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Journalism

Information for students in journalism & mass media classes.

Websites

American Press Institute 
The American Press Institute advances an innovative and sustainable news industry by helping publishers understand and engage audiences, grow revenue, improve public-service journalism, and succeed at organizational change.

American Society of Magazine Editors 
The American Society of Magazine Editors is the principal organization for magazine journalists in the United States. 

American Society of News Editors 
The American Society of News Editors focuses on leadership development and journalism-related issues. Founded in 1922 as a nonprofit professional organization, ASNE promotes fair, principled journalism, defends and protects First Amendment rights, and fights for freedom of information and open government. 

Committee to Protect Journalists 
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, New York with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.  

Freedom Forum 
The Freedom Forum, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonpartisan foundation that champions the First Amendment as a cornerstone of democracy, and is the principal funder of the Newseum and Newseum Institute.

International Center for Journalists 
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is at the forefront of the news revolution. Our programs empower journalists and engage citizens with new technologies and best practices. 

Knight Digital Media Center 
The Knight Digital Media Center helps journalists succeed in the rapidly changing media landscape of the 21st Century. Its goal is to provide the foundation of technical skills and story-telling techniques required by New Media platforms. It is housed at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Magazine Publishers of America 
The Association of Magazine Media is a nonprofit trade association for the magazine media industry. MPA was formerly known as Magazine Publishers Association until 2010.

National Newspaper Association of America 
The mission of the National Newspaper Association is to protect, promote and enhance America's community newspapers.

Nieman Lab
The Nieman Journalism Lab is an attempt to help journalism figure out its future in an Internet age.

Poynter Online 
The Poynter Institute is a global leader in journalism. It is the world’s leading instructor, innovator, convener and resource for anyone who aspires to engage and inform citizens in 21st Century democracies.

Reporters without Borders 
Reporters Without Borders, or Reporters Sans Frontières, is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and freedom of the press. 

Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press 
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is an American nonprofit organization, founded in 1970, that provides free legal assistance to and on behalf of journalists.

Society of American Business Editors and Writers 
Members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Inc. have joined together in the common pursuit of the highest standards of economic journalism, through both individual and collective efforts. 

Society of Professional Journalists 
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.