Communications Web Resources

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

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