Web
Resources
Communications
Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/index.cfm
First Amendment Center
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
information on First Amendment issues, topics, and news
ACLU Free Speech Section
http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/index.html
free speech news and resources from the American Civil Liberties Union
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/Default622.htm
American Library Association’s office for fighting censorship in libraries
Television History
http://www.tvhistory.tv/
Broadcast Net
http://www.broadcast.net/info.html
Federal Trade Commission: Commission and Staff Reports
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/index.shtm
Media Bureau Information Resource Materials
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/
Univ. of Iowa/Gender, race & ethnicity in media advertising
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/advertising.html
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
http://www.fair.org/index.php
Children Now/child advocacy
http://www.childrennow.org/
National Institute on Media and the Family
http://www.mediafamily.org/
a non-profit, non-partisan organization examining the impact of media on families.
Parents Television Council
http://www.parentstv.org/
grassroots, non-partisan organization geared towards parents making media decisions.
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org
see section of reports and research about the effect of media on children
Children’s digital media center
http://cdmc.georgetown.edu/
consortium of universities examining how media impacts child development
Center on Media and Child Health
http://www.cmch.tv/
Extensive literature collection about the impact media has on children’s health.
Center for Media & Public Affairs/television & entertainment
http://www.cmpa.com (click on "News Media" or "Entertainment")
St. Ambrose Univ./Media issues
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/media.htm
St. Ambrose Univ./Censorship Info
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/censor.htm
lists other censorship web resources
Pathways to Careers in Communications
http://www.natcom.org/pubs/books/pathways/5thed.htm
Career guide from the National Communication Association
Poynter Online
http://www.poynter.org
website of Poynter Institute, organization that educates journalists
National Communication Association
http://www.natcom.org/
national organization working to promote communication scholarship and education
PMC guide to careers in communications
http://www.pmc.edu/current/career/job/comm.html
excellent collection of job & career web links from PMC Career Services
PMC guide to communications internships
http://www.pmc.edu/current/career/internship/comm.html
current internships in the Boston/NYC area for Communications majors
Annenberg Public Policy Center
http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/
organization focused on communications, public policy and the media
FMQB
http://www.fmqb.com/
major radio trade publication, up-to-date radio industry information.
The Newspaper Industry
http://www.newspaper-industry.org/
website with relevant and updated information on the newspaper industry.
Classic Print Ads
http://www.adflip.com/
Studs Terkel
http://www.studsterkel.org/
collection of interviews conducted by Studs Terkel
Historical Voices
http://www.historicalvoices.org/
database of spoken word collections spanning 20th century