JOUR 505: The Study of News - Research Guide
Practicing Journalism
Poynter provides seminars and online resources for practicing journalists and journalism educators.Their online resource center includes bibliographies and tips sheets, a list of journalism organizations, and much more.
Society of Professional Journalists
"Dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior."
Investigative Reporters and Editors
"Provides educational services to reporters, editors and others interested in investigative journalism."
Unity: Journalists of Color, Inc.
Includes links to the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and the Native American Journalists Association.
Researching Journalism
Databases
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Database that includes citations and some full-text of scholarly journals and magazines in the journalism and communication disciplines. You may find articles about analysis of news coverage, ethics in the news, and other issues relevant to journalists, from journals like American Journalism Review, Columbia Journalism Review, Extra!, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Newspaper Research Journal.
News and Newspaper Databases
Listing of databases available from the UA Library for news/newspaper sources, including Lexis-Nexis Academic, Historical Newspapers, the Arizona Daily Star, and much more!
Convention Research Papers/Conference Proceedings
American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) - Proceedings of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. UA Library has: Proceedings (Other title: Problems of Journalism) - 1937; 1946-1947; 1982-1993 - call # PN4841 .A64 Main. Selected Convention materials 1996-present available on ASNE site.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention - Abstracts of Research Papers presented at the AEJMC Annual Convention are available on AEJMC's website. For full-text of some AEJMC conference papers:
The papers are on a website at Michigan State University where they are being stored. Visit that site at http://list.msu.edu/archives/aejmc.html.
Theses and Dissertations
Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts
Abstracts of dissertations and theses accepted for graduate degrees in journalism and mass communication. The database is searchable by author's name, institution, year, and subject for theses, dissertations or both. It is also browsable by year by either dissertation or thesis.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text
Index of all doctoral dissertations and some master's theses from most North American and many European colleges and universities. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Includes full text of dissertations from 1996 to present. NOTE: Some full text is not available due to restrictions placed by the author, patents pending or problems regarding use of copyrighted material without permission.
Content Analysis
Synthesizing Information into a Thesis or Professional Project
Tools
Tool for creating your own database of references. You can export citations from many library databases, as well as Google Scholar, and then organize them in folders and create bibliographies.
Research Assistance
If you have questions or need assistance with your research, please contact Mary Feeney, the Journalism Librarian.
Webpage created by Mary Feeney, Journalism Librarian