JOUR 4872-002	8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. F	Armory #201
JOUR 5872-001	Spring 2009	J. Richard Stevens, Ph.D.

Colorado Links

SSH Secure Shell (encryption for PCs)
SecureMac (encryption for Macs)
BBedit Lite 6.1 (code editor for Macs)

Many of the links below were created by journalists for journalists, and have become valuable tools of the trade. Those interested in regular dialogue -- via electronic mail -- with other colleagues or students may consider subscribing to some of the e-mail lists on pages listed below. Remember to check out "Netiquette" hints before you start.

Blog Links

List of Example Blogs

Harvard's BloggerCon

Technology And Society Materials

David Carlson's Online Timeline

MIT Media Lab

OJR: Convergence Defined

Internet Tutorials and Free tools

Web Hosting Resources
Dot Easy - http://www.doteasy.com/
AVA Host - http://www.avahost.net/
Yahoo/Geocities - http://geocities.yahoo.com/

The Bare Bones Guide to HTML

Dr. HTML
This great UT site will analyze your Web site, checking everything from coding to spelling errors, and also features a long list of great HTML links.

Internet Tools
Helpful list of tools and tutorials on HTML

Embed Quicktime Audio or Video Code:
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" WIDTH="400"HEIGHT="400"
CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">
<PARAM name="SRC" VALUE="new.mov">
<PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false">
<PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true">
<EMBED SRC="new.mov" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="400" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>

Roger Black Web Sites that Work

Society for News Design

Tools for Web Design
Long and useful list of tools and tutorials

Web Site Design for Journalists
Melinda McAdams' tips on design and copy editing

Why do People use something this Bad?
A Nielsen paper about the Web

The WWW Help Page
Answers to design questions and more

Web Software:

WS-FTP LE version - - for Windows users.
http://download.com.com/3000-2160-1572132.html

Fetch - FTP Program for Mac Users
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/mac/1126

Web Development Applications and Software

Macromedia Products -

Dreamweaver - Web editing and publishing tool

Flash - Create animated movies for Web sites

Fireworks - Create buttons and animations for Web sites.

Adobe Products -

Photoshop - Image editing software, manipulate photo images or create Web graphics with filters and effects

GoLive - Web authoring and site management

Microsoft Products -

Frontpage - Web authoring and site management

Internet Explorer - premiere Web browser

Apple Products -

iMovie - Video editing software

Quicktime and Quicktime Pro- Media player and media editing software

Peak - Audio Editing Software

Sound Recorder - Audio Editing

Netscape - Web browser

Video Editing Options for the PC
Magix Delux Video - Web site was down for USA when I originally tried it, but I was able to find it for sale on Amazon for $39.99

MGI Videowave - by Roxio, about $100

Vegas 3.0 - by Sonic Foundry, more expensive, around $400, but offers more features.

Free stuff for your site:
(Hint: to save a gif or jpeg, click on it and use "save this image as," to save it to your hard drive. Then use HTML to add it to your page, and FTP or Fetch to upload the images and the pages to your server).

UT Austin Images
Free images from UT Austin. Show friends and family the campus from your Web site!

Animation Factory
Lots of free gifs and animations. Most of the gifs on this site are from here.

Art Today
Fun gifs and jpegs for your site. Many free icons and links to other sites.

The Icon Browser
Free icons from a searchable database

Netscape
Free download of some products

RealPlayer
Download real audio or real video player FREE

Get free browsers, ftps (to upload your pages), and other neat stuff from Download.com or Shareware.

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Online Media and Writing

American Journalism Review's newspaper list

Editor & Publisher list of worldwide news

Journalism Net
By Julian Sher

Online Journalism Review

Online Press Organizations

End of Legacy Media (Newspapers, Magazines, Books, TV Networks) by Jakob Nielsen. Also by Nielsen:

Online Newcomers More Middle-Brow, Less Work-Oriented
Know your audience! A new survey on Internet users by the Pew Research Center. See other surveys at Nua Internet Surveys.

The Slot, an exceptional site by a Washington Post copy editor. Be sure to check out "sharp points" and "the curmudgeon's stylebook." Other common errors here: 50 Common Errors, by Associated Press Managing Editors, and Common errors in AP style and News Writing, a list of common errors and tips for in-class use.

Wired Style
Styleguide by Wired

Searching the Web

Bill Dedman's Power Reporting Resources and Training for Journalists
New site offers lots of useful tips and search strategies.

CENSUS - Population Topics
Has worldwide population data as well.
Edgar
SEC database

Federal Resources

Fed Stats
One-stop shopping for fed stats

FedWeb
Clearinghouse for federal agencies

Finding Data on the Internet

Findlaw
Useful for international and U.S. law

General Accounting Office
Searchable (!) database of reports and research by Congress' investigative agency.

LANIC's Reference page:
The focus is on Latin America but this page has a strong general reference section.

Lexis Nexis
An amazing resource that is normally very expensive but free at UT. Search for full-text articles, transcripts, biographies, etc. Also try the Dow Jones service in the PCL. (not accessible from home as of May 1999).

The Mining Company
A useful set of pages filled with links for various topics.

RAND
Think tank with lots of useful research and reports on government spending

U.S. Library of Congress
A tremendously useful, searchable site. Links to bills, schedules, committee hearings and testimony and reports.

UT Library Quick Reference
A long list of reference works.

Washington Post Search Page

More Search Engines and Tips:

Altavista
(get rid of commercial sites by typing in: -domain:com + "journalism jobs" Then click on search!

Ask Jeeves

Dogpile

Go to

Google
New!!! Offers some of the very best returns by far.

Internet Research News
Useful site with the latest news on searching the Web

Metafind

Yahoo
Useful for certain kinds of searches.

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General Journalism Resources

• Academic resources

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University

Poynter Institute for Media Studies

Find long lists of professional associations at AEJMC, American Journalism Review, the Columbia Journalism Review, Society for Professional Journalists, among others.

• Professional Sources

Columbia Journalism Review Resources

Internet Journalism Resources

Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE)

Needle in a Cyberstack

The Slot, an exceptional site by a Washington Post copy editor. Be sure to check out "sharp points" and "the curmudgeon's stylebook."

Statistics Every Writer Should Know
The math site is also extremely useful.

WWW Virtual Library -- Journalism

• Listservs

Barbara Fought's list of listservs for journalists
Many other journalism-related sites also have information on Listservs, but this is one of the best.

Everything E-mail (Mailing List Discussion Groups/Newsletters)

Lessons 7-8-9 in the "BACK TO SCHOOL:" THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
CLASSROOM 101series

Listservs and mailing lists: How reporters share ideas

Liszt
A searchable e-mail list. Also try: Sparklist

Listservs
List of email groups

What Is a Mailing List? (InterNIC 15-minute series)

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Jobs in Journalism

Newspaper Jobs
The very best site for job tips, online resumes, FAQs, and test-taking. Read the whole thing; it's that good. This site, by the Detroit Free Press recruiter, Joe Grimm, even gives you tips for the job interview and picking out your best clips. This site is a must for any journalist looking for a job, and it links to the best job sites out there, saving you the surfing time.

Journalism Careers
This site, by the Association of Managing Editors, is the one of the best sites for internship shopping. They've listed internships by deadlines and by state. A great site with tips for interns and graduates.

Communication Career Services
An exceptional resource for UT journalism students. Sign up for interviews with the top media people in the country, take advantage of CCS resources, advice and recruiting fairs while you're here!

• Other job sites:

Crashing the Market: A Journalist's Guide to Cover Letters and Resumes by Medill

Dow Jones
Jobs and internships

Reuters
Reuters offers jobs and internships, even for graduates, which they call "graduate schemes," for those unfamiliar with the other English language

Bloomberg
Jobs and internships

Washington Post: Mission Possible: Finding an Internship

J-Job Listings
By UCAL Berkeley

Editor & Publisher Home Page
Search the classifieds

AJR Newslink

National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank
Free registration

Best newspaper jobs from Arlene Morgan
From the people who brought you the Detroit Free Press' site

Media Online Yellow Pages

IRE Jobs Page

Show us the Money
An article about journalists' salaries. Also see RTNA Salary Survey Statistics