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Al Jazeera English

  • "24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel and the world's first global English language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East."

Library Resources for Communication Studies

  • "This site is a springboard that librarians, students, and researchers can use to find information in the area of communication studies. It is not exhaustive, rather it includes the core or primary resources within each category presented. The resources included within this site were selected by communication studies librarians serving as members of the Association of College and Research Libraries Educational and Behavioral Sciences Section Communication Studies Committee."

Digital Storytelling

  • "A project of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Institute for New Media Studies. The site guides you through the taxonomy of digital storytelling, analysis of current practices, clearinghouse of effects research, showcase of innovative story forms, and forums for discussion."

Project for Excellence in Journalism

  • "The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism is dedicated to trying to understand the information revolution. Using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press, particularly content analysis, we are non partisan, non ideological and non political."

PR Watch

  • "This site features "daily reporting on public relations, propaganda, and media spin." Daily entries include links to items from a variety of media sources accompanied by commentary and related links. "Spin" archives go back to 2000. From PR Watch, a project of the Center for Media and Democracy devoted to investigative reporting on the public relations industry."

State of the News Media

  • "Since 2004, Pew Research Center has issued an annual report on key audience and economic indicators for a variety of sectors within the U.S. news media industry."

Global Voices

  • "Global Voices is an international community of bloggers who report on blogs and citizen media from around the world."

American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA)

  • "Founded in 1981, the American Journalism Historians Association seeks to advance education and research in mass communication history." 

American Society of Journalists and Authors

  • "Founded in 1948, ASJA (the American Society of Journalists and Authors) is the nation’s largest professional organization of independent nonfiction writers. Our members are outstanding nonfiction freelance writers who meet ASJA’s exacting standards of professional achievement. ASJA serves the entire freelance and publishing communities, through a variety of programs and initiatives."

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

  • "The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) is a nonprofit, educational association of journalism and mass communication educators, students and media professionals. The Association’s mission is to promote the highest possible standards for journalism and mass communication education, to cultivate the widest possible range of communication research, to encourage the implementation of a multi-cultural society in the classroom and curriculum, and to defend and maintain freedom of communication in an effort to achieve better professional practice and a better informed public."

Association for Women in Communications

  • "The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is the premier organization for empowering women like you with the strength, support, and tools for elevating your career, personal growth and becoming an agent of change. We are a diverse network of professional women who are genuinely invested in helping each other – and you – to reach full potential."

Broadcast Education Association

  • "The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) is the premier international academic media organization, driving insights, excellence in media production, and career advancement for educators, students, and professionals. The association’s publications, annual convention, web-based programs, and regional district activities provide opportunities for juried production competition and presentation of current scholarly research related to aspects of the electronic media. These areas include media audiences, economics, law and policy, regulation, news, management, aesthetics, social effects, history, and criticism, among others."

International Communication Association

  • " International Communication Association (ICA) aims to advance the scholarly study of communication by encouraging and facilitating excellence in academic research worldwide."

International Institute of Communications (IIC)

  • "The IIC exists to inform and thereby shape the global policy agenda for the ICT and digital ecosystem. Its members believe that the impact of technological innovation on society should be evaluated and discussed openly and that policy and regulation should both maximise the public interest and promote innovation and investment."

Journalism Education Association

  • "Pedagogy • Advocacy • Innovation • Community • Excellence"

National Association of Black Journalists

  • "The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides innovative, quality programs and services to its members. The organization advocates on behalf of Black journalists and media professionals  in the U.S. and worldwide. NABJ’s membership is more than 4,000 strong and includes emerging journalists, professional journalists, student journalists, journalism educators and media professionals of all kinds."

Media Ecology Association (MEA)

  • "The Media Ecology Association (MEA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the study, research, criticism, and application of media ecology in educational, industry, political, civic, social, cultural, and artistic contexts, and the open exchange of ideas, information, and research among the Association’s members and the larger community. "

National Association of Broadcasters

  • "The National Association of Broadcasters is the voice for the nation's radio and television broadcasters. As the premier trade association for broadcasters, NAB advances the interests of our members in federal government, industry and public affairs; improves the quality and profitability of broadcasting; encourages content and technology innovation; and spotlights the important and unique ways stations serve their communities."

National Association of Hispanic Journalists

  • "The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is an educational and charitable association dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanic students, professionals and educators in the field of journalism."

National Communication Association

  • "The National Communication Association advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry."

Public Relations Society of America

  • "The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) empowers its members to succeed at every stage of their careers through a wide breadth of professional development, networking and leadership opportunities."

Southern States Communication Association

  • "Our purpose is to promote the study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication. SSCA, a not-for-profit organization, exists for educational, scientific, and literary purposes only."

Society for Technical Communication

  • "The Society for Technical Communication is the world’s oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication. The Society’s members span the field of the technical communication profession from students and academics to practitioners and managers. Our members represent every industry segment and many countries around the globe."

Western States Communication Association

  • "WSCA is one of the leading regional Communication associations, and publishes two high-profile and impactful journals, The Western Journal of Communication and Communication Reports, in addition to our newsletter, WSCA News. "

World Communication Association

  • "Our aim is to maintain peace throughout the world, facilitate intercultural dialogue, ensure and support research, teaching and the practice of communication in all forms and circumstances."