WebSites for Journalists
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+ Some Key Sites +
+ Major News Outlets + Small Newspapers + Search Tools +
+ Columnists icon+ Jobs for Journalists + Reporters' and Editors' Resources +
+ Journalists' References + Special sites + Religion Journalism icon + Academic Sites + 
+ Individual Journalists' Sites + Photojournalism and Graphics Sites +


Writings of Allan Roy Andrews:

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+ Poetry + Chesapeake Meanderings +
+ Articles, Memoirs and Short Stories +

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Welcome to
WebSites for Journalists
INDEX page
An annotated introduction to selected Web pages of value to journalists. 
By Allan R. Andrews, Editor (ret.), Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo, Japan;
a former reporter  and copyeditor for The Boston Globe and The Raleigh News & Observer;
and currently an adjunct professor of English at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland **see disclaimer 
[Almost everything here is a pointer to other sites or to other pointers
that may help searchers find or understand online news.]
At least one page at this site altered or updated as of 29October2009.

Quick access to popular portals

For quick access to news -- both domestic and foreign -- go to Google News [http://news.google.com] or to Yahoo! News at http://news.yahoo.com
Hint: For Yahoo!, place the country designator in front of the word "news" for foreign reports.  For example, http://ca.news.yahoo.com will get one Canadian news.  Some others: (au=Australia; de=Germany; it=Italy; fr=France [In native languages]; uk=Britain; and so on).  If a country doesn't work, it probably means Yahoo! News isn't posting for that nation yet.
The Associated Press provides the day's news through its member papers.  From the AP Web site one is randomly taken to an AP member newspaper somewhere in the nation. 
 


Yahoo!
 AltaVista
 *Google
 Lycos
 HotBot

*Google is now the largest search engine on the WWW and may be

the "successful company" of which Brumback speaks in the quotation below.

Five lesser-knowns to scour the WWW
 Pappa Sterby's
 Mamma.com
 About.com
 Dogpile
IxQuick

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Five sites a journalist should keep close
 NYTimes Navigator
 Info please almanac  Poynter.org  My Virtual Ref. Desk  Merriam-
Webster's

Try the recommended search tools of the New York Times

Highlights:Tools to search for news.

Major News Sites:  (Places to find the daily news and news for journalists.)

Big Newspapers:
NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS
METROPOLITAN DAILIES
Some foreign newspapers
Broadcast journalism sites
Other key information sites (syndicates, etc.)
Top magazines
Pioneering online newspapers

Smaller Newspapers:  (Alphabetically listed.)

Search Tools:
 

Search engines (aka "Portals")

Yahoo!
AltaVista
Excite
Google
Lycos
HotBot
Megasearch engines
Specialty search tools
Journalism search resources
Finding people and addresses
Special searches for Veterans
Columns and Editorials: (Where the "writers" are found.)
Newspaper and online dailies' columnists
Non-daily online columns
Individual columnists
Columnists' group organizations
 Job-hunting Resources: Links to job postings.

Reporter's Resources and E-zines:

Reporters' Online Services: Organizations and online tools for journalists.
Alternative publications (e-zines and online newspapers)
(Where Slate, Salon and several other hot sites for journalists are listed)
Specialty journalism sites: Online only newspapers, etc.
References:
Libraries that can be accessed online
Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.
Organizational references
Clever research tools: Zip codes, area codes, airport locators, etc.
Religion Journalism: An introduction to an enigmatic field.
***QUICK REF*** Religion Reference Web Sites (A quick reference link) ***QUICK REF***
Religion in the news: (Newspaper coverage of religion)
          Includes an essay on religion journalism by Allan R. Andrews.
Additional online religion resources: (Journals, magazines, opinion and commentary)
Journalist's online religion references:
  • Online religion resources
  • Religion references online
  • Studying religion online
    • Denominational news services and newspapers
    ***continuously in progress***JOGR: A Journalist's Online Glossary of Religion
    Academic and Educational Sites:  Not exhaustive.
    Professional schools and programs
    Undergraduate and graduate school journalism programs
    Courses (online and other electronic)
    Specialized News Sites:  (Emphasis on government and its watchers.)
    Government Resources
    Some government-watcher sites
    A few military sites
    Olympics
    Stars and Stripes

    Individually maintained Resource Sites:

    Individual Listings or Guides: Makulowich, Tudor, Drudge, Mangan, et al.
    Shareware and other Tools (specifically for journalists)
    Photojournalism, Graphics, etc.:
    Photojournalism sites
    Other graphic sites (cartoons, comics)
    Individual photojournalists

    Writings of Allan Roy Andrews


    Blog:  "Faith at Ease"

    • http://allanroyandrews.blogspot.com


    Poetry:

  • Singing From A Crouch,  from Aethlon, the Journal of Sport Literature
  • New Quadrivium,  from Voice , newsletter of St. Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal Church
  • Faith Quandary,  from Theology Today
  • Adoption,  from Theology Today
  • Donor, from Theology Today 
  • Death of the Lone Ranger,   from The American Reporter (on-line newspaper)
  • One of Their Kind (My Cowboys Have Always Been Singers), from The American Reporter (on-line newspaper)
  • Racer,  from Aethlon, the Journal of Sport Literature
  • Coaching Young Leapers ,  from Aethlon, the Journal of Sport Literature
  • Propitiation,  from The Journal of The American Scientific Affiliation
  • When Mary Frye Was Dying, from Voice , newsletter of St. Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal Church

    • Articles, Memoirs, and Short Stories:

    °   A Belated Tribute to Toughie (A Roller Derby Memoir)

    °  How I Lost My Dixie-Cup Faith (A Memoir of Youth in Brooklyn)


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