Media and Free Speech
Media and Free Speech
Media and Free Speech Links
- The Media Channel "An eye on the global media." News, features, commentary, links and other resources about contemporary media issues around the world. Includes viewpoints not available elsewhere.
- Benton Foundation News, information, analysis and resources from organization that promotes and advocates for open access and public interest in digital and telecommunications system. Includes Digital Beat, with extensive analysis of public service issues.
- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) National media watch group that advocates for greater diversity and criticizes such trends as exclusion of viewpoints, consolidation of ownership and corporate bias. Includes Norman Solomon column, Counterspin radio program and more.
- Index Online Online version of Index on Censorship, which covers news and issues related to freedom of expression throughout the world.
- Free Speech and Media Law Links and critical commentaries on free speech, media law, and the courts from Overlawyered.com.
- The American Reporter News, opinion and analysis of the media and other issues from online publication developed and owned by journalists.
- Daily Briefing Updated directory of current news and analysis articles about the press and media issues, collected from around the World Wide Web by the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
- AntiPresident.Net Criticizes the role of the media in campaigns, and of consolidation and commercialization of news outlets.
- Cursor Updated news and features about the media, including links to articles from various sources, often with a perspective critical of the media.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Official home page news, announcements, background reports, Orders, Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, FactSheets, databases, and audio recordings from the FCC
- NewsWatch: A Consumer's Guide to the News Daily media criticism site designed specifically for news consumers. It offers a daily digest of media criticism, full-length feature articles, plus the day's news. Project of the Center for Media and Public Affairs, a non-partisan non-profit educational organization.
- Yahoo! Full Coverage:Media Watch News and links to resources about current events and issues pertaining to the media.
- Poynter.org News, analysis, advice and other resources regarding journalism and media from the Poynter Institute.
- Criticism.Com Essays, book reviews, and articles on media theory, media criticism, social science, discourse analysis, philosophy, linguistics, and psychoanalysis.
- C-SPAN.org - Media Issues On-demand RealVideo archives of lectures, meetings, newscasts and other media material from C-SPAN.
- Media Whores Online Site that claims to "cast a garish spotlight on the relentless screaming heads of television, the babbling paranoids of squawk radio, and the crayon scribblings of lazy print media columnists."
- Current Online The web service biweekly newspaper about public television and public radio in the United States.
- Moreover.com -- Journalism news News portal with headlines and links to articles about journalism and related issues.
- Brill's Content Online version of magazine covering journalism and media. Includes daily news and features.
- MediaMatters PBS: Stories Behind the News
- Editor and Publisher Journal News site, containing links to several columns and news items regarding news production.
- The Electronic Policy Network - Media Summaries and links to features about media issues from various organizations.
- American review "A double-take on media & democracy." Critiques of centralized corporate control of public information. Examines under-reported stories and calls for media reform. (Go to Newsletter link at bottom of page for updates.)
- National Association of Broadcasters News, background and position statements from organization that represents and advocates for the broadcasting industry
- Chicago Media Watch Newsletter Chicago Media Watch works to ensure that media remain open and responsive to the needs of its people. (Focuses on Chicago but also covers national and international issues.)
- Index On Censorship Magazine for free speech, widens the debates on freedom of expression.
- Media Research Center Conservative criticism and exposes of the media, and under-reported news stories
- TomPaine.com Essays and crtiticsm of the media and press, including specific current analysis of news coverage.
- CounterSpin Radio program that takes a critical look at the media and journalism, from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
- The Real News Page "The other side of the news" with commentary, links and other features. Under-reported stories,and call for media reform. Edited by Jane Wardlow Prettyman.
- The Freedom Forum News and information about free press, speech, spirit and journalism issues worldwide. News service, interactive forum and a gateway to online information resources.
- The Daily Howler Washington, DC press corps watch
- Public Relations Watch The Center for Media and Democracy is a nonprofit, public interest organization for investigative reporting on the public relations industry. The Center serves citizens, journalists and researchers seeking to recognize and combat manipulative and misleading PR practices.
- FreeSpeechRadio Lonks,resources and features dedicated to bringing stories and opinions to the public that the mainstream media either ignores or flatly refuses to cover.
- Media Report To Women Providing information on all types of media and the way in which they depict women and issues of interest to women.
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