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Here are a handful of websites worth your regular inspection:


New York Times    The best textbook in the business

Project for Excellence in Journalism    Highbrow concerns

Poynter Institute    Versatile site seasoned with the richness of media gossip

American Copy Editors Society    A wealth of technical suggestions

Investigative Reporters and Editors    Good source of tools

American Journalism Review    Links to all papers

The Onion    Disturbingly brilliant parody of what you do for a living

Sree's web links for journalists    Cool list of reporting-related web sites compiled by Sreenath Sreenivasan, associate professor at Columbia Grad School. You'll get ideas here.

Journalismjobs.com    The job board for media professionals, operated in conjunction with Columbia Journalism Review

Insert Text Here    Michelle Nicolosi, a Southern California journalist, converted her informal job-search tip sheet into a handy web site

CyberJournalist.net    Sharp site that focuses on the intersection of journalism and technology

Reporter's Desktop    A site developed by Seattle Times investigative reporter Duff Wilson that is so functional the only word that could possibly describe it is: neat.

Bulgarian News    Sofia News Agency, the largest Bulgarian agency providing English language news about Bulgaria, the region and the world, updated every 3-5 minutes round-the-clock with a large variety of original pictures.

The World in a Nutshell    Innovative series of books by journalist Amanda Roraback that break down Afghanistan, Pakistan, Islam, Iraq and the Israel-Palestine struggle

international newspapers    Danish journalist Hans Henrik has set up this site of selected newspapers around the world.

JournalistID    Aims to be the world's "first international identification system for journalists."

californiaauthors.com    Well-crafted site devoted to California authors, a site I'd be telling you about even if it hadn't published one of my excerpts. Trust me, you'll dig it.

laobserved    Former L.A. Times reporter and editor Kevin Roderick has created a sophisticated and expansive tip sheet about life in Los Angeles' journalistic community

Institute for Mid-Career Copy Editors    Summer training program for copy editors that runs out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

LexisNexus News    National and international news from 4,000 sources

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting    Print and broadcast journalists can apply for a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to cover their travel expenses. The Center works with journalists on the shaping of projects and on distribution, as part of its efforts to increase th

Badlands Journal    Bill Hatch--gutsy, wise, determined--chases the bad guys in an endless struggle to preserve the San Joaquin Valley's environment.

Cub Reporters    Site offers advice to young, student and early-career journalists with job searching and other opportunities.

Editor's World    Designed to help news professionals--especially those in small to mid-size markets--with global news and insights.

Whole Story    Story Coach Mary Ann Hogan's site offers a classroom with discussion groups and courses in many aspects of "storycraft."

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