resources

Baseball Prospectus
Covering all levels of baseball, this site features stats, blog, newsletter, archived radio broadcasts and more.

BaseballTips.com
Suggestions on equipment, radar guns, safety, etc.

Library of Congress: Selected Baseball Sites

Baseball Weekly/USA Today

Minor League News
Feature stories on players throughout minor league sports (baseball, basketball, football, and hockey), investigative pieces, industry news, editorials and even a kids publication written by and for kids (MLNKids.com).

Understanding Baseball Signs
St. Petersburg Times helps you understand how base coaches send/interpret signs.

BaseballAmerica.com
Another good source for minor league baseball information.

Society for American Baseball Research
Original research and links to many studies.

BaldEagle.com
RBI: Research in Baseball Index. Links to every type of baseball study under the sun.

Sporting News Baseball

Ballparks.com

Knuckleball Headquarters
Profiles on pitchers who throw that freak of physics -- the knuckleball.

CBS Sportsline: MLB Stats

ESPN: Understanding Baseball Waivers
Baseball analyst Jayson Stark provides the answers.

Baseball America Online Stats

Sports Illustrated: Inside Baseball
Jon Heyman's baseball page.

Baseball Prospectus

College World Series


HOCKEY

NHL

The Hockey News

The Hockey Database
A quick way to check bios, stats and other info. on players, coaches and legends at several levels of hockey. Message boards and link pages too!

Hockey Research Association
History of the game and many, many links to other research sites. One-stop shopping for puck history.

American Hockey League

International Hockey League

United States Hockey League

European Hockey Net
Bios, standings and news from the European leagues.

US CollegeHockey.com
News and info. from NCAA and USCHO hockey.

CNNSI's Minor League Hockey page
News, standings and other updates.

The Hockey Database Links Page
Links to dozens of research, history and fan pages.

German Elite Hockey League DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) Magazine
More than 100 North Americans currently play in the DEL, including ex- NHLers like coaches Dave King and Pierre Page, GM Butch Goring or players Dave McLlwain, Derek Plante or Ken Sutton."


AUTO RACING

NASCAR

National Hot Rod Association

USAC Midgets

Formula1.com

RacingOne.com

Indy Racing League

Indianapolis 500

How Stuff Works: NASCAR
Breaks down how NASCAR race cars work.


GOLF

PGA

LPGA

The Golf Channel

The Masters

Golf Web

Golf Stars Online
Find online information and resources on the world's top golfers. Included are the top 200+ players from the PGA, senior PGA, LPGA and European tours.

BadGolfer.com
Funny tips on hitting into bunkers, etc.

Golf Business

National Golf Foundation
Insights and research on the business of golf.

Golf Course Superintendents Assn.
of America

National Golf Foundation

Palmer Course Design Company


TENNIS

U.S. Tennis Association

Tennis.com

Tennis Server

Wimbledon

Sports Medicine and Psychology

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National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury
Stats, studies and media contacts from the University of North Carolina. Includes annual reports, definitions and more.

DrugFreeSport.com
Stats, facts, news story links, testing information, etc. The National Center for Drug Free Sport was created because there was to focus on the specific needs of sports organizations.

CDC: Concussion in Youth Sports

Tips, research and statistics on concussions. Great resource.

Stanford University Human Performance Laboratory
Focuses on athletics and human performance.

BaseballsSteroidEra.com
News, lists of players who have tested positive, etc.

SportsMedicine.miningco.com

National Athletic Trainers Association

PubMed: Steroids
Go to this page and do a search for athletes steroids side effects. This search returns 183 articles published in medical journals on the side effects of steroid use in athletes.

SteroidLaw.com
Background on how the laws work, etc.

American College of Sports Medicine

Brain Injury Resource Center

National Association of Sports Medicine

University of Pittsburgh Sports Medical Center

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine.com
A great one-stop portal for organizations, tips, news, etc.

Gatorade Sports Science Institute
This site does more than hawk sports drinks. It also offers training types, hydration and diet suggestions. Good reading for athletes and trainers.

American College of Sports Medicine
Good for sourcing and features a newsroom, publications, and health & fitness information sections.

Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.

SportsMed.org: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Database of sports medicine experts, media room, updates on advances in sports medicine.

International Federation of Sports Medicine
A journal, newsletter and more.

MedStudents.com: Background on Steroids
A good quick-reference page.

USA Today: How Steroids Changed the Game
A cover story on steroid use in baseball. Includes a survey. Helpful in backgrounding steroid stories.

National Youth Sports Safety Foundation Links

The Physician and Sports Medicine

ProCon: Sports and Drugs

KidsHealth.org: Sports Injuries
A child-wellness site with tips, facts, links and many other resources about sports safety.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

National Association of Athletic Trainers: Tips for Avoiding Concussions

Medical College of Wisconsin Healthlink: Sports Concussions

University of Virginia Health System: Second Impact Syndrome and Sports Concussions

WebMD: Background on Sports Concussions
From 2004.

DrugFreeSport.com: Anabolic Steroid Facts
A great quick-reference sheet.

Institute of Motion Analysis and Research
University of Dundee site is helpful for stories on sports injuries.

Urban Institute
Non-partisan economic and social policy research. Covers issues such as crime, education, health, housing, economy, etc.

Nature: The Science of Doping
Article on blood doping and athletics, by Donald A. Berry at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas in Houston.

ACL Injury Prevention

RXlist.com
Look up details of prescription drugs.

Sports Injuries
This handout from the National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease.

National Cheer Safety Foundation

Photojournalism Links

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National Press Photographers Association
Tips, news, press releases, polls, event schedules and more.

American Society of Picture Professionals

National Press Photographer Assocation's Region 6 Site

Editorial Photographers

AmericanPhotojournalist.com
"For photojournalists, by photojournalists," this site features more than 600 portfolios, forums for technical and editorial topics, and a section that lists contact information for photographers and editors."

Reportage Blog
Great photojournalism blog from Getty Images.

Visual Edge

White House News Photographers Association

Advertising Photographers of America

World Press Photography
Non-profit organization committed to promoting photojournalism worldwide.

Multimedia Shooter
Workshops, e-updates, critiques, columns, featured video and galleries.

zReportage
Multimedia portal launched by Scott McKiernan that features a new in-depth socially concerned picture and text essay every Tuesday.

Providence Journal: Reporters and Photographers Working Together
Tips from Bob Wyss of the Journal.

EditorialPhotographers.com
Hundreds of resources, including a database of photographers and magazines, news stories, links to top magazines, copyright lawyers and more.

EditorialPhoto.com

Advertising Photographers of America National

Error Level Analysis
Enter the web address of an online photo and this free site analyzes how much Photoshop work has been done to the photo.

ASMP: American Society of Media Photographers
Search a database of photographers. Dozens of links to stories and events relating to press photographers.

American Photojournalist

Media Storm
Brian Storm's multimedia and photojournalism site.

Multimedia Muse
Photojournalism and online visual storytelling site.

Online Photo Magazines to Follow

Kobre Guide
Web's best multimedia and video journalism.

NPPA: News Photographer Magazine
Archive of famous news photos.

Photos that Changed the World
Archive of famous news photos.

World War II in Color
A great collection of rare photographs from WWII.

Blood and Honey
Photojournalist Ron Haviv went to Yugoslavia in 1991, intrigued by the nascent independence movement in one of the last countries still intact after the Cold War.

LIFE Magazine Covers and Photo Essays

Life Magazine's Photos of the Year

PhotoBetty.com
A photography/photojournalism Weblog with a focus on women photographers. The site includes reviews, listservs and more.

DigitalJournalist: Ground Zero
A photog's trip to Ground Zero in New York City for a small weekly newspaper.

Prime Collective
Great showcase of photojournalism from around the world.

Vincent Laforet Photography
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer.

Joel Sartore Photography
From the National Geographic photographer.

Photo Marketing Association International

Society for News Design
Workshop schedule, membership database and more.

Society for News Design: World's Best Designed Newspapers
Database of winners in various categories.

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.

NewsInPictures.com
Hundreds of links to photo essays and non-linear storytelling sites.

Things Never to Say to or About a Photojournalist
Funny column from www.ronreason.com.

Photo District News Newsletter
Includes a newswire, resources, trend stories, etc.

Photo District News Archive

Photo News Network
Studies, business and law and other resources.

American Society of Media Photographers -- Midwest Chapter

Smithsonian Wild
A photostream of animals and birds from around the world.

The Camera Watch Site
From USA Today: Part of the Surveillance of Surveillance project, this site aims to catalog the disquieting number of publicly accessible Webcams that are pointing at public spaces."

NASA Images Library

National Association of Photoshop Users

NPR Picture Show
Updated daily with photos from around the world.

Fotophile.com
A super site! Books, galleries and links for photography of all kinds, including photojournalism.

Photojournalism Ethics: Photo Manipulation
A great ethics paper on altering photos. A must-read for photojournalists.

Photographers Index Database
Search a database of professional photographers. (Many are not photojournalists but commercial photographers.

Photographers.com Global Search

University of Missouri Workshop
Workshops for documentary photography.

Mountain Workshops
Western Kentucky University workshops in documentary photography and picture editing.

National Geographic: Photo Tips

Sree's Photography Tips
From a Columbia University professor.

Sree's Photo Ethics Page
Links and samples from a Columbia University professor.

OReilly Digital Media
A digital photography tips site that includes a weblog.

PhotoLeap.com
A free program that compresses digital photo files. Helps when e-mailing photos.

New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Hundreds of online photos/paintings, etc.

Emphas.is
Crowdsourced funding for photojournalism projects, similar to Spot.us.

Art of World War I
An archive of photography and artwork.

Reportage
An online e-zine of photojournalism.

Foto8 Magazine: Photojournalism Today

FotoSearch Stock Photography
Allows users to search from over 90 stock photography companies. You can find royalty-free clipart pictures, illustrations, video clips, and vector maps.

Congressional Pictoral Directory

Photojournalism and Reportage
A great listing of links from About.com.

PBS.org: Ansel Adams -- A Commentary Film
This is a centennial site of photographer Ansel Adams.

Rangefinder
Online magazine for professional photographers.

ShareALot.com
A free Internet photo-swapping service.

Picture History
This site from the Kohlberg Foundation offers a digital library of images and footage illustrating more than 200 years of American history.

Digital Journalist
Operated by photojournalist Dirck Halstead, this site features works from world reknown photojournalists such as Peter Turnley, Diana Walker, Nubar Alexanian, Doug Kirland, Ami Vitale, and others. It also features a series of regular columnists that discuss the state of the industry, best practices and equipment reviews.

VervePhoto Documentary Photojournalism Blog
Tongue-in-cheek tips.

Livebooks RESOLVE Photojournalism Site

The Atlantic: World War II in Photos

National Geographic: How to Take Pictures with a Camera Phone

Doug Menuez Photo Journalism Blog

Digital Photography School
Great tips and tricks.

Digital Photography School: How Twitter Can Make You a Photojournalist

Best iPhone Starter Apps

Gawno: 78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots
Tongue-in-cheek tips.

Ease History
This Michigan State University website features videos and photographs from 1900 to the present. The site connects historical events, campaign ads and core democratic values. Users can search on over 600 videos and photographs and view them inside three different interfaces. It's built from an environmental perspective and includes ad campaigns from the 1950s to present.

The American Museum of Photography
A great collection of themed, offbeat-topic photo slideshows, links and more.

Associated Press Photo Managers

Digital Vision Network

Ethics Matters Column from News Photographer Magazine

Finding Free Photographs and Images on the Net

Musarium

NPPA Code of Ethics

Photog's Lounge

About.com: Photography

Sports Shooter

Deeply Curious
An archive of thousands of ocean and land photos from world-renowned photographers.

Sports Shooter
An e-zine from USA Today's Robert Hanashiro.

VisualJournalism.com
A great design site from a UK journalist.

Photosig
Amateur photographers can critique others' work or have their work analyzed in a number of categories.

Non-Photography: No Rules Street Photography
A gallery of some cool feature images that aren't staged. You can pick up some great composition ideas from this site.

Bob Gruen: Rock N' Roll Photographer
Portfolio of one of the best rock photographers around.

PictureEditor.com
Photojournalism-related site (my site) you might want to add, some galleries, forums, resources, a photography news blog, etc.

Formerly 669
A daily photoblog. Quirky and offbeat.

Digital Photography: The Textbook

Digital Photography Review

Imaging Resource

Photo.net

DigitalJournalist.org: State of Photojournalism: Photojournalism and the Web

Strategy and Design: Developing the Photographer's Web Site
Tips and ideas from Don Luce.

Vewd
Photography portfolio site with great storytelling slideshows.

DigitalJournalist.org: 20 Years -- AIDS & Photography
A look at how AIDS has been documented by photographs. The site won a 2001 Online News award.

Charlie Rose: Interviews with Photographers

PhotoBlogs.org
Features pictorial diaries from professional and amateur photographers.

BleakBeauty.com
This site is devoted to documentary photography and photojournalism. A good teaching resource.

Best Science Photos of 2011

MyImager.com: Edit Photos Online
Resources to help you crop, retouch and edit your photos.

SoulEyes
A collection of different photographers' personal projects.

MSNBC.com: The Week in Pictures

MagnumPhotos.com Portfolios
Some very cool portfolios from some great photographers.

Ali: Through the Lens of Howard Bingham
A photo essay on boxing champ Muhammad Ali.

U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library
More than 400,000 photographs taken during geologic studies of the United States, from 1868 to present. Search through earthquakes, volcanoes, state parks, etc.

Indivisible: Stories of an American Community
"An exploration of community life in America by some of this country's most accomplished photographers, radio producers, and folklorists."

Visual Diaries
Check out personal images of photographers everywhere.

Military Photojournalism Projects

Google's Photojournalism Page

Photography/Art Site

Beyond the Viewfinder: A Year in the Life of Photojournalism
A cool photojournalism Web journal.

Masters of Photography

ZoneZero.com

Handheld Magazine

Great Phototips.com

Mastering Multimedia
A blog about photojournalism and online journalism.

MultimediaShooter.com
A photojournalism site that offers tips, news and commentary about digital storytelling.

KobreGuide.com
Guide to the best in multimedia and video journalism.

DigitalJournalist.org: 20 Years -- AIDS & Photography
A look at how AIDS has been documented by photographs. The site won a 2001 Online News award.

DigitalJournalist.org: Amy Bowers' TV Column
An archive of Amy Bowers' monthly television columns for digitaljournalist.org, a photojournalism site.

AirPhotoUSA.com
Provides satellite photos and aerial maps. Popular among TV news, this site charges a fee.

PhotoSource.com
Stock photography meeting place. Search a database of hundreds of images.

PPA.com: Professional Photographers of America's Photo Central
Some links and stories. Photo expos and convention schedules.

Operation Photo Rescue
A group of photographers who work to repair damaged photos after disasters (floods, etc.)

American Society of Media Photographers' Copyright Page

EPUK: Editorial Photographers -- UK and Ireland
Contacts, stories, archives, newsletters and links for photojournalists.

British Association of Picture Libraries and Archives

Friends of Photography at the Ansel Adams Center

World Press Photography
Non-profit organization commited to promoting photojournalism worldwide.

Kenneth Christian: 20 Years of Photojournalism

SendSpace.com
Free file sharing site allows you to move large photo and video files.

Faking Images in Photojournalism
A student project with some great links.

ProfessorDeVigal.org
Great primers and resources from Drew DeVigal, NY Times multimedia editor.

iLovePhotoBlogs
A collection of great photo blogs, tips and resources.

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

Photojournalism: A Record of War

About.com Photo Documentaries

PhotoLinks.net
Boasts that it has more than 5,000 links for professional photographers.

Photographer's Index
Search a database of photographers and professional associations. Also has stock photos and lists copyright and image security information and a stock photo price calculator.

Media Photographers' Copyright Agency

Washington Post's Camera Works Section
The best in online photo slideshows.

b-roll Online
A great site for print and broadcast photojournalists.

HistoricAerials
Provides free online access to historic and current aerial photography.

Library of Congress Wartime Photo Archive

International Photo Journalism Festival

Photo Central: Professional Photographers of America

Proof Positive: Freelance Photographers and Writers

American Society of Media Photographers
Chicago chapter links off to many helpful sites.

Visual Edge
A journalism multimedia design seminar conducted by the Poynter Institute created this site that features 12 multimedia feature stories ranging from a tightly knit group of longtime domino players to handicapped sailors.

Ask.com: News Photos Database
An ongoing feed of news photos sortable by topics.

Lycos: World in Photos

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
From the Center for Social Media at American University.

FotoPedia
Encyclopedia of photography. Share your photos and document them.

PicSearch
Searches the web for photos.

Kartoo
A great meta-search tool for visuals.

iStockPhoto.com
Purchase rights-free photos for a small fee.

Kodak's Web Site
Site includes some copyright guidelines for media professionals.

Diggit.com
A search engine for online photos. Claims to have access to more than 12 million online images.

Earth Science Picture of the Day

Ponopresse
Online photo archive and many helpful links.

PBS: A Century of Photos
A dynamite cinematography site.

MediaStorm
Sponsored by the Washington Post, this multimedia storytelling site is run by Brian Storm. It uses some great photography and simple, but effective, use of Flash. The site has a newsletter you can subscribe to.

Google LIFE Photo Archive
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive.

BigStormPicture
Storm chaser Ryan McGinnis' photo blog. Some great storm shots.

Stealing Kids' Dreams
A gallery of photos of children at work in different parts of the world. From a doctor at Harvard School of Public Health, the site focuses on working conditions and raises about employment for kids.

Public Domain Images

Zoetrope: All-Story
Take a cool digital tour of a variety of topics.

Digital Photography
Canadian photojournalist Rob Galbraith's site on digital cameras and digital photography.

PhotographyTips.com
A site that covers the basics. Beginners only.

SnapFish.com

Digital Photo Review

Steve's Digicams

Photo.net

Shutterfly

Photographer Sacha Biyan's Site

PictoryMag
A cool online showcase for photography/slideshows.

TakeGreatPictures.com
Photography tips from former U.N. chief photographer John Isaac. Pretty basic stuff, but some good tips nonetheless.

Stock Logos Download

NewsDesigner.com
A blogger covers news and trends in the newspaper design world.

The Mario Blog
News design blog from Mario Garcia.

The Mario Classroom
Design and typography blog from Mario Garcia.

Associated Press Photo Managers

The Digital Journalist

American Society of Media Photographers

American Society of Picture Professionals

Digital Vision Network

PBS: American Photography -- A Century of Images

Documentary Blog
News and reviews of the latest documentary films.

B-Roll.net
Television photojournalism site.

WebEcoist: Nature Photographers

Layers Magazine
A how-to magazine for everything Adobe. Great tips and tutorials.

FlowingData.com: Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis

WebUrbanist

Flickr
The dread of many photojournalists, this site allows users to upload and share photos. Easy way to search for photos, and some wires have bought photos from people who post to this. Be careful as some "news" photos could have been doctored.

Delicious: ShutterRay
Bookmarked web sites helpful in learning more about photography, digital image processing and printing.

ffffound
A great image gallery.

OddWall
Another great image gallery.

National Geographic Your Shot
Submit your best shots of nature to this online gallery.

Picnik
Free photo-editing tools.

PhotoBucket
Image hosting, photo and video sharing.

Dispatch Press Images
Press photo agency based in New York, representing photojournalists around the world. Specializing in current news stories, editorial essays and stock photography. Posted biographies of all contributing photographers. Become a contributor or license imagery.

National Geographic Global Contest Winners 2009
Examples of great photography. Good teaching tool.

Science Resources

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NASA AND ASTRONOMY

NASA

NASA: The Space Shuttle
History of the shuttle flights.

NASA Earth Image Database
Thousands of pictures of earth and other research materials.

NASA Images Library

Space.com
Great research and interactive tools.

NASA: Space Shuttle and International Space Station

Spaceday.com

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

Space Station Page

Astronomy.com

SpaceBusiness.com
Links to several industry sites.

Accuweather.com: Astronomy Center

NASA Watch
Track articles that criticize NASA.

NASA: Apollo 11

NASA Histories

NASA: History of Missions

NASA Apollo Gallery

We Choose the Moon
Cool Flash animation of the Apollo 11 mission. Includes a desktop tracker.

NASA Restored Footage of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

CNN: Apollo 11 at 30

Space.com: The Story of Apollo 11

PBS Nova: To the Moon

Newseum: Dateline Moon

Poynter: History of U.S. Space Flight Links and Bibliography

NASA: Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Regular updates on the findings of the shuttle crash.

The Center for Orbital and Re-entry Debris Studies

Space Shuttle: Thermal Stress
A 1987 .PDF report about thermal stress on the orbiter upon re-entry.

The Hubble Site
Space research and astronomy galore. Includes the telescope, education/museums, reference desk, photo galleries and more.

Shuttle Independent Assessment Team(SIAT)Report, 2000 (.PDF file)

CNN:Shuttle Independent Assessment Team

CNN: NASA Summary of Shuttle Independent Assessment Team(SIAT)Report

IRE: Federal Contractors/Space Shuttle Database

NASA: STS 107 Press Kit
157 pages of .pdf.

NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia: Quick Facts and Issues for Congress
Six pages in .PDF format.

CRS Issue Brief: Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports
Twenty pages in .PDF format.

CRS Issue Brief: Space Stations
Twenty pages in .PDF format.

NASA: International Space Station

Space.com: Photos and Background of Columbia Crew
Interviews with each crew member while they were in space on this mission.

SAJA: Bio of Astronaut Kalpana C. Chawla
A detailed biography and links to stories about her.

NASA: STS-107 Overview, Bios

NASA: STS-107 Media Archive (Photos)

Air&Space Magazine
Smithsonian online magazine includes History of Flight, Flight Today, Military Aviaton and Space Exploration.

NASA: Shuttle Photo Archive

NASA: STS-107 Research Mission

Columbia Missions (with STS-107)

Google: Columbia Shuttle Links

NASA Shuttle Press Kit on STS 107
In .PDF format.

A Primer for Journalists Covering Space
An excellent master's thesis full of tips and ideas.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Goddard Space Flight Center (Maryland)

Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.)

Howstuffworks: How Space Shuttles Work

Google Search on Shuttle Re-Entry

Houston Chronicle: .PDFs Shuttle Coverage
Every page of the Chronicle's Shuttle disaster coverage, from Saturday's Extra edition through today (Wednesday).

NASA: Space Shuttle Mission Basics

George Washington University: Space Policy Institute
Benefits of space research, satellites, etc.

Presidential Commission Report on Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Rogers Commission Report - not all parts are online at this location.

NASA Space Shuttle Challenger: Observations on the Reliability of the Shuttle
A part of the Rogers Commission Report.

Houston Chronicle Space Page
In-depth coverage of the explosion.

IRE Space Shuttle Disaster Resources
There are at least 13 stories in our Resource Center about the Space Shuttle that might be of assistance.

Orlando Sentinel Coverage of Columbia

MSNBC: Space Shuttle Timeline 1981-2002

Google Moon
Use the image map to track past Apollo missions and zoom in on various areas.

Google Earth
Free site that allows you to zoom in on your address/zip code from a satellite image.

PhysLink Astronomy and Physics Online

WikiSky
Images of galaxies, comets, etc.

Astrophysics Data System
NASA-funded site at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics features scientific explanations of astronomy.

Sloan Digital Sky Survey
High-resolution images of the night sky.

CyberJournalist.net: Sites Covering the Columbia
A gallery of cover snapshots from a sampling of sites and analysis of the effectiveness of their approach.

National Academy of Sciences
Links to publications, news and other resources.

Astronomical Almanac

International Dark Sky Association

NASA Space Shuttle Challenger: Federation of American Scientists
A part of the Rogers Commission Report.

NASA: Space Shuttle Annotated Bibliography
Chapter 7.

Google: Challenger Accident Links

Yahoo!: Challenger Accident Links

Fear of Physics
Covers fundamentals, teaching resources.

National Center for Atmospheric Research: Radar Loops
Shows debris trail from shuttle.

Fragile Oasis
A space blog about how to improve the environment on Earth.

CBS News: Stats on Space Fatalities
Features many key stats.

SpaceFlightNow: Radar Images
Radar image of debris field and links to data on mission.

Sky High Pix
NASA's Remote Sensing Tutorial offers a big collection of overhead shots across the country.

Science@NASA

Space.com
Great research and interactive tools.

NASA: Space Shuttle and International Space Station

American Meteor Society

Space Station Page

Vanderbilt Space & Science Exploration Site

Stardate.org
McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas offers stargazing tools, moon calculator, search and other resources.

Vanderbilt Space & Science Exploration Site

Hubble Space Telescope
The official website.

Sky High Pix
NASA's Remote Sensing Tutorial offers a big collection of overhead shots across the country.

Science@NASA

Earth Observatory
These satellite images allow you to see things such as bush fires in southeastern Australia and air pollution over China.

Windows on the Universe: Astronomy

Harvard's Interactive Observatory

NASA's Earth Observatory

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab

Thinkquest.com

Sciencemaster: Space and Astronomy

CNN.com's Space Page

Hubble Telescope Press Releases and Images

USA Today: Solar Storms
Origins of solar wind, etc.

Exploratorium.edu
This online museum features a collection of more than 600 innovative, interactive exhibits about science, nature, art, technology, etc.

ScopeReviews.com: Basics of Telescopes

Heavens Above
A very cool site. Register and identify your location, and the site tells you when to look in the sky for satellites, space station or shuttle.

Franklin Institute Inquirer's Guide to the Universe

Check Your Weight on Other Planets

Space Station Tracker

The Center for Science in the Public Interest
Articles, studies, news releases, safety tips.

Florida Today Space Section

Marshall Center Newsroom
The official Newsroom for Marshall Space Flight Center.

Space Station Science Operations News
The latest news about Space Station Science Operations, managed by the Marshall Center.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory News
NASA's official site for news and photos on the latest discoveries by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Sky & Telescope
This site offers a simulated view of the nighttime sky from anyplace on earth.

Stardate.org
A top-notch astronomy site.

NPR: Science Friday

WorldWideScience: The Global Science Gateway
Science portal and databases.

Library of Congress: e-Science Tracer Bullets
Designed to put the reader on target as far as science research and reference. Common terminology includes cyberinfrastructure, grids, grid computing, distributed networks, and high performance computing.

USGS: World's Earthquakes Ranked by Magnitude
Great quick reference for breaking news reporting on earthquakes.

Kilauea Volcano Eruption

NY Times: Dangers of Aging Dams, Flooding

Out of Context Science
Great reference site that puts science information in context.

YouTube: Planet Earth

RAND Corporation Science and Technology Research
Federally funded documents center has a variety of links, reports and resources on science and technology issues.

The Ethics of Online Science Journalism
This article that claims journalists in the United States do not discuss the same types of things when discussing ethics. Values outlined in professional association codes of ethics are addressed but social and ethical factors are not.

Space Calendar

Digital Globe.com

SpaceMediaInc.com
A great Flash presentation of space exploration.

U.K. National Archives: UFO Files
Documents and research on whether UFOs exist.

Lunar Journals
Read nearly all of the audio transcripts from the Apollo moon missions, as well as images and backgrounders on each.

StarsAcademy.com
Educational space site.

NOAA Photo Library
Shots from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel.

Powers of 10
Interactive site explains the universe and interrelationships.

Mars Odyssey Image

100 Useful Search Engines for Science
A great quick-reference site if you're looking for a specific topic.

Space Media Inc.'s Movies in Orbit

Astronautix Soviet Space History
Dozens of links to background, chronology and more.

Virtual Space Museum
History, canceled projects, etc.

University of Iowa: Space Audio

To The Moon
Apollo astronauts on the moon's surface provide 360-degree panoramas at this companion site to the PBS special that chronicles the untold science and engineering story of how they got there. (QuickTime plug-in required.)

U.S. Naval Observatory
Sun and moon data by year (from 1700 to 2100).

NASA: Apollo 8 Spaceflight Anniversary

Chicago Tribune: Apollo 8 Revisited

Smithsonian: The Apollo 8 Mission
Images, audio/video, facts, crew and mission summary.

Exploring the Moon: Apollo 8 Mission Quick Facts
Images, audio/video, facts, crew and mission summary.

Apollo 8 Video Search
YouTube video, images, etc.



SCIENCE NEWS SITES

Newswise
News releases from medical and science research.

Space.com: Leonid Meteor Showers

Stanford University's Highwire Press
Links to databases of 150,000 articles from medical and scientific journals. Many full text articles are free.

The Scientist
A bi-weekly magazine for life scientists. In addition to bi-weekly print content (free with registration), the site also features a daily news service in which users can get a daily e-mail digest.

NewScientist.com
Health, environment, etc. Includes articles, research, statistics, podcasts and more.

Physical Sciences Information Gateway
Launched on Sept. 17, 2001, PSIgate is the physical sciences hub for the UK's Resource Discovery Network (RDN). From this page, users can search the PSIgate database, search an expanded catalog (PSIgate+) generated by harvesting pages from the PSIgate database, or search across RDN databases. Returns include resources focused on astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, history of science, and more.

Climate Central
The site describes itself as "an independent, non-profit journalism and research organization...helping mainstream Americans understand how climate change connects to them."

Popular Science: How It Works Throughout History in Pictures

PBS Bloodlines
This is an independent discussion site that accompanies the show about how conflicts at the intersection of science and the courts are defining the ways Americans will deal with the ethical, legal and social dilemmas created by new life technologies. The official site for the show is at PBS.org

The Why Files
From the National Science Foundation, this site looks at the science, math and technology questions behind the news.

Open Access Eprint Archives in Science, Technology and Medicine
Research and reports on hundreds of topics.

National Academy of Sciences: U.S. Earthquake Resilience Needs Strengthening

Library of Congress: Science Reference Services

Symphony of Science
Science explained in music. Cool site.

Harvard's Research Matters Site
It is a portal to news articles about research. Right now there are about 214 articles in it and it will grow weekly. It's contents span the range of research fields, from the humanities to social science to science to technology to medicine.

National Science Foundation News Page
Links to a digest, publications, legislative affairs and more.

ScienceNOW News Headlines

Science News
One of the first and most reliable science news sites on the Web.

Artigen Science News
A great search engine with regular news updates.

WeeklyScientist.com

CNN.com's Science Tech Page

Bad Science

Google's Science News Directory

E!Science News
Aggregated news on science news and sources.

SciCentral
Provides links to the best science news in a variety of topic areas. It is an ideal site for a journalist seeking story ideas.

Skeptical Science: The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism

Cyanova Science News
An easy-to-use table of science news stories.

Stem Cell Research Archive
A great collection of stories from the Washington Post.

National Council for Science and Environment

EurekAlert: Science Dictionaries and Glossaries

Cal Berkeley Lab Library

Environmental Information Resources

USC GIS Research Laboratory

Exploratorium
A site run by the Museum of Science, Art and Perception offers webcasts, a science news wire, a digital library and cool studies and presentations.

SelectSurf Science-Technology Links
Links to several great science sites.

Fagan Finder: Science Resources

Inside Science News Service
This site from the American Institute of Physics publicizes science stories that may have been missed by the general press. All of the material in the "Stories" section is original reporting that is available for journalists to use as source material. The "links" section has stories from elsewhere that may be of interest to journalists.

Discovery: Science Channel

ScienceNewsforKids.org

Center for Science in the Public Interest
Newsletters, studies and more.

Fusion Power
A British research site on a new type of energy that could make oil obsolete.


LOCATE RESEARCH/ORGANIZATIONS/EXPERTS/AGENCIES

Community of Science
Search a free database of science experts.

The Greatest Women in Science History
Highlights many of the greatest women pioneers in science history with in-depth information and resources.

Media Resource Service
Search a database of reputable sources on science info. from the Scientific Research Society.

American Association for the Advancement of Science

WebElements.com
From Cyberjournalist.net: The WebElements interactive periodic table allows you to click on any of the elements to get in-depth information. The information includes not just detailed descriptions and specifications of all the elements, but an audio clip describing the element, photos of the elements, and video clips in some cases. The site also includes a printable periodic table and a version for Palm Pilots.

The Office of Naval Research
This office manages the science and technology programs for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

Science Centric
Information source for natural sciences and technology, and breaking news. The site is searchable, and browsable by disciplines, videos, editorials, art and style.

PhysicsToday.org

U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: Science and Math
Thousands of documents dating back decades.

U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: Science and Technology
Thousands of documents and technical reports dating back decades.

True Cost Clearinghouse
Tips From the Science & Environmental Health Network, this site links to dozens of stories, policies and research on a variety of issues.

The American Institute of Physics: History of Global Warming

Small Science Collective: Mini-zines

MDTV Medical News Now Inc.
A New Jersey-based organization that presents a television medical news program that airs on cable in about 20 states.

Access Research Network
A great science and design portal.

SciTopics
Research summaries by science experts.

Center for Science in the Public Interest
A consumer-watchdog group in Washington.

Genomic Glossaries and Taxonomies
Biotechnology & pharmaceutical terms (& definitions) not found in most dictionaries. About 3,500 + definitions for applications, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cheminformatics, drug discovery and development, genomics, molecular biology, proteomics (and beyond), tools and technologies.

Best Science Photos of 2011

National Science Foundation

ActionBioScience.org: Ethics on Human Cloning

National Academy of Sciences

The Federation of American Scientists


INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE SITES

Journalism UK Science and Environment Page
Dozens of links to issues in Great Britian.

Megastories
Find cool global news pieces.

PSCI
This Web site is a gateway to high-quality Internet resources on science communication and public engagement with science.

European Science Links
It's somewhat limited compared to the Journalists Toolbox, but you can give it a try.

YouTube: Minute Physics Channel
Short videos of physics lessons.

Geo Currents
A map-illustrated forum dedicated to exploring global geography. Most posts link to current events, supplying historical background, spatial analysis, and political and intellectual context.

Europe's Science Media Center
Links to hundreds of research studies and stories.

American Math Society: What's New in Mathematics
Includes a 'Feature Column' monthly essays on mathematical topics), 'Math in the Media' (highlights of math news from science literature and the current media), 'Math Digest' (summaries of articles on mathematics), and the 'AMS Public Awareness Office'(press releases, contacts for journalists, and more).


MISCELLANEOUS SCIENCE SITES

Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

World Federation of Science Journalists

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Martindale's The Reference Desk
An extensive set of health science links.

100 Useful Search Engines for Science
A great quick-reference site if you're looking for a specific topic.

ZIP Code Zoo
From Neat New Stuff on the Web: This site helps you identify animals, plants, birds, butterflies and more in your area. Just type in your ZIP Code.

Eco-Labels.org
Resources that monitor a company's claim on a label. Also helps customers decipher what?s on a label. Very handy in covering consumer issues.

Online Science Museum
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England, has virtual exhibits on everything from aircraft and locomotives to photography and scientific instruments. You'll need a Shockwave plug-in to run it.

Biology Online
A comprehensive dictionary of biology facts contains links to related terms within its definitions. It also offers detailed tutorials on biology-related topics.

FuelCells.org
Answers basic questions about fuel cell technology and links to companies and universities doing research in that area.

Knight Science Journalism Tracker
Provides a broad sampling of the past day's science news and, where possible, of news releases or other news tips related to publication of science news in the general circulation news media. Posts are up by 2 p.m. Eastern time most weekdays.

WorldWideScience
A "Global Science Gateway" that features scientific databases and portals.

Popular Science Archives

Knight Center Beat Guide: Energy Resources

Science Blog
Science news straight from the source. The site provides helpful links to press releases from research organizations.

Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT

National UFO Reporting Center
Continuous reporting site since 1974. Double-check sourcing on anything pulled from this site.

USGS: Track Invasive Plant and Animal Species

BIOME
A British biosciences site.

InstantAnatomy.net
An anatomy education site.

Physics of Baseball Web Site
Links to academic research and studies about various aspects of baseball physics.

Baseball Research Center
Describes itself as the "Center of Excellence for the Science and Engineering of Baseball" for both experimental and analytical methods. The center focuses on baseball bat performance and durability, and the Center is the official certification center for all NCAA baseball bats and Major League Baseball bats.

Research Blogging
Bloggers about research in their fields, including neuroscience, anthropology, computer science, medicine, physics, etc. A good place to go for story ideas and finding expert sources.

Discovery News
Browse science news by category.

National Academies Press
More than 4,000 .pdf of science books and other research.

Center for Science in the Public Interest

U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library
More than 400,000 photographs taken during geologic studies of the United States, from 1868 to present. Search through earthquakes, volcanoes, state parks, etc.

MediaResource Linking Journalists and Scientists

Disaster Finder
Run by the NASA Solid Earth and Natural Hazards Program, this service was created for the disaster community at-large so that the best links in disaster information could be found quickly and easily. Links are categorized within the Disaster Finder database according the Disaster services section of the Taxonomy of Human Services: A Conceptual Framework with Standardized Terminology and Definitions for the Field.

MSNBC/Live Science: How Earthquakes Work

Molecular Weight Calculator
Just input the formula, and it returns the molecular weight to 13 decimal places.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

BBC: Science of Superheroes
The BBC examines the "science" behind comic-book superheroes. How can they do what they do.

Towards Electronic Journals: Realities for Scientists, Librarians and Publishers
This academic research focuses mostly on scientists' perspective as authors and readers, how changes over the years by publishers and librarians have affected scientists, and what they should expect from electronic journal and digital journal article databases. We describe some myths concerning scholarly journals and attempt to assess the future in a realistic manner.

PBS: The Gene Hunters
Companion site to the documentary on the mysteries of human disease.

All Species: Whole Earth Catalog
An attempt to name every plant, animal in microbe on earth.

Visual Physics
Interactive simulations and quizzes help you mine basic physics answers.

PhysicsCentral.com

Stephen Hawking's Universe
Topics ranging from cosmology to real unsolved mysteries, including an "Ask the Experts" section.

NewScientist.com
Features, research and tools from the magazine site.

BioSeeker

eFunda

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics

Internet Connections for Engineers
An extensive listing of engineering and science resources.

American Engineering Campaign
Facts on engineering (an engineer created the snowboard, you know) and the 20 greatest achievements in engineering (Hint: The snowboard wasn't one of them.)

BBC SciTech

Harvard's Research Matters Site
A portal to news articles that span the range of research fields, from the humanities to social science to science to technology to medicine.

Scitable: Learn Science
Search science and nature topics, find experts, discussion forums, etc.

Wild Film History
Wildlife films and television programs from 1896 to the present. It includes oral histories and video interviews.

Discovery.com

Popular Science
Tech news with some focus on science and medicine.

Scientific American
Magazine focusing on domestic science issues.

Science Week
A weekly that posts daily news briefs with science content.

Scientific Illustration
Tumblr blog on science issues.

ScienceforCitizens.net
The Network for Citizen Science Projects and Resources.

SciTechResources.gov
This site provides scientists, researchers, engineers, and others with easy access to government resources related to science and technology.

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.

American Journal of Physiology

Advanced Cell Technology
A cloning business that is simply "giving Mother Nature a hand in producing duplicates of animals.

How Stuff Works: Human Cloning

Grossology: The (Impolite Science of the Human Body)

Rachel Carson Institute: Environment
Carson is considered the mother of the environmental movement. Learn more about her and her career.

Longevity Web Site

PhysLink.com
Links to dozens of great physics education and reference sites.

Library of Congress: Science Reference Guides

ScienceResearch.com
Science research portal features news, conferences, studies and more.

Scitopia.org
Research and data from more than 15 science associations and publications.

UK: Recycle This

ECHO: Exploring and Collecting History Online
From George Mason University this site offer links to more than 5,000 history sites about science, technology and industry.

National Biological Information Infrastructure [NBII]
Federal, state, and local government agencies, and their partners from universities, nonprofit agencies, industry, have created this "broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources."

SciTopics
Current information for researchers on scientific, technical and medical topics.

Science.tv

Library of Congress: Science Tracer Bullets
Research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects.

Greenpeace: Stop Greenwashing
Greenwashing describe the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. This Greenpeace site is a great resource to find more case studies of companies' greenwashing as well as other criteria and how to suggestions for businesses to go green ethically.

Public Library of Science
A nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.

WorldWideScience.org
This site is a "global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases and portals."

Online Periodic Table
An award-winning site that lists and explains all the periodic tables.

Becoming Human
A great site on paleoanthropology, human evolution and origins. Flash 5 is required and a high-speed connection recommended for the video.

Center for Science in the Public Interest

Knight Science Journalism Tracker

AndreaCampbell.com
A forensic scientist, Campbell will soon have a book out, "Legal Ease: A Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedure" and is offers contact information as a source at her Web site.

ScienceStuff.org

PBS Animal Encyclopedia
Hundreds of helpful facts and stats.

Science Republic

Women in Technology International
Active group in promoting women in the science and tech industries.

The Last Word: Science Questions
Pose questions about science topics.

Center for Science in the Public Interest: Smart Mouth
A site about food science for kids.

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

Museum of Science and Industry
Promotional site for Chicago museum.

StarScientific.com
Tobacco processing tech company.

Northwest Science Writers Association
Geared toward the region, but the site has many resources helpful to science writers anywhere.

Archaeology Info.
Glossary, gallery of fossil examples, timeline of human evolution.

ResourceShelf: Tips on Free Science Search Tools

Discover Magazine: Top Science Stories, 2008

European Organization for Nuclear Research: Large Hadron Collider
Milestones, safety, facts and figures, background, how it works, etc.

Wikipedia: The Large Hadron Collider

Large Hadron Collider Home Page

ScienceDaily
News and articles on science, health, environment and technology.

Food & Water Watch: Genetically Engineered Food: An Overview

WorldChanging: Global Warming Animations

NPR Science Friday: SciFri Videos

Chicago Council for Science and Technology

American Lung Association: State of the Air We Breathe
.PDF format of 2009 report.

Science U
A spinoff site from the Geometry Center at the University of Minnesota, this site explains science in basic terms.

National Science Foundation

Sense about Science

Encyclopedia of Life

National Library of Medicine Rapid Research Notes
Access to research shared through online forums. Great for health and science writers scanning for latest research. Low-graphic, so it works well on mobile media.

Energy Information Administration Energy Statistics
Official stats from the U.S. government.

Google Scholar
Search journals, articles, academic papers and more.

Scirus
Science search tool is "the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web."

Online Journal Science Search Engine

The Organic Center

American Wind Energy Association

American Wind Energy Association: Wind Entergy Basics

PubGene
Biology and genetics research.

NCBI: Entrez
Search life sciences publications.

LA Times Science Section

Futurity
News source featuring the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health, and more from North America's leading research universities.

Women in Science and Technology: Past, Present and Future Blog

Cosmic Log: Must-See Science Videos

Writing and Publishing Resources

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WritersMarket.com
This site is the wired key to publishing success, providing the most comprehensive and always up-to-date market contact info available. An outstanding guide to freelance writing. This site charges an annual fee.

100 Resources and Links for Writers

Twitter Tips for Authors

The Author's Guild
Dozens of great resources for writers and publishers. Legal information, tips, etc.

WritingWithClarity.com
An excellent site from Ken O'Quinn, a former news journalist turned writing coach/consultant.

The Power of Words
Bob Wyss of The Providence Journal has a great site on writing and writing well.

Gutenberg.net: Public Domain Books
Thousands of public domain books.

ClickZ: Seven Qualities of Good Online Writing
An online directory of writing education for journalism, poetry, screenwriting, etc.

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

The WorkingReporter.com
Information and links for all reporting needs.

Reporter Pitch Story Information Exchange
Share story ideas, links and other resources.

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

Virtual Reference Desk
Quick research on almanac questions.

Libraryspot.com
One-stop shopping for dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference materials.

Phaster Lookups Reference Database
Do quick searches for reference tools: encylopedias, economic terms, legal dictionary, biblical reference, quotes and more. Great one-stop reference shopping.

Writers' Forum
Forum members are in the process of writing a debut novel/non-fiction volume of prose or poetry. The online community discusses the process of researching and writing a first book. Members get access to exclusive podcasts and interviews, plus original articles and tips for amateur and professional writers, artists, etc.

Writers and Editors

"No Train, No Gain"
A helpful site for training tips from newsroom trainers around the world.

Editing a Web Site: Extending the Levels of Edit
Describes lessons learned by a university editing class when they edited a web site.

Yale's World Wide Web Style Manual
Describes lessons learned by a university editing class when they edited a web site.

30 Useful Tools for Freelancers
Free online tools to manage workflow, revenues, expenses, etc.

Ragan: 14 Apps That Will Jumpstart Your Writing

Techniques for Writing Good Web Documents
An extensive list of specific do's and don'ts, with examples. Many of these tips are familiar to technical communicators but are often news to other writers. Includes a good discussion on when and how to use frames.

Writing for the Web

Jared Spool's User Interface Engineering

Jacob Nielsen's Alertbox
An ongoing series on topics such as "How users read on the Web", "Why Web users scan instead of read".

Freelance Writing Organization International
A free site that hosts thousands of writing resources and writing links in a massive online database. 40-plus genres, funds for writers, job listings, education, news, submission calls, research library. Writing resources range from adventure to westerns, agents to publishers. Professional resources for all writers, editors, journalists of all mediums.

Newslab's "Getting the Numbers Right"

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.

Allwords.com
Look up spellings quickly.

Freelance Writing Organization International
A free site that hosts thousands of writing resources and writing links in a massive online database. 40+ genres, funds for writers, job listings, education, news, submission calls, research library. Writing resources range from adventure to westerns, agents to publishers. Professional resources for all writers, editors, journalists of all mediums.

Garbl's Writing Center
A great collection of free writing tips, resources, links, etc.

Today in Literature
A calendar of engaging stories about the great books, writers, and events in literary history.

Dictionaries on the Web
More than 100 links to dictionaries in 40 languages

Comptons Encyclopedia Online

Thesaurus.com
Look up words quickly.

Encyclopedia.com

Acronym Finder
Not sure what alphabet soup means? Look up the acronym for the full spelling.

Dictionary
Quick reference for word searches.

Your Dictionary.com: 100 Most Misspelled Words

Your Dictionary.com: 100 Most Mispronounced Words

University Writing Style Guides
A large collection of online style guides.

Liam's Pictures from Old Books
More than 2,400 high-resolution images from more than 160 antique books.

Slanguage: Slang Terms
A collection of regional, national and international slang terms.

Internet Resources for Writers
A great one-page stop for helpful writing and reporting links.

Webopedia
Look up the latest in high-tech jargon; definitions in layman's terms.

Netlingo
The Internet Language Dictionary

Onelook Dictionary
A glossary of 743 subjects.

Bartleby's Familiar Quotations
Not sure who said it? Look it up!

Elements of Style

InfoPlease Online Almanac

Newsthinking.com
An excellent site on newspaper writing and reporting from Bob Baker of the LA Times. The site offers a dynamic e-newsletter on writing, editing and newsroom collaboration.

The Vocabula Review

Newscript: Writing for Radio
This site is run by Michael Meckler, a professor of classical and medieval Latin literature at Ohio State University. A useful guide to various forms of audio journalism, along with practical tips on writing for the ear.

Community Media Workshop
Dozens of resources and tips pages on reporting issues.

E-journals.org
Search for journals on hundreds of wide-ranging topics.

Webgrammar.com
Writing tips, grammar index, online tips and more.

Spelling Links

WritePath
Blog on writing, history, e-updates and more!

Children's Literature Database
This database has thousands of listings of award-winning children's literature books.

Wikipedia Literature

New Pages

Literary Web
Compiled by the University of Virginia this site offers author directories, book collections, journals, literary resources, etc.

Lit Line Links
More than 100 listings of links to organizations and other literature directories.

Harvard's Nieman Narrative Digest
Updated every couple of weeks with tips and ideas about narrative writing.

Liam's Pictures from Old Books
More than 2,400 high-resolution images from more than 160 antique books.

Harvard's Notable Narratives Database
A database of narrative journalism samples. Search by dates, source, topic, etc.

Bull's Eye Business Writing Tips
More than 400 tips.

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.

Jim's Word/Writer's Links
A great collection of writing resources for journalists and others.

WritersHome.com: Freelance Writing Resources

Chip on Your Shoulder Writing Column
From Poynter.org's Chip Scanlan.

Columbia Journalism Review Resource Guides
Covers a variety of journalism topics.

Obit Writing Tips
Suggestions from journalist Gerry Goldstein.

WritePath.com
Reference materials for writers to address the questions journalists do.

ProJo's Power of Words

Logophilia.com
Features terms tied to current events. A very helpful resource. You have to pay for some items, though.

AmericanDialect.org
The site selects "Words of the Year." Hilarious.

ReverseSpeech.com
Ever wonder what you're saying backwards?

World Clock
Convert time, date to anywhere in the world.

Who, What, When Database
A cool tool that allows you to quickly search historical timelines.

Common Errors in English
Is it further or farther? Settle all newsroom bets.

Simpli.com
For finding words in their proper context, this directory is also useful for finding alternate words to concepts or ideas.

Oingo.com
For finding words in their proper context, this directory is also useful for finding alternate words to concepts or ideas.

The Writer's Guru
Reporters can post queries about research, grammar, spelling, etc.

Buzzwhack's Buzzword Complaint Dictionary
A funny site that helps you clarify what your boss or client is talking about.

Reporter's Desktop
Several great reporting tools.

Itools.com
Language and library aids, research materials

Writers on America
Fifteen writers enlisted by the State Department to contribute essays (for overseas consumption) on what it means to be a writer in America.

The Elements of Style

Jack Lynch's Guide to Style

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

Webster's Guide to Grammar and Writing

NewsCollege
Loaded with tip sheets and articles, this site features work previously published in "The Write Way," some of which have been updated and revised for NewsCollege. Started in early 2006, the site covers many writing basics, such as tightening copy and eliminating weak quotes.

LSU's Ready Reference Style Guide

The Writing Center's Online Handouts

Garrison Keillor's Writers Almanac

Citation Styles to Electronic and Internet Sources

Shakespeare's Complete Works

Studs Turkel: Conversation with America
Interviews, links, stories from the famous Chicago-based author.

SFLink.net
Puts journalists in touch with science fiction experts including authors, artists and fans.

Openweb Analysts
This company helps journalists and news people with the concepts behind Open Source software, such as Linux, Apache web server and OpenOffice.

Wacky Writer's World
A web site for writers about the writer's craft, the "business" side of writing, and other topics of interest to writers and others.

Internet-Resources.com: Writers
More than 1,900 useful links for writers.

Editorial Freelancers Association

The WritersManual.com
Great resources and industry news.

Writers Weekly
A great E-zine full of writing tips, publishing news, etc.

NewsPlace.org
A search site that features a "Grammar Matters" review section.

Dictionaries on the Web
More than 100 links to dictionaries in 40 languages

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Bedford St. Martin's Web Resources for Writers

Columbia Encyclopedia
The sixth edition has 51,000 entries and 80,000 cross references and search capabilities.


Writing for the Web/Online Tools

Jakob Nielsen's Writing for the Web
Dozens of great tips and research on developing online content.

Gahran.com
Web consultant Amy Gahran, who offers super tips on writing, editing and designing for the Web.

WritetheWeb.com
News for Web users who write back.

Writing for the Web and Creating Effective Online Content
A Webword.com interview with online writing expert Amy Gahran.

Writing for the Web
The basic do's and don'ts from Webnovice.com.

SearchSpell.com
Check your spelling as you submit a query.

TimeTicker.com
Use this database to check what time it is anywhere in the world.

EditAvenue.com
Claims to be the he Internet?s "premier editing resource." You can select English professors, technical writers, lawyers, copy editors, scientists, or more than 200 other editing experts to correct and enhance your writing.

Web Writer Weekly
Resources and links for writers.

American Society of Journalists and Authors

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Tips on writing, punctuation, grammar, usage, etc. Great podcasts where GG answers user-submitted questions.

Internet Public Library Pathfinder
University of Michigan librarians organize subject pages that included annotated suggestions for both the Web and library books. A great starting point for any story.

Brizcomm.com
Aims to be the benchmark for online content in Australia. Includes an archive of content-related tips from a weekly e-mail newsletter; a database of Web site reviews from a weekly columnist and weekly radio show; a free content jobs database for web work and workers; FAQs for content employers and employees; and contributed columns and reviews.


Writing and Publishing Links

Wordorigins.org
The truth and myth about where words come from.

TipsforWriters.com
Advice and instruction on contracts, copyrights, plagiarism.

The Beat Page
A literature and publishing news site.

Eliterature.org
Dozens of resources for all types of writing. A great site!

Presidential Libraries

PublishersLunch
News and notes on the book business. Sign up for a free daily e-mail newsletter.

Poets.org

National Writer's Union

TipsforWriters.com
Advice and instruction on contracts, copyrights, plagiarism.

Eliterature.org
Dozens of resources for all types of writing. A great site!

Presidential Libraries

Modern Library: 100 Best Novels

RandomHouse 100 Best Novels

Writer's Digest

National Writer's Union

Writer's Guild of America

Writer's Union of Canada

American Booksellers Association
National trade association.

Bookwire.com
Publishing news, features and interviews.

AuthorsDen
Gathering place to share information between unpublished authors.

Authorlink
Buys and sells rights to unpublished manuscripts.

Small Publishers Association of North America

American Self-Publisher Association
Devoted to teaching authors how to self-publish and market their books.

IndependentPublisher.com

U.S. Copyright Office

The Complete Review
A literary review site.

Neil Gaiman's Writing Journal
A regularly-updated journal as quirky as his professional work.

American Booksellers Association
National trade association.

Bookwire.com
Publishing news, features and interviews.

BookFinder.com
Links to 20,000 independent book-sellers and lists more than 30 million books (new, used, rare, etc.).

AuthorsDen
Gathering place to share information between unpublished authors.

Authorlink
Buys and sells rights to unpublished manuscripts.

Small Publishers Association of North America

American Self-Publisher Association
Devoted to teaching authors how to self-publish and market their books.

IndependentPublisher.com

Arts & Letters Daily
Updated sets of links each day.

3 a.m. Magazine
A contemporary art and literature site that features photo essays, poems, essays, stories and more.

Indentity Theory
A contemporary art and literature site that features photo essays, poems, essays, stories and more.

Corpse
A contemporary art and literature site that features photo essays, poems, essays, stories and more.

Rosetta Project
Archive of lost languages, pronunciation guides and writing samples.

Chapter-a-Day
The site will e-mail you a chapter or two of a book each day. Very cool.

Publink.net
A database of authors, author bios, interviews, etc.

Written Road
A blog for travel writers. This specific page offers resources for writers.

Writer's Digest: 101 Best Websites for Writers

BookTV.org
A very handy search tool allows you to locate video interviews with non-fiction book editors.

Usable Web: Guide to Resources about Web Usability

Homesite Journal
A treasure trove of tips and tricks.

Sun Microsystem's Style Guide

Tim Berners-Lee's CERN Style Guide

Web Review

In the First Person
Site claims to be a "free, high quality, professionally published, in-depth index of close to 4,000 collections of personal narratives in English from around the world."

National Biological Information Infrastructure [NBII]
Federal, state, and local government agencies, and their partners from universities provide data to biological information. This site helps you track it down.

Resources for Technical Writers

Project Gutenberg
More than 35,000 eBooks representing more than 50 languages.

Writer's Resource Center

Benedict Copyright Site

The Book Report Network
Book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of new releases, literary games and contests

AuthorYellowPages.com

AuthorsOnTheWeb.com

Good Culture: The Longform Journalism Renaissance
Short list of links to good narrative writing sites.

Copyright Management Center

Copyright Clearance Center

Top 10 Crimes of Online Writing

CyberLaw Encylopedia: Copyright Law

LongForm.org: Best of 2011
The best in long-form writing.

Crash Course in Copyright Law

Intellectual Property Primer

Medical/Health Studies and Databases

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Kaiser Family Foundation: Health '08
News links, podcasts, journalists' page, polls, analysis and more on the election and healthcare issues.

PubMed Medical Library
Search a large database of journal articles by title, author, publication, etc.

Hospital Comparison Database
Type in your ZIP code to get mortality rates for a limited list of illnesses at hospitals in your area.

Hospital Select
Search a national database of hospitals.

ClinicalTrials.gov
A National Institutes of Health Web site with more than 4,000 federal and private medical studies involving patients and others at more than 47,000 locations.

Drugs.com
Claims it provides "a convenient, unbiased and reliable source of drug information at one of the most easily remembered Web site addresses on the Internet." Of particular interest is the drug interaction program.

Medical Symptoms Database

Health Policy Tracking Service

WhoIsSick.org
This site maps cold and flu symptoms by ZIP code. Users can log their ailments.

County Health Rankings
Use this image map to track how healthy your county or surrounding counties are.

Spine-Health.com
Doctors database, research, announcements, etc.

America's Health Rankings
Pick a state to find stats, rankings in various categories such as immunizations, heart attacks, cancer deaths, etc.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Studies, stats, links, newsletters, contacts and more.

CNN: Health Library
A great library of dozens of multimedia packages on diseases and health-related issues. Great for quick-reference.

PharmacyChecker.com
Look up facts about drugs.

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
A great database from Cal-San Francisco that contains 20 million fully searchable documents from the1930s to the 1990s -- previously secret stuff from tobacco industry files obtained as part of the Minnesota AG and Blue Cross lawsuit settled in 1998.

Reporter's Guide to U.S. Global Health PolicyFrom Kaiser Family Foundation, this is an easy-to-use online reference for the media covering global health.

Sports Injuries
This handout from the National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease.

State Health Facts Online
A super collection of statistics.

Drug Dictionary Search

American Association for Homecare

Healthmap: Global Health, Local Information

Open Access Eprint Archives in Science, Technology and Medicine
Research and reports on hundreds of topics.

Radiation Dose Chart

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Features a research clearinghouse so you can track what experts, drug companies say about imported medicines.

Medline Plus: Memory Impairment

Public Citizen: Questionable Doctors
A non-profit watchdog organization that keeps a list of 6,700 "questionable" doctors in 12 states. Cost is $10.

Fact Sheets from NCHS
Healthy weight, overweight, and obesity among U.S. adults. A .PDF file.

Informed Patient Institute
Ranks healthcare websites on content, timeliness, presentation to help people find more reliable information. Good for sourcing for reporters.

American Chronic Pain Association

Spinal Cord Injury Information Network

U.S. News: Top American Hospitals 2009

Kaiser State Health Facts
From Marylaine Block's Neat New Stuff on the Net: Find out how well your state is doing in regard to health coverage and the uninsured.

Kaiser Family Foundation: The Uninsured
Resources for writing about people without medical insurance.

Calypte Biomedical
Resources, news and research on cancer, heart disease, AIDS, neurological diseases, etc.

eMedicine Journal
A fee-based medical index of online peer-reviewed journals, reference books, and articles.

NIH Research Matters
Weekly medical news update with podcasts, videos and more.

MedlinePlus: Exercise and Physical Fitness

U.S. Census: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
Download data and map of households with and without health insurance. Sort by county, area, etc.

Cholesterol Status Among Adults in the United States

BBC: Human Body Site
A walk through human anatomy 101.

Allergy Action Plan

Medical World Search
Searchable database of 100,000+ documents, reports, papers on medical research and diseases from universities, teaching hospitals, research centers.

Merck Manual

Health Square: PDR

VMyths.com
Myths about viruses.

Gray's Anatomy at Bartleby.com

Pubmed Medical Studies Database

Health A to Z
A comprehensive health guide that features links, interactive tools, info centers and e-mail updates. Good for some quick research.

HealthGrades.com
Evaluates hospitals, doctors, executives, managed care, etc.

Healthindex.org
Links to dozens of research stats, etc.

DocFinder Doctors Database
American State Medical Association Data from state medical boards, which provide data on licensed doctors, including their specialties, medical school, license number and whether there is regulatory action pending.

Martindale's The Reference Desk
An extensive set of health science links.

DrugStory.org
This site presents the latest drug-related information to help writers quickly locate and research critical information on specific drugs and provides writers with the opportunity to e-mail specific questions to a select list of drug experts. Also, the site features interviews with people whose lives have been affected by drugs, as well as summaries of Writers Roundtables on specific drug-related topics.

National Institute of Health: U.S. Health Care Research
Use this to keep up with what's going on at the company.

National Organization for Rare Disorders
A searchable database of more than 1,100 diseases.

Prevline.com
National clearinghouse for alcohol and drug information.

QuestforCures.com
A search engine dedicated to searching the Web for cures for specific diseases. Also has a news search feature.

National Trauma Data Bank Data Center
Claims to be "the largest aggregation of trauma registry data ever assembled." The goal of the NTDB is to inform the medical community, the public, and decision makers about a wide variety of issues that characterize the current state of care for injured persons.

OmniMedicalSearch: Medical Image Search Engine

MedlinePlus: Diets

College Drinking Study (April 2002)
A study by the federally supported Task Force on College Drinking estimated that drinking by college students contributes to 1,400 deaths, 500,000 injuries and 70,000 cases of sexual assault or date rape a year.

Medical Privacy State Laws

Lasker Foundation.org
The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation presents premiere prizes in basic and clinical medical research (America's Nobel's), and has built a site with lots of information and links about biomedical research issues, leaders, etc. It recently connected with www.publicagenda.org to provide info/research/tools for journalists, elected officials, etc.

BeMedWise.org
From the National Council on Parent Information and Education, this site is a coalition of health-related organizations to help people better understand over-the-counter medicines. Good background information on drug contents and interactions.

American Social Health Association: STDs
Background and history of sexually transmitted diseases.

Treatment Advocacy Center
Studies on mental illness, treatments, and various laws and legal interpretations.

Global Health Facts
Data on HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and more. You can search data by country and create customized data sheets.

Global Health Reporting
Information on HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and more.

State Health Facts
Use image map or category to mine statistics by state.

CDC: National Center for Health Statistics

The National Library of Medicine Dietary Supplements Labels Database
Labels from more than 3,000 brands of dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, etc.

American Hospital Directory
Search for a hospital by name, city, zip code, phone number, etc.

Legacy Drug Industry Document Archive
More than 2,500 documents from drug companies about industry-sponsored clinical trials, publication of study results, pricing, marketing, relations with physicians and involvement in continuing medical education.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive

U.S. Public Interest Research Groups
Transportation, healthcare, money and politics, media reform, tax and budget, law, higher education and environmental issues.

Cochrane Reviews
Database of free, searchable abstracts of medical treatments.

MedEdPortal

MedNets
Search medical journals, databases, medical societies.

MedicineNet
Search medical journals, databases, medical societies.

Healthline
Another WebMD-like site.

Omni Medical Search
Search news, images, discussion forums, MedPro, etc. A great quick-search tool.

Google eHealthcare Bot

Education

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U.S. Department of Education

National Education Association

National Education Writer's Association

National School Boards Association

National School Boards Association Blog

Center for Public Education
National School Boards Association research site.

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

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

Council of Chief State School Officers

EdMoney.org
From the Education Writers Association, this site tracks education spending across the country. Full of data, sources and other helpful research.

American Council on Education

Association of School Business Officials

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Association of Elementary School Principals

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

No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Database

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.

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

National Association of College Admissions Counseling

CollegeBoard.com: The New SAT

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

Parents United for Responsible Education
Public school parent advocacy group provides news, analysis and background information on issues.

American Association of University Professors

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

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.

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

SPJ: Reporter's Guide to FERPA

Newsweek: America's Top 100 High Schools

100 Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers

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

Education Nation Scorecard
This site provides readers "useful, easily understandable information about performance at individual schools, as well as in districts, states, and the nation as a whole."

Grad Money Matters
Tips on managing money, including top 10 lists. Helpful to journalists looking for tips/graphics to accompany finance stories.

MyResourceCloud.net
Education resources written by teachers.

National Center for Education Statistics Data Center

CollegeResults.org
Track graduation rates and other data on universities.

Healthy Schools Network

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

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

Academe Today
Chronicle of Higher Education.

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.

SyllabusFinder
The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University has this search tool that helps you track down online course syllabi at universities around the world.

The National Commission on Writing
Reports, press releases and information on writing and education from The College Board.

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)

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

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

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

Journalism Journeyman: 22 Useful Sites to Find Journalism Internships

College and University Pages
Links to nearly every school imaginable.

EducationNews.org

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

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

Student Loan Calculator

Washington Monthly College Guide

Worldwide ETD Index: Electronic Theses and Dissertations
"A global index of freely available electronic theses and dissertations."

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

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.

Beloit College Mindset List
This is an annual compilation that offers a glimpse of the world as seen through the eyes of each incoming freshman class at the Wisconsin college.

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

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.

The Ounce of Prevention Fund
Early childhood program provider and advocacy organization whose experts can help journalists with stories on the benefits of preschool, Head Start, and other early education programs for low-income children.

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.

Council for Advancement and Support of Education

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.

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.

TeacherTube
Lesson plans, video, etc.

Journalist's Guide to Covering Adoption

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

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

NEA: National Teacher Shortage
Offers studies and stats.

Schoolwide IDEA Book

National Assessment of Educational Progress

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Home Page

Office of Research and Improvement (OERI)

Class Size Reduction

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

Education Publications

Curriculum Services

Council of the Great City Schools

Title I Report

Institute of International Education

RAND Corporation Education Research
Federally funded documents center has a variety of links, reports and resources on education issues.

Going2College.org
Look up state-specific aid programs for college tuition.

FinAid.org
Online guide to college financial aid.

TheClassConnection.com
Blog for college and high school students and teachers.

TeachforAmerica
National corps of outstanding recent college graduates and professionals of all academic majors and career interests who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools. Site has statistics and other education research on it.

RateMyProfessors.com
A different kind of teaching evaluation form. Produces some interesting answers.

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

Roll Call Online

StudyWeb.com
Find helpful sites for research.

Universities List

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

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.

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.

Child Welfare Information Gateway
A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Has sections on abuse, library search, statistics, online catalog, adoption information and more.

Project on Student Debt
Newsroom, experts, publications and other resources on student loans.

FinAid.org
Tips, calculators and other student loan information.

Videolectures.net
More than 11,000 lectures searchable by topic, instructor, school, etc.

TeacherVision: History of Presidential Inaugurations

Amethyst Initiative
College presidents and chancellors who support informed and unimpeded debate on the 21 year-old drinking age.

Department of Education: What Works Clearinghouse
Educational intervention strategies site.

Play the News
This interactive game helps readers understand current events and news. It's created by a company called Impact Games.

College QuickFinder
Shows the average SAT exam scores of students that a college admits.

CollegeResults.org
Look up what percentage of a college's students graduate in four years.

National Association for Sport and Physical Education

National Cheer Safety Foundation
Deals with high school and college cheerleading safety issues.

Campus Explorer
Helps match students to prospective colleges. Full of background information on universities and colleges.

Student Press Law Center: Classroom Resources
Presentations, handouts, online quizzes and more. Great tools for teaching the First Amendment.

Education Social Networks
From EducationalNeworking.com, this page lists dozens of social networks for various levels of teaching and learning A must-bookmark.

100 Helpful Web Sites for New Teachers

Inside High Ed: Higher Education's Source for News, Views and Jobs

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

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

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.

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
News, events, curriculum, etc.

Academia.edu
Displays academics around the world in a tree format, according to what university/department they are affiliated with. It enables an academic to have an easy-to-maintain academic Web page.

The Student Newspaper Survival Guide

Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool
Analyze college campus crime statistics with this resource from the Office of Postsecondary Education, part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Open Culture
Free audiobooks, e-books, courses, language lessons, etc.

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