Journalism

The online version of the Associated Press Style Guide

Available at Main Library Main Library - Reference (PN4783 .A83 2014 )

APA citation style guide

Appendix to the APA citation style guide. Focuses on electronic sources.

Use this flow chart to find out if and how you can use an image without violating copyright.

Covers people from historically significant figures to present-day, it’s continuously updated to ensure access to the very latest information.

Provides a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works.

Covers print, broadcast, and Internet journalism; U.S. and international perspectives.

- Country profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
- Each country profile also links to a "Full Media Profile", which lists the country's newspapers and media outlets, and provides info on the journalism climate in that country.

Learn about political polling - how it's done and how to effectively interpret it.

A great step-by-step guidebook to fact-checking news stories and viral internet posts.

Nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players.

Reporters and researchers from PolitiFact (a project of the Tampa Bay Times) examine statements by members of Congress, the president, other state and federal government officials, and anyone else in American politics.

Assesses the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local.

Not just about politics, they also fact-check urban legends, rumors, questionable quotes, and any other stories found on the internet.

Formerly the Project for Excellence in Journalism, they conduct research on the state of news and information in our society.

On the Media is an NPR show that examines how major news outlets report on the week's current events.

On the Media creates a list of tips for evaluating breaking news stories on various topics. Each handbook edition is part of a story and blog post.

AJR covers the news media, with a focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and digital storytelling. No longer publishes original content, but archives remain online.