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Last Updated: 16-Sep-2015

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This journalism library guide is intented to highlight library resources for the study of journalism and research on media and communication.  If you need additional assitance locating resources, please feel free to contact Regina Lee Roberts, Librarian for Communication and Journalism. 

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Regina Lee Roberts
Bibliographer for Anthropology & Archaeology, Communication & Journalism, Feminist Studies, Lusophone Africa Collections, and Sociology
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Subjects

Communication and journalism

Around Stanford

Stanford Graduate Program in Journalism
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford

Finding newspapers at SUL

Here are some initial access points for searching for newspapers at Stanford University Libraries. 

Library guide on newspapers
Center for Research Libraries (collaborative access to newspapers)

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Databases

Journalism and Communication databases

Here are a few article citation index databases for research on journalism, communication and media topics.

ACM Digital Library [electronic resource].
New York : Association for Computing Machinery,
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
AP images [electronic resource].
Fort Washington, Penn. : AccuNet.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
ComAbstracts [electronic resource].
Rotterdam Junction, NY : CIOS,
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Communication & mass media complete [electronic resource].
[Ipswich, MA] : EBSCO Pub., c2004-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Communication studies [electronic resource] : a SAGE full-text collection.
Bethesda, Md. : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [200-?]-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
LexisNexis [electronic resource] : academic.
[Miamisburg, OH] : LexisNexis, division of Reed Elsevier
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
PAIS international in print.
New York, N.Y. : Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., 1991-
Green Library » InfoCenter (non-circulating) » Z7163 .P3 V.24 PT.2 2015

Website links

External websites relating to journalism

Here are some journalism related website links.

Fair
FAIR is a media watch organization offering constructive criticism in an effort to correct media imbalance. Fair advocates for media access on behalf of those constituencies in our society that do not have the wealth to purchase their own TV stations or daily newspapers.
IRE : Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting. IRE was formed in 1975 to create a forum in which journalists throughout the world could help each other by sharing story ideas, newsgathering techniques and news sources.
Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts.
NICAR : National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
NICAR is a program of IRE, founded in 1989 and supported by the Missouri School of Journalism. NICAR shares IRE's mission to foster excellence in journalism, particularly with regard to data journalism. NiCAR maintains a data library and data journalism tools. IRE members have access.
Nieman Reports
The Nieman Reports explore what it means to be a journalist, examine major shifts in the industry, and share articles about the rights and responsibilities of news organizations.
Pew Research Center, Project for Excellence in Journalism
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism is dedicated to trying to understand the information revolution.