Resources for Students

• SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION DEGREE PROGRAM COURSE LIST (DPCL)
• TEXTBOOKS FOR MASS COMMUNICATION CLASSES
• COMMUNICATION DATABASES

ADVERTISING RESOURCES

• AdCracker - an i-tool to create marketing and advertising concepts or campaigns
• AdCritic.com: Commercial Ads
• AdForum.com: Resources for the worldwide advertising community
• Interactive Advertising Bureau
• National Investors Relations Institute
• Outdoor Advertising Association
• Radio Advertising Bureau

JOURNALISM RESOURCES

• A Journalist’s Guide to the Internet
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Newspaper Division
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Radio-TV Journalism Division
• The Digital Journalist
• PBS Frontline NewsWar: Special Investigation on the Future of News
• Freedom Forum
• Journalism Jobs JobsPage
• Journalismjobs.com
• The Journalist’s Toolbox
• Links to Resources for Reporters
• Media Ethics
• Poynter Institute
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

PUBLIC RELATIONS RESOURCES

• Arthur W. Page Center - Penn State
• Business Wire
• Center for Media and Democracy
• Council of Public Relations Firms
• E-Wire
• Gradschools.com - Advertising and Public Relations
• Gradschools.com - Corporate Communication and Business Communication
• Institute for Public Relations
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, PR Division
• PR Newswire
• PR Watch
• Workinpr.com

• Advertising Club of New Orleans
• American Advertising Federation
• American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors
• American Copy Editors Society
• American Press Institute
• American Society of Business Publication Editors
• American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Asian American Journalists Association
• Association of Capital Reporters and Editors
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
• Arthur W. Page Society
• Associated Press Managing Editors
• Association for Fundraising Professionals
• Criminal Justice Journalists
• Health Care Public Relations Association
• Investigative Reporters & Editors
• Journalism & Women Symposium
• Magazine Publishers of America
• National Association of Black Journalists
• National Association of Government Communicators

• National Association of Hispanic Journalists
• National Association of Science Writers
• National Conference of Editorial Writers
• National Education Writers Association
• National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
• National Press Photographers Association
• National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC)
• Native American Journalists Association
• New Orleans Press Club
• Newspaper Association of America
• Public Affairs Council
• Public Relations Society of America
• Public Relations Society of America - New Orleans Chapter
• Public Relations Student Society of America
• Radio-Television News Directors Association & Foundation
• Religion Newswriters Association
• Society of Environmental Journalists
• Society for News Design
• Society of Professional Journalists
• UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

• Advertising Age
• Adweek
• American Journalism Review
• Broadcasting & Cable
• Columbia Journalism Review
• Editor & Publisher
• News Media & The Law
• PR Tactics
• Quill
• The Strategist

WRITING AND EDITING SITES

• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• Karla’s Guide to Citation Style Guides
• The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors

MEDIA RESOURCES

• Arbitron Home Page
• Audit Bureau of Circulation
• CBS Corporation
• Demographics and Census Data
• General Electric
• The Hearst Corporation
• MediaPost Advertising & Media Directory
• News Corporation
• Nielsen Media Research
• PR & Marketing Network
• Sony
• Walt Disney Company
• Viacom Outdoor

NEWS SOURCES