Journalism and Communication: Media Criticism

Adbusters offers incisive philosophical articles as well as activist commentary from around the world addressing issues ranging from genetically modified foods to media concentration.

Dean Baker's commentary on economic reporting. Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).

Highlighting public relations and "spin" masquerading as news.

FAIR, a national media watch group, offers criticism of media bias and censorship.

The MCS (pronounced 'mix') site is an award-winning portal or 'meta-index' to internet-based resources useful in the academic study of media and communication.

Directory of media watchdog groups compiled by the University of Iowa

Blog about networked media, from Barry Parr, publisher of San Mateo County's Coastsider.

Home the National Public Radio program

Media criticism site developed by New York University professor Jay Rosen

From the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism, an annual report focusing on the "health and status of American journalism".

Columbia Journalism Review's guide to what the major media companies own.