Welcome, Summer 2009 Part-Timers!

Welcome, Summer 2009 Part-Timers! Please check out the following links to help you get started with your research! jump-start your electronic research with these databases scope out your beat with these resources don’t leave home without your Lexis Nexis and Factiva cheat sheet and a good place to start is always at the Journalism Library […]

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Guide to Symbols

Just when you thought the Internet couldn’t possibly bring you another cool and free thing, it’s Symbols.com – the Online Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms! You can search the site, browse by graphical element or word, or just look at a random and symbols. […]

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WHO Resources

The World Health Organization has a variety of information resources for those interested in science journalism and health reporting, including – Health Topics – index of WHO health topics Publications – books, journals, key WHO publications Global Health Atlas – data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels; mapping resources available […]

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The Katrina Files

The Katrina Files from the UCLA Center for Communications & Community includes critiques of Hurricane Katrina coverage, community and independent media, research reports on Katrina and its aftermath, and a section for the public to submit materials. [Thanks to Prof. June Cross for suggesting this site!] […]

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Religion Resources – who believes what, how many of them are there, and where?

At Columbia, as well as on the web at large, there are some great resources for religion reporting. Here are some good places to get started… For statistical and survey data on religion in the United States, the Association of Religion Data Archives, a free website, is an excellent place to begin, with estimates on […]

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