Journalism student designing newspaper layout, The University of Iowa, 1920s. Photo from Flickr Commons
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- Accuracy In MediaAccuracy In Media is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage.
- Ad CouncilThe Ad Council creates comprehensive, integrated communication campaigns that may include consumer research, media outreach, mobile content, public relations, public service announcements, school programs, social media, strategic partnership opportunities and website development.
- Associated Collegiate PressThrough education training and recognition programs for members, the Associated Collegiate Press promotes the standards and ethics of good journalism as accepted and practiced by print, broadcast and electronic media in the United States.
- Associated PressThe AP is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, as a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members, it can maintain its single-minded focus on newsgathering and its commitment to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism.
- Center for Media & Social Impact | Empowering Media That MattersThe Center for Media & Social Impact at American University is an innovation incubator and research center that creates, studies, and showcases media for social impact.
- Deception for Journalism's Sake: A Database | Undercover ReportingThis collaboration with NYU Libraries collects many decades of high-impact, sometimes controversial, mostly U.S.-generated journalism that used undercover techniques.
- DocumentCloudDocumentCloud is a tool for journalists. If you're reporting on or publishing primary source documents, we can help.
- FCC.govThe Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the commission is the United States' primary authority for communications laws, regulation and technological innovation.
- Investigative Reporters and EditorsInvestigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting.
- Media Matters for AmericaMedia Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
- Pew Research Center's Journalism Project | Understanding News in the Information AgePew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
- Poynter. | Standing for journalism, strengthening democracy | Journalism training, media news & how to'sTeaches those who manage, edit, produce, program, report, write, blog, photograph and design, whether they belong to news organizations or work as independent entrepreneurs.
- Who Owns What | Columbia Journalism ReviewCJR's guide to what the major media companies own.
- Women In Media and NewsWomen In Media & News, a media analysis, education and advocacy group, works to increase women's presence and power in the public debate.