ENGL 3710: Journalism Resources
Journalism Course
Websites
- Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in JournalismA collection of facts and public opinion surveys related to the media and news.
- Data Journalism HandbookA useful resource for anyone who thinks that they might be interested in becoming a data journalist
- Owl Purdue Associated Press StyleUpdated information for formatting in Associated Press Style.
- The Ignorance ProjectThe Ignorance Project identifies the specific global statistical trends that have not reached a broad public audience. People are asked questions about major trends and patterns.
- Journalist's ToolboxSociety of professional journalists resources.
- 50 Ways to Search TwitterHelp with researching trends on Twitter.
- Fair Use ChecklistGuide to help show how any use of copyright materials may have a strong (or weak) argument for fair use. Created by the University of Louisville.
- Editorial Training (from NPR)Journlaism toolkit from NPR intended to help you to hone your storytelling techniques. It features guides and best practices in four categories: audio, digital, social media and visual.
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Organize and Track Your Resources
How can I keep track of all these resources?
- Use a bibliographic manager like Microsoft Word.
- Many databases provide server space for you to save your searches.
- Save your searches and results so that you can revisit them or share them.
How can I make sure that I don’t miss reading any new articles on my topic?
- Most databases will provide the opportunity to create alerts.
- Use your saved searches to create alerts to send any new articles on your topic to you either via email or rss.
University of Missouri Libraries
- Research Log TemplateDownloadable Word File