LibGuides: Journalism and Communication: Journalism

Database Resources

Academic Search Premier
This scholarly resource contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
CMMC offers cover-to-cover ("core") indexing and abstracts for more than 620 journals.
Ethnic NewsWatch Collection
Current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives.
Gale OneFile: Communication and Mass Media
Communications & Mass Media Collection brings together nearly 3 million articles found in more than 350 journals that cover all aspects of the communications field.
Kanopy
Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a comprehensive multidisciplinary database offering access to scholarly journals, newspapers, reports, and more across a wide range of subjects.
ProQuest NewsStand (U.S.)
ProQuest Newsstand™ offers access to the full text of over 1300 newspapers, news websites and blogs from leading publishers throughout the world.

Data Driven Journalism

“Data journalism is obtaining, reporting on, curating and publishing data in the public interest.”

(Jonathan Stray, professional journalist, computer scientist)

A Beginner's Guide to Infographics and Data-Driven Storytelling
Data Desk-Los Angeles Times
Maps, databases, data analysis and visualization
Data Driven Journalism
This website is dedicated to providing anyone interested in getting started with data driven journalism with a collection of learning resources, including relevant events, tools, tutorials, interviews and case studies.
Data Journalism Blog
Blog discussing "data journalism"-journalism which uses publicly-available data as a basis for reporting. It is also sometimes called "data-driven journalism".
Data Journalism Handbook
Web-based of version of book to be published summer/fall 2012
Datablog-Guardian (UK Newspaper)
Data journalism and data visualization from the Datablog
Narrative Visualization: Telling Stories with Data (PDF)
Article discussing the use of data in narrative storytelling
Resources @ Data Driven Journalism
Data collection and visualization tools
Scraping for Journalism: A Guide for Collecting Data

Selected Resources

Alternative Journalism by James F. Hamilton; Chris Atton; Jay F. Hamilton
Call Number: Main 302.23 At85a

ISBN: 1412947030

Publication Date: 2008-11-30
The Data Journalism Handbook by Jonathan Gray; Lucy Chambers; Wilfried Ruetten; Liliana Bounegru
ISBN: 1449330061

Publication Date: 2012-08-02

Web-based of version of book to be published summer/fall 2012
The News and Its Future by Paul McCaffrey
Call Number: Main 071.3 N474m

ISBN: 0824210972

Publication Date: 2010-04-01
Women in American Journalism by Jan Whitt
Call Number: Main 071.3082 W617w

ISBN: 0252075560

Publication Date: 2008-08-04

Journalism Sources on the Web

Center for Digital Storytelling
For nearly twenty years, the Center has been supporting people in sharing meaningful stories from their lives.
Data Desk-Los Angeles Times
Maps, databases, data analysis and visualization
Data Driven Journalism
This website is dedicated to providing anyone interested in getting started with data driven journalism with a collection of learning resources, including relevant events, tools, tutorials, interviews and case studies.
Data Journalism Blog
Blog discussing "data journalism"-journalism which uses publicly-available data as a basis for reporting. It is also sometimes called "data-driven journalism".
Datablog-Guardian (UK Newspaper)
Data journalism and data visualization from the Datablog
Info Hub: Associated Collegiate Press
A directory of links and contact information for resources and organizations of interest to student journalists.
New Media Institute
The New Media Institute (NMI) is a research and fact finding organization whose mission is to improve public understanding of issues surrounding the Internet and other forms new media communications.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues.
Poynter Institute
Journalism training, media news & how-tos
ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.