• General News

• Reporting
and Editing

• Careers

• Reference

• Afrocentric
sites

• HTML/Web

REPORTING AND EDITING

FACSNET
http://www.facsnet.org/
A solid resource, especially for beat writers. FACSNET frequently sponsors seminars.

Grammar exercises and resources for writers
http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/grammar.html
A good collection of drills and links.

AskERIC (Educational Resource Information Clearinghouse)
http://ericir/.syr.edu/
Searchable databases containing thousands of articles and reports on education issues.

Hoover's Online
http://www.hoovers.com/
Financial snapshots and other information about companies.

Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/
An important resource for reporters covering public companies.

Federal government information
http://www.fedstats.gov/
http://www.fedworld.gov/
http://www.census.gov/


Pressline
http://www.us.pressline.com/tmp/
Database of press releases for reporters.

JOURNALISM CAREERS

"New Media Reality Check"
http://www.freep.com/jobspage/academy/reality.htm
Highlights from an ASNE job fair discussion at the University of Missouri, plus online-career tips.

The Jobs Page
http://www.freep.com/jobspage/
An excellent career resource center maintained by the Detroit Free Press

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
http://www.knightfnd.org/
Sponsor of the Newspapers in Residence program through the Association of Schools of Journalism and Communication.

National Diversity Journalism Job Bank
http://www.newsjobs.com/

Joblink at Newslink.org
http://ajr.newslink.org/newjoblink.html

Broadcast News Salaries in the 1990s,
by University of Missouri professor Vernon Stone
http://www.missouri.edu/~jourvs/sals90s.html

National Association of Black Journalists
http://www.nabj.org

Asian American Journalists Association
http://www.aaja.org

National Association of Hispanic Journalists
http://www.nahj.org

Native American Journalists Association
http://www.naja.com/

American Copy Editors Society (ACES)
http://www.copydesk.org
A professional organization of copy editors.

Mighty Internship Review
http://www.daily.umn.edu/~mckinney/

Internet Press Job Search
Internet Press Job Search

Relocation Central
http://www.relocationcentral.com/tools_tips/Welcome.html
Salary calculators and relocation resources.

REFERENCE/SEARCH TOOLS

Search.com
http://www.search.com/
Search engines literally from "A" to "Z."

Hotbot
http://www.hotbot.com
A powerful, reliable engine.

Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com
A metasearch engine, meaning that it's best suited for heavy-duty searches.

Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com
The Web's leading index of sites.

Online libraries
http://www.onecybersquare.com/library1.htm
A long list of links ranging from the Library of Congress to the Internet Public Library.

Virtual Media Library
http://www.erols.com/sopfer/library.htm
Resources for media-related professions.

Online dictionaries
http://www.freeality.com/dictionat.htm
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html

WhoWhere
http://www.whowhere.com
Find people by e-mail or telephone number.

MapBlast
http://www.mapblast.com/yt.hm?FAM=mapblast&SEC=start
Street maps and directions on demand.

AFROCENTRIC

BlackPlanet.com
http://www.blackplanet.com

The Black World Today
http://www.tbwt.com/
Daily news and commentary.

Black Voices
http://www.blackvoices.com

Africa Online
http://www.africaonline.com/

Black Facts
http://www.blackfacts.com

NetNoir
http://www.netnoir.com/

AfroNet
http://www.afronet.com/

MelaNet
http://www.melanet.com/

Vibe
http://www.vibe.com

BET.com
http://www.bet.com

HTML/INTERNET TOOLS

C|Net
http://www.cnet.com
Almost everything you ever need to know about tech products, services and Web trends.

Tucows.com
http://www.tucows.com
An excellent downloading point for Net-related freeware and shareware.

Dejanews
http://www.dejanews.com/
Searchable, Web-based newsgroup reader.

24-hour HTML Café
http://www.mcp.com/resources/webdesign/htmlcafe4_frame.html

Learning HTML
http://www.bev.net/computer/htmlhelp/

Note: These sites are handy reference points but are only a sampling of what is available. Chances are good that you have discovered some helpful sites in each of these categories. Feel free to share interesting sites when you run across them. Also, report any bad links or moved pages.