Communication: Journalism & News

A newspaper and news media guide organized by country and/or state.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has been a premier communication policy center in the country since its founding in 1993. APPC’s work has informed the policy debates around campaign finance, children’s television, Internet privacy, tobacco advertising and the tone of discourse in Washington.

The AP is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP remains a trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and an essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business.

The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom investigating democracy, power and privilege. They examine how policies and laws emanating from the nation’s capital affect people across the country and how issues at a state and local level affect national decision making. They use the power of data, the Freedom of Information Act and collaborations with local and national newsrooms to produce journalism that changes policies and lives and gives voice to people, communities and issues in a diverse America.

A project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center, this nonpartisan, nonprofit organization monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases, with the goal of applying the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and increasing public knowledge and understanding.

The FCC regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the Commission is the federal agency responsible for implementing and enforcing America’s communications law and regulations.

Aimed at providing journalists, students, academics, and others with reliable resources for reporting, editing and verifying complex stories, this site contains thousands of free (and some fee-based) resources organized by topic from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Poynter champions freedom of expression, civil dialogue and compelling journalism that helps citizens participate in healthy democracies. Provides educational, training and fact-checking opportunities.

This site contains the complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners from 1917 (the first year the Prizes were awarded) to the present. It also lists Nominated Finalists from 1980 (the first year finalists were announced) through the present. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature and musical composition within the U.S.