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The internet is a powerful research tool for journalists. Below are important URLs journalists should have at their disposal. Cut and paste them into your browser and bookmark the ones you like. The list is ever-changing, so check back often. At some point we'll get around to adding a description of each item.
 
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Paul McLeod's Web Tools for Journalists

 

ORGANIZATIONS/CHAT ROOMS/ADVICE/PUBLICATIONS

http://www.apme.com/

http://www.ojr.org/

http://www.spj.org/

http://www.cjr.org/

http://www.ajr.org/

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/

http://freelancerights.com/

 

WRITING TIPS/ADVICE. ETC.

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/

http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/

http://www.poynter.org/

http://www.newsthinking.com/index.cfm

http://www.freep.com/jobspage/toolkit/proforg.htm

http://www.sreetips.com/tips.html

http://www.poewar.com/

http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-jeh/BeginningReporting/Introduction/home.htm

http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm

http://www.stats.org/

 

PRACTICAL TOOLS/SEARCH ENGINES

( note - some of these may charge for services at some point)

http://www.dogpile.com/

http://www.reporter.org/desktop/

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/supersearch.php/

http://www.google.com

http://dir.yahoo.com/

http://www.zabasearch.com/

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/default.jsp

http://teoma.com/

http://www.itools.com/

http://www.hometownlocator.com/

http://www.ecola.com/

http://www.anywho.com/rl.html

http://powerreporting.com/

http://lii.org/

http://www.reporter.org/desktop/

http://anybirthday.com/search.htm

http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html

http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/whois/index.jhtml

http://www.obitcentral.com/

http://www.sportscliche.com/

http://www.usgenweb.org/

 

  Education/college search engines:

http://www.asd.com/

http://www.google.com/options/universities.html

http://scholar.google.com/

http://www.ncaa.org/conferences/

http://www.naia.org/news/gen/gen/1999/12/21/945792092583.html

http://academicinfo.net/

http://infomine.ucr.edu/

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/newswriting.html

 

  Map Search Engines:

http://www.mapquest.com/

http://maps.yahoo.com/

http://maps.google.com/

 

SOURCES FOR NEWS/INFO/BLOGS

http://news.search.yahoo.com/usns/ynsearch/categories/static/whatsnew.html

http://news.search.yahoo.com/usns/ynsearch/categories/static/whatsnew.html

http://news.quickfound.net/

http://www.sportspages.com/content/regions.shtml

http://www.internetnewsbureau.com/search/

http://www.workingreporter.com/

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/

http://www.prnewswire.com/

http://www.bloglines.com/

 

DICTIONARIES/GLOSSARY

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm

http://www.onelook.com/

http://www.webopedia.com/

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/

http://www.wowcom.net/education/nie/glossary1.htm

http://www.freebyte.com/dictionary/

 

  Translation Devices:

http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

http://babelfish.altavista.com

http://www.freetranslation.com/

http://www.ksvn.com/anhviet_new.htm

 

GOVERNMENT/LAW:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/

http://www.vitalrec.com/ca.html

http://locateme.com/ab.htm

http://www.cfac.org/Law/CPRA/Q&A/explanatory_q&a.html

http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/

http://lawyers.findlaw.com/

 

MEDICINE

http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Interaction/ChooseDrugs/1,4109,,00.html

http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/checker/checker.jsp

http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugchecker/

http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/

http://www.reporter.org/

 

TELEPHONY

http://www.yellowpages.com/

http://wp.netscape.com/netcenter/whitepages.html

http://yp.netscape.com/

http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/phonelocation.asp

http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/

http://www.payphone-project.com/numbers/

 

WEATHER

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zla/BriefgFrameset.php

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zla/BriefgFrameset.php

http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zla/BriefgFrameset.php

http://www.pgjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/science/james/aws-swcal.html

http://www.wunderground.com/#

http://www.w3.weather.com/index.html

 

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL

http://www.download.com/

http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/

http://www.unhsolutions.net/IEPK/index.shtml

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

 

MISC./OTHER

http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html

http://www.timeanddate.com/

http://www.time.gov/

http://www.timeanddate.com/date/birthday.html

 

AUTOMOBILES

http://www.kbb.com/

 

GUIDES TO FREE THINGS

http://www.freebyte.com/

http://www.wififreespot.com/