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.
- MediaBistro - Career and Community for Media Professionals, with Freelance Marketplace, Courses and Seminars
Media Bistro.com - career and community for media professionals
- NBC Television Network - Learn about all the NBC News correspondents and what it takes to make it in the big leagues.
- New York Times
- The Washington Post
Online Copy Resources
- Crusty old slot man's peeve page - General copy editing theory, examples of bad usage, and the like.
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.
- 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.
- 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
