> JOURNALIST INTERNET RESOURCES

> PART I: RESOURCE DISCOVERY (Best Resources for Journalists---the Meta
> Links---

> los Meta Buscadores)

## Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

> <http://knightcenter.utexas.edu/index.php>

Founded in 2002, the Knight Center for Journalism at the University of
Texas at Austin was created as a professional training and outreach
program for journalists throughout the Americas. During its first year
of existence, the

> Center focused its work on Brazil and Mexico and on establishing a
> series of seminars and workshops to train journalists from these
> countries. Other work involves working toward the establishment of an
> annual forum that will assist various organizations dedicated to
> journalism training in Latin America. One particularly valuable
> resource on the site is the Journalism Studies Directory, which serves
> as a guide to Spanish and Portuguese language resources on the
> internet dealing with journalism throughout the Americas, such as
> associations, fellowships, and relevant digital databases.

1.  The National Press Club: <http://npc.press.org/library/reporter.cfm>

    > SEE ALSO [http://journalism.org](http://journalism.org/) and

    > The American Press Institute: <http://americanpressinstitute.org/>
    > and

    > Committee to Protect Journalists:
    > [http://www.cpj.org](http://www.cpj.org/)

    > and [http://reporter.org](http://reporter.org/)

2.  The Poynter Organization: Seminars, Resource Links, Web Tips,

    > Writing Better, etc: [http://poynter.org](http://poynter.org/)

3.  The Internet for Journalists: Web Tips from Jonathan Oatis:
    > <http://oatis.com/>

    > Includes Business Sites for Journalists and How to Find Public
    > Records Online.

4.  Finding Data/Statistics on the Internet:
    > <http://www.robertniles.com/data/>

    > Economic Topics for Journalists: (from Initiative for Policy
    > Dialogue):

    > <http://www-1.gsb.columbia.edu/ipd/j_intro.html> (Valuable
    > Backgrounders cover such topics as: Banking Crises, Dollarization,
    > Foreign Exchange Crises, Privatization, Debt Relief, etc.)

5.  Power Reporting Tools:
    > [http://powerreporting.com](http://powerreporting.com/)

6.  Journalism Net (includes Business News):
    > [http://journalismnet.com](http://journalismnet.com/)

7.  Net News Tracker:
    > [**http://www.netnewstracker.com/**](http://www.netnewstracker.com/)
    > searches the Usenet newsgroups twice each day, then sends an
    > e-mail about any new postings. You can use it to monitor
    > newsgroups for names, companies, or any other subject of interest
    > \-- and never miss any newsgroup mentions. Up to three search
    > phrases are free

8.  FACSNET: [http://facsnet.org](http://facsnet.org/) (Authoritative
    > Web sources

    > linked to the breaking stories of the day allowing for in-depth
    > investigative research.)

9.  List of Experts for Journalists:
    [**http://www.nyu.edu/globalbeat/expertlist.html**](http://www.nyu.edu/globalbeat/expertlist.html)

10. More Sources and Experts:
    > <http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/experts.html>

11. ProfNET DATABASE: <http://www3.profnet.com/profnet_home/index.html>

12. American Journalism Review: [http://ajr.org](http://ajr.org/) lists
    > professional organizations

    > With links to Electronic Magazines and Newspapers in the field of
    > Journalism

13. Headlines and Breaking News:
    > [http://1stheadlines.com](http://1stheadlines.com/) and

    > [http://headlinespot.com](http://headlinespot.com/);
    > [http://news.google.com](http://news.google.com/) and
    > [http://news.yahoo.com](http://news.yahoo.com/)

14. Newslink.org \--electronic newspapers and magazines

    > around the world ([http://newslink.org](http://newslink.org/))

15. EASY FACT CHECKING: includes most subjects of interest to
    > journalists.)

    > [http://www.resourceshelf.com](http://www.resourceshelf.com/):
    > this site has links to FAST FACTS and LIST of LISTS.

16. Today\'s Front Pages <http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/>\
    > View the front pages of international newspapers. Click on a
    > region as cursor slides over the newspaper names, each front page
    > displays in miniature; then click on newspaper name.

17. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS, INC. <http://www.ire.org/>

    > IRE is a member-supported, international organization run by
    > investigative journalists.

    > A gateway for anyone interested in in-depth news reporting, this
    > Site is intended to assist journalists to obtain quick access to
    > databases, model investigative stories, and current background
    > information. The opening page links to affiliated Sites, including
    > [http://reporter.org](http://reporter.org/)

    > (a one-stop gateway to an array of independent organizations
    > dedicated to serving working

    > journalists.) This is a must-see site for all journalists.

18. Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. [The Virtual
    > Trail:]{.underline}

    > [Political Journalism on]{.underline} [the Internet]{.underline}.
    > (George Washington University.)
    > <http://www.ipdi.org/virtual_trail.html>.

    > Actual document available via
    > <http://www.ipdi.org/virtual_trail.pdf>

    > PART II: LOCATING U.S. POLICY STATEMENTS AND TRANSCRIPTS:

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1.  U.S. State Department Web Site
    > [http://www.state.gov](http://www.state.gov/)

2.  USINFO: [http://usinfo.state.gov](http://usinfo.state.gov/) has
    > themes, electronic journals;major policy statements,

    > especially for Latin America. Available in Spanish via
    > <http://usinfo.state.gov/espanol>

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3.  Foreign Press Center (FPC):
    > [http://fpc.state.gov](http://fpc.state.gov/) (for U.S. GOVERNMENT
    > REPORTS/

    > CRS REPORTS/ MAJOR PRESS BRIEFINGS)

4.  VOA (VOICE OF AMERICA):
    > [http://www.voanews.com](http://www.voanews.com/) (has Spanish
    > version also)

5.  USAID: <http://www.usaid.gov/espanol> (for Spanish language version)

6.  Thomas (locates U.S. legislation---either passed or proposed by
    > either chamber):

    > [http://thomas.loc.gov](http://thomas.loc.gov/)

7.  White House: [http://www.whitehouse.gov](http://www.whitehouse.gov/)
    > (includes speeches, transcripts, reports;

    > Spanish language version available)

    > 8\. **Federal Websites in Spanish/Los Sitios Web Federales en**
    > **Español (Spanish-language sites from U.S. federal government
    > agencies are listed in English and Spanish, with links to the
    > Spanish-language pages.)**
    > <http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/topiclists/us-spanish.htm>

    > PART III: Latin American/Spanish Language Resources

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1.  New Mexico State University Internet Resources for Latin America:
    > <http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/>

2.  LANIC --LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK OF INTERNET RESOURCES

    > (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN):
    > [http://www.lanic.utexas.edu](http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/)

3.  Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources selected by
    > Library of Congress Subject Experts: Iberian, Caribbean and Latin
    > American Internet Resources:
    > <http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/countries/countries.html>

    > See Also the Library of Congress's Virtual Hispanic Reading Room
    > Collections at: <http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/explore.html>

    > 4\. Yahoo in Spanish (also maintains an internal search engine):

    > [http://espanol.yahoo.com](http://espanol.yahoo.com/)

    > 5\. Association of Spanish Speaking Journalists:

    > [http://www.asociacionperiodistas.org](http://www.asociacionperiodistas.org/)

    > 6\. Latin American News (Current Events in Spanish/English):

    > [http://latinews.com](http://latinews.com/) (INCLUDES MANY
    > IN-DEPTH REPORTS)

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7.  E-Periodistas from la Universidad de Navarra (Espana):

    > <http://www.unav.es/fcom/guia>

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8.  RECENT ARGENTINE NEWS HEADLINES:
    > [www.riesgopais.com](http://www.riesgopais.com/)

9.  SPANISH LANGUAGE REPORTING WITH MANY IN-DEPTH REPORTS:

    > [http://www.revista-ideasonline.org](http://www.revista-ideasonline.org/)

    > 10\. Revista Electronica de la Universidad Abierta Interamericana:
    > [http://www.paginasperdidas.dialogica.com.ar](http://www.paginasperdidas.dialogica.com.ar/)

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11. Mexican Journalist Resources:

    > [http://www.investigacion.org.mx](http://www.investigacion.org.mx/)

12. HOT INTERNET LINKS IN SPANISH:

    > [http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listspanish.html](http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listspanish.htm)

> **Embassy of the U.S. in the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo: Links
> in Spanish: <http://www.usemb.gov.do/IRC/enlaces_a_recursos.htm>**

> Embassy of the U.S. in Bogota, Colombia: Web Sites in Spanish:

> <http://bogota.usembassy.gov/wwwsints.shtml>

> <http://www.sol-plus.net/bib.htm>

> and: San Antonio Public Library Spanish Language Links:
> <http://www.sanantonio.gov/library/web/enlaces.asp>

> U.S. Government\--Spanish Language Resources: [FirstGov Launches
> Spanish Language Version of Portal](http://www.espanol.gov/)
> [http://www.espanol.gov](http://www.espanol.gov/)

> 13.COLLECTIONS OF Argentine/Latin American Newspapers and
> Social/Political Themes:

> [**http://www.guiaplus.com.ar/dinterior.htm**](http://www.guiaplus.com.ar/dinterior.htm)
>
> [**http://www.prensalatina.com**](http://www.prensalatina.com/)
>
> [**http://periodismo.com**](http://periodismo.com/)
>
> **http://[www.periodismosocial.org.ar](http://207.68.164.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=1362343cb4cb11efc6bdb909630d9290&lat=1041598764&hm___action=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.periodismosocial.org.ar)**
>
> **http://[www.risolidaria.org.ar](http://207.68.164.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=ff254807b333954fa9bc5dd3aa06e0af&lat=1041598764&hm___action=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.risolidaria.org.ar)**
>
> **http://[www.sosdiscriminacion.org](http://207.68.164.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=aed227e19591794e5a68a27b5552d958&lat=1041598764&hm___action=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sosdiscriminacion.org)**
>
> [**http://**www.globalnewsonline.com.ar/diarios_eng.htm](http://www.globalnewsonline.com.ar/diarios_eng.htm)
> **(Collections of online newspapers in English from all over the
> globe; Latin American countries represented also.)**
>
> 14\. **Revistas Electronicas en Texto Completo
> <http://web.prw.net/~vtorres/>**
>
> **(una fuente de informacion excelente)**
>
> **PART IV: OVERVIEWS OF THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY**:
>
> **[http://www.wan-press.org](http://www.wan-press.org/) AND**:
> [**http://www.newspaper-industry.org**](http://www.newspaper-industry.org/)

# PART V: GRANTS AND FOUNDATIONS: GRUPO DE FUNDACIONES

> **[http://www.gdf.org.ar](http://www.gdf.org.ar/) AND:
> [http://www.wingsweb.org](http://www.wingsweb.org/)**

**PART VI: Spanish Language News Service:** [Google News]{.underline}
(Spanish Language Edition) <http://news.google.es/> 

Compiled by **Stephen Perry, IRO, PAS Buenos Aires**

E-MAIL: [**PerryS@state.gov**](mailto:PerryS@state.gov) TEL:
54-11-5777-4832 (in Buenos Aires)

Last updated: **March 5, 2004**