Resources
Links to Communication & Media Organizations
- American Communication Association - The ACA, a not-for-profit virtual professional association, is committed to enabling the effective use of new and evolving technologies to facilitate communication instruction, research and criticism, and to offering a technologically supportive venue for all who study the ways in which humans communicate.
- International Association of Business Communicators -IABC is a global network that provides the content, the credibility and the community to help communication professionals succeed in their careers.
- International Communication Association - ICA is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human and mediated communicationand has grown to a truly international association with more than 3,500 members in 65 countries.
- National Communication Association - NCA, founded in 1914, is a scholarly society and as such works to enhance the research, teaching, and service produced by its members on topics of both intellectual and social significance.
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies - The goals of SCMS are to promote all areas of media studies within universities and two-and four-year colleges; to encourage and reward excellence in scholarship and writing; to facilitate and improve the teaching of media studies as disciplines and to advance multi-cultural awareness and interaction.
- Society of Professional Journalists - SPJ is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.
- Southern States Communication Association
- Union for Democratic Communications
Media Links
- CBS Television Network - Interact with CBS programming and promotions.
- The Chicago Sun-Times online
- The Chicago Tribune online
- CNN Television Network - Up-to-date news -- headlines, weather and sports.
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting - Your exclusive link to non-profit television and radio broadcasting. Includes links to stories from The News Hour, Frontline, & The American Experience.
- Electronic News Stand - The Electronic News Stand is a great tool. It has a built-in search engine (more reliable under the gopher form) that enables you to search many, many, many magazines online; it also allows you to look through them directly provided you know the date of the magazine you need. This great little invention really simplifies life, particularly late at night, such as when the library -- and its ProQuest system -- are closed.
- Hotwired Magazine - From the publishers of Wired Magazine....Hotwired on-line edition.
- NBC Television Network - Learn about all the NBC News correspondents and what it takes to make it in the big leagues.
- New York Times
- RealAudio - ABC Radio's sound feeds, in "real time," through the Internet.
- The Washington Post
Online Copy Resources
- Crusty old slot man's peeve page - General copy editing theory, examples of bad usage, and the like.
- Copy editing course - Intended largely for magazines, but also covers the basics. Can -you- pass the spelling test?
Chicago Information and Sites
- Art Institute of Chicago - Includes information on upcoming events.
- Chicago Resource Guide - Provides information about Chicago, city offices and contains important phone numbers.
- The City of Chicago Government - Need a city address or phone number? Check this out!
Links for More Research
- Communication Institute for Online Scholarship Locate articles in communication journals, including many that don't show up on INDY searches; get information on discussion groups on a wide range of communication topics; and special pages for students. We're a supporting institution.
- Internet Movie Database - Doing a report for cinema studies? TONS of information on movies.
- Internet Resources for Historians
- Library of Congress' "Thomas" page - Includes links to many U.S. gov't agencies. More importantly, has the Congressional Record online with a search engine.
- The Noam Chomsky - Resource site including books, articles, interviews, talks, debates, plus writings about Chomsky.
- Political Science links, via the University of Michigan.
- The Poynter Institute for Media Studies - Classes, criticism, and more.
- Project Gutenberg - A stunning attempt to make entire literary works easily accessible to millions people via computer.
- Project Vote Smart - Features biographies and voting records of national politicians.
- The Student Journalism Center - Dedicated solely to the student journalist involved in research.
- The U.S. House of Representatives
- The U.S. Senate
