Mass Communication

Links to journalism, news, and other media resources

Indexes | General Web Resources | Journals & Magazines
News - Photojournalism | Film - Television - Radio
Opinion Polls | Social Issues

Indexes to periodicals & scholarly publications

ComAbstracts
Index to the professional literature of communication(s) fields, including mass communication and journalism. Communication Institute for Online Scholarship

InfoTrac Academic OneFile 
(indexing with selected full-text: 1980+) Covers a wide variety of subjects and disciplines, including some scholarly journals, popular magazines, and selected newspapers. Gale

Humanities Full Text
(1984+) Index to the major journals in the humanities, including full-text articles from over 170 titles. Areas include literature and language, history, film studies and criticism, journalism, mass communication, and media ethics. H.W.Wilson

LexisNexis Academic
(Coverage varies) News and wire services; company, industry and market information; resources for legal and political research; medical news; government information. Full-text.

New York Times (1851-2001) - Historical Newspaper Collection. Full-image articles from the last 150 years. Includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue -- cover to cover -- in downloadable pdf files.

America: History and Life. Indexes the scholarly literature about all periods of American history. Includes abstracts. ABC-Clio

Access a complete list of the library's Online Indexes to Newspapers & Wire Services

General Web Resources

BUBL Information Service: Journalism
Comprehensive index to Journalism web sites.

World Wide Web Virtual Library - Communication.

Columbia University Journalism Library
Useful links for students and bibliographies of basic resources, such as:

Broadcasting, Cable, and Telecommunications
Watch Groups
On-line Publications and Internet Compilations

Pulitzer prizes presented by CJR
Current winners and historical information.

Special Libraries Association News Division
For news librarians, news researchers, and "others interested in the role information plays in quality journalism." While primarily for specialists, there are links to Internet resources and Journalism and Library associations. News librarian is a career path for mass communications majors with a graduate degree in Library & Information Science.

Major Journals & Magazines

Titles with the red asterisk ( * ) are available via online subscription (UNCA only)

American Cinematographer

American Journalism

American Journalism Review

Broadcasting and Cable

Columbia Journalism Review

Communication Arts

*Communication Research

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Editor and Publisher

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

*Journal of Communication

*Journal of Mass Media Ethics

Journal of Popular Film and Television

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

*Journalism

Journalism History

*Mass Communication & Society

Variety

News - Photojournalism

Newspapers & Newswires

ABYZ News Links
Links to more than 16,000 newspaper Web sites and other news sources from around the world.

Asheville Citizen-Times
Read today's news and search online archives for the last week.

AJR Newslink: by State
American Journalism Review's links to hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Organized by state.

Internet Public Library Online Reading Room - Newspapers
Geographical arrangement. Click on a placename for links to local newspapers.

Internet Resources - Newspapers
An excellent resource page by The Library of Congress.

New York Times
All the news "that's fit to print," or rather, "that fits in your browser." You'll need to create an account to read most articles.

NewsLibrary
Knight-Ridder newspapers. Search free but articles cost $1.00 to $2.95. The number of words and cost is shown with each article summary.

The Wall Street Journal
Some features are free; some available only to subscribers.

The Washington Post
The latest issue free every day.

Film - Television - Radio

Network News

Full news transcripts from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, Fox News, Burrelle's, PBS, NPR, etc. available in LexisNexis Academic (UNCA access only)

Other Resources

American Film Institute
Dedicated to education, training, exhibition, preservation, and new technology for film, television, video, and the digital arts.

North Carolina Film Commission
State office in the Department of Commerce assists working production companies. See also On Location North Carolina, the official North Carolina film and video directory.

The Cannes International Film Festival

Internet Movie Database
Compiled by Internet users for Internet users. Your mileage may vary; after all, it's put together by volunteers.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
All about Oscar.

NPR Online
National Public Radio. Current news and links to popular programs such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Car Talk

PBS Online
Educational materials and companion sites to many PBS programs.

Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Index to 23,000 newscasts since 5 August, 1968.

Opinion Polls

European Public Opinion
European Union.

The Gallup Organization
Search for Gallup Polls by keyword and get a list of polls with data.

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Membership-based nonprofit institution at the University of Michigan. See the Topical Archives.

Nielsen Media Research
TV ratings. Show ratings are not available on the Web since they could bias current Nielsen surveys, though selected reports on television viewing are available to the public.

PollingReport.com - Public Opinion Online
Service of The Polling Report, which publishes results of surveys by respected polling organizations, such as Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich, and Princeton Survey Research Associates, on major issues.

Public Agenda Online
"The journalist's inside source for public opinion and policy analysis." Non-partisan, nonprofit organization based in New York City. Founded in 1975 by social scientist Daniel Yankelovich and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.

Public Opinion Poll Question Database
Search for Louis Harris Polls, Southern, Carolina, or State Polls. Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill.

The Pulse: A Consumer's Guide to Public Opinion Data on the Web
Economic Policy Institute.

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Search the Data Archive to identify and get abstracts of studies. See also the series America at the Polls, UNCA Ref JK 1967 .A44. and The Public Perspective : A Roper Center Review of Public Opinion and Polling, UNCA Periodicals HM261 .P84.

Survey Research Center
Links to significant survey research Web sites. Princeton University.

Social Issues

First Amendment Cyber-Tribune (FACT)
Weekly updates on the First Amendment from state legislatures, courts, and Congress. Supreme Court decisions and a Q & A section. Compiled by Charles Levendosky.

Policy.com
For students of public policy issues, a free, non-partisan site with links to commentary from ideologically diverse think tanks, policy institute home pages, student activist groups, advocacy groups, and government agencies. Many pro and con articles on major issues make this page a good resource for student debates

Popcorn Report
The "futurist" marketing consultant, Faith Popcorn, analyzes cultural and business trends. Her 1991 book, The Popcorn Report is held at ASU.

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