Internet resources for Communication and the Media
- Communication and Culture
- Databases
- Electronic journals
- News Media and Alternative News Sources
- Public Relations
- Discussion Lists
For general information see the guides
- Writing the First Essay: Communication & the Media (COMM 1006)
- Internet Resources for Business
- Online Reference Resources
Australian
- Communications Law Centre (opens in new window) a public interest research teaching and public education organisation, specialising in media and communications law and policy. Hosted by the University of New South Wales
- Culture and Communication Reading Room (opens in new window) provides digital resources for Australian media and culture live and direct from Murdoch University
- Government Policy and the Information Superhighway (opens in new window) links to documents, reports and policy statements issued by government agencies in Australia and elsewhere. Via the National Library of Australia
- The Media Report (opens in new window) includes transcripts of programs since August 1995. ABC Radio National, Australia
- Young Media Australia (opens in new window) is a national community-based, information, research, training and advocacy organisation working in the field of children, young people and mass media
International
- Communication Studies Resources (opens in new window) provides extensive pointers to worldwide information. Provided by the University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies, US
- Computer-Mediated Communication Information Services (The December List) (opens in new window) is a directory of information sources about online communication and the internet, which is updated continuously
- Country Studies (opens in new window) from the Library of Congress (US)
- ExecutivePlanet.com (opens in new window) provides information relating to international business culture, customs and etiquette
- The Information Economy (opens in new window) information on the economics of the Internet, information goods, intellectual property and related issues. School of Information Management and Systems, University of California at Berkeley (US)
- MCS: The Media and Communications Studies (opens in new window) from semiotics to soap operas. Maintained by Daniel Chandler, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research (opens in new window) searchable index of subject links compiled by Alan Liu, Dept. of English, University of California at Santa Barbara (US)
*For associated sites see the Internet Resources for Journalism and Film Studies
Electronic Journals
Australian
- Australian Humanities Review (opens in new window) a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary electronic journal published quarterly with regular updates every two weeks
- Australian Journals Online (opens in new window) from the National Library of Australia
International
- JEP: Journal of Electronic Publishing (opens in new window) published by the University of Michigan Press (US)
- Journal of Memetics: Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission (opens in new window) a peer-reviewed academic journal from the Centre for Policy Modelling (UK)
- CTHEORY (opens in new window) is an international journal of theory, technology and culture. Articles, interviews, and key book reviews in contemporary discourse are published weekly as well as theorisations of major 'event-scenes' in the mediascape. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (opens in new window) by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California (US)
- Moving Ideas: The Electronic Policy Network (opens in new window) published by the Moving Ideas Network (US)
- HotWired (opens in new window) Wired Magazine's web site
- e-journals.org (opens in new window) a searchable listing of online publications of all kinds. Provided by E-doc at the WWW virtual library
News Media and Alternative News Sources
- Crikey (opens in new window) based in Melbourne and directed by Stephen Kane. Looks at issues behind the news stories
- JournalismNet (opens in new window) from Julian Sher, Canada
- Kidon Media-Link (opens in new window) has links to newspapers, news and current affairs magazines, radio and television news stations, and news agencies. Maintained by Kees van der Griendt and Duncan Morrow
- Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room (opens in new window) provides comprehensive links to sites containing web newspapers, current news services, and periodicals. Library of Congress
- Newspapers and News Services this guide lists many Australian and overseas news sources. Provided by the University of South Australia Library
- OnlineNewspapers.com (opens in new window) a worldwide listing compiled by Internet Communications, Australia
- World-newspapers.com (opens in new window) is a non-profit, non partisan site administered by Marius Kazokaitis, Lithuania with contributions from freelance journalists
- Znet (opens in new window) offers information through diverse watch areas and subsites, translations, archives, links to other progressive sites and a daily commentary program
Discussion Lists
- Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences (opens in new window) is a subject listing maintained by Diane Kovacs
- Discussion Lists and Newsgroups (opens in new window) compiled by the Media and Communications Studies Site, Wales
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