This resource document introduces the array of Internet help available
to journalism students enrolled in International Communication or any
related courses. Moorhead State University students experimented with it in
fall 1995. If you have suggestions on useful links for inclusion in this document,
please send them to Professor Shelton
Gunaratne.
Contents
[General]
[Asia and the Pacific]
[The Middle East and North Africa]
[Eastern Europe and Eurasia]
[Western Europe]
[Sub-Saharan Africa]
[Latin America and the Caribbean]
[North America]
I. General
- AMARC
- The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (with headquarters
in Montreal and offices in Ecuador and England) maintains this site --
with material in English, French and Spanish -- to serve the community
radio movement.
- Asian-American Resources List
- Provides access to almost 30 Asian-American resource links including
Asian American Journalists Association and Asian American Writers Workshop.
- Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
- This London-based site opens links to several Commonwealth broadcasters
and describes the Combroad journal.
- Communication and
Journalism Academic WWW Sites
- A list of university sites around the world sorted by region and country.
- Communications Law
in Transition Newsletter
- This newsletter covers media law and policies in transitional societies
around the world. It is jointly published by the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the Programme
in
- Comparative Media Law & Policy at Oxford University.
- EEE-related Internet Resources
- This site includes two virtual libraries.
- The Escotet International
Link
- Florida International University provides this resource gateway to
a rich variety of international communication-related links, including
UNESCO, online publications and audio-visual media.
- EthicNet
- This Web site, located at the University of Tampere, has the codes
of journalism ethics adopted in European countries. It also provides access
to the Declaration of Principles of the International Federation of Journalists.
- Excite Destination Guide
- Information on cities of various countries.
- Findians
- Fortnightly non-denominational Christian Webletter dealing with multifarious
subjects as Finland (Suomi), India (Intia), plastics (muovi), computers
(tietokone), environment (ymparisto), politics (politiikka), editing (kielitarkistus),
publishing (kustantaja), etc.
- Gemini News Service
- A London-based feature news service exemplifying development-oriented
journalism. With more than 150 correspondents, it serves some 70 countries.
- General Media
& Daily Newsfeeds
- A very useful service from ARRAY Development Inc., Ottawa, to link
yourself to global media, including Asiaweek, Far Eastern Economic
Review and other newsmagazines.
- The Global Village CAT
- Worldwide links to 180 Community Access Television sites and other
links related to the movement for the Freedom of Speech. Web pages provided
by OPEN CHANNEL Stockholm Sweden
- Government Servers
- List of government servers for many nations, including their regional
and local governments.
- IAMCR and e-CTP
- Homepage of the International Association for Media and Communication
Research (IAMCR/AIERI/AIECS). e-CTP is the Web site of the Communication
Technology Policy section of IAMCR
- ICA
- Homepage of the International Communication Association, headquartered
in Austin, Texas.
- IFIP
- The International Federation for Information Processing (located in
Laxenburg, Austria) is a non-governmental, non-profit umbrella organization
for national societies working in the field of information processing.
It was established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO as an aftermath
of the first World Computer Congress held in Paris in 1959.
- INCORE
- INCORE is the joint INitiative on COnflict Resolution and Ethnicity
of the U.N. University and the University of Ulster. This server acts
as a central resource on the Internet for those concerned with conflict
resolution and ethnic conflict. It includes information on Sri Lanka.
- Index on Censorship
- A country guide to censorship and freedom of expression from the London-based
Index on Censorship magazine.
- Information Systems
in Developing Countries
- List of resources related to the planning and development of information
systems in developing countries: Programs and projects, organizations.
documents, mailing lists, etc.
- International Communication
- Pages created as a class project for RTF312C Introduction to International
Communication (College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin).
- International
IT Reports
- Country reports on the state of information technology from those enrolled
in the MBA course International Issues in Information Technology,
American University.
- International Journalists' Network
- The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in Washington, D.C.,
has set up this Web site with country overviews, press overviews, directories
of media assistance organizations and media outlets worldwide.
- International Telecommunications Union
- The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, is an international organization
within which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom
networks and services. ITU activities include the coordination, development,
regulation and standardization of telecommunications and organization
of regional and world events.
- Internet Sources
for CBC Journalists
- The site for broadcasters and journalists of the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation: links to news, current events, music, art, culture and science
from a Canadian perspective.
- Inter Press Service and IPS
Global Gateway
- Inter Press Service (IPS) has a truly global perspective. IPS is the
only major news agency reporting on international affairs from a Southern
perspective.
- Journalistic Resources
- Compiled by Nikos Markowitz, Sweden, this resource links you to an
array of worldwide sites covering education and research, journalism and
broadcasting. Resources are arranged by continent and country, with the
emphasis on Europe and North America. It also contains links to journalism
schools, journalism organizations, journalism mailing lists and online
newspaper editions.
- Lonely Planet
- This provides "the lowdown on the customs, culture, currency, climate
and cuisine of just about any destination that comes to mind."
- MacBride Roundtable
on Communication
- Details on the annual MacBride Roundtable meetings maintained by Rick
Vincent, University of Hawaii.
- Mario's Cyberspace Station
- Mario Profaca, a Croatian journalist, maintains this cyberspace station
to provide access to news from various country links.
- MEDIA-Link
- Links to newspapers in Europe, U.S.A., Americas (except U.S.A.), Asia,
Africa, and Oceania.
- Multicultural
Sites and Resources
- An extensive collection of links to multicultural Web sites.
- Netasia
Communications: Community Organizations
- Provides selected links to the Asian-Pacific American community on
the Internet.
- News Directory
- A huge and searchable guide to paper-printed publications which have
established a presence on the Web. Interactive forms locate more than
800 English-language periodicals worldwide.
- NGO News Network
- A news service for agencies and NGOs working on emergency operations
in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
- OECD
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, links
you to: About OECD | Activities | Member countries | News & Events
| Publications | Search.
- OneWorld News Service
- News features from the South -- an alternative perspective on today's
issues.
- Online
Newspapers Worldwide
- Web Wombat provides links to more than 10,000 newspapers throughout
the globe.
- Orbicom
- Useful working papers related to international communication made available
by the global ORBICOM network of chairs and associates in communications
with headquarters in Montreal.
- Orient Magazine
- A specialized magazine focusing on Asian Americans.
- Overseas Development Council
- Previews, summaries and full text of analytical and opinion pieces
covering a range of development topics.
- Pan Asia Networking
- This IDRC-affiliated site connects you to research programs in Asia.
It includes information and communication technology.
- Panos Institute
- The site of PANOS, a joint effort of globally minded broadcasters and NGOs ranging
from Amnesty to World Goodwill. Good source for data on information technology
in developing countries.
- PRAXIS
- Richard Estes, University of Pennsylvania, provides resources on social
and economic development.
- Press
Freedom and Human Rights Associations
- An extensive list from the Committee
to Protect Journalists.
- SMIT
- Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunications (SMIT) is a research
center located at the Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit
Brussel). Its main research topics include: new media and telecommunication
policy; societal impact and use of the new information technologies; telecommunications,
information studies and internationalization of (tele)communication structures.
- Tele-Satellit Online
- This site concentrates on satellite-related topics, including the reception
hardware (tuner, dish), the media scene (radio, television), the satellite
market, listings, surveys, etc.
- United Nations
- The U.N. Website provides access to general information, databases,
publications, U.N. news, U.N. documents, etc.
- United Nations System
- Official WEB site locator for the UNITED NATIONS system of organizations:
Alphabetic index; Official classification; Frequently requested information;
What's new? Related information, including SEARCHING; Other international
organizations.
- VIBES
- Virtual International Business and Economic Sources from University
of North Carolina at Charlotte.
- WACC
- The Website of the World Association for Christian Communication, London,
provides access to its quarterly journal, Media Development, and
its newsletter, Action.
- WETV Information Source
- WETV is a global specialty television network, currently viewed on
Affiliate Broadcasters who provide WETV a window, in more than 50 countries
on four continents.
- The
World Factbook
- CIA's Office of Public and Agency Information, Washington, D.C., publishes
this directory in July each year. It provides information on all countries
of the world and on the U.N. system.
- WTO
- Homepage of the World Trade Organization.
- Worldwide Classroom
- A compilation of intercultural and educational programs around the
world that welcome international visitors.
- WWW Servers:
Summary
- A list of registered WWW servers listed alphabetically by continent,
country and state. An indispensable tool for journalism and communication
researchers.
- WWW Virtual Library: Communication
and Broadcasting
- These links provide access to worldwide sources related to communication
and telecommunication. Access to BBC, CBC, France Tilivision, PBS, Radio
Prague, etc.
- Yahoo -- Regional:
Countries
- Yahoo searched links on each country.
II. Asia and the Pacific
- AmicNet
- The Website of the Asian Mass Communication Research and Information
Centre in Singapore. It provides access to country communication statistics
and gives information on Amic's publications, Amicnet/Amiclink, training
schedules and membership. The databases on research papers and conference
papers are under construction.
- Asian
Journalism Network
- The Graduate School of Journalism, University of Wollongong, New South
Wales, administers this site to enable the fostering of an "Asian" journalism.
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC)
- APEC, formed in 1989, is the primary regional vehicle for promoting
open trade and practical economic cooperation.
- Asia-Pacific Newspapers
and News Services
- A well-organized set of links to access regular Internet news services
reporting on Asian news, including Asiaweek and Far Eastern
Economic Review.
- Asia Pacific Telecommunity
- The APT Homepage takes you to the APT secretariat in Bangkok and provides
information on its objectives, membership and publications.
- Asia Research
Centre
- The Asia Research Centre on Social, Political and Economic Change (at
Murdoch University) specializes on East and Southeast Asia. This site
includes its current research and publications, as well as its newsletter
"Asiaview."
- Asia Times
- Reports on Asian business and investments.
- Asiaweek
- A weekly newsmagazine published in Hong Kong.
- East-West Center
- The East-West Center is a national and regional source of information
and analysis about the Asia-Pacific Region, including the United States.
The experts in the center are a resource for journalists. (The telecommunications
specialist is Meheroo Jussawalla.)
- Far Eastern Economic Review
- A prestigious weekly newsmagazine published in Hong Kong.
- Orientation.com
- Web directory of sites in Asia.
- Press Foundation of Asia
- PFA was conceptualized on Aug. 31,1967, and formally established on
Jan. 15, 1968, in response to a call for a regional institute for the
development of Asian journalism. The site provides links to the press
institutes in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Nepal, Philippines and Thailand.
South Asia
- Daily Resume from National
Press (Sri Lanka)
- The Globe Information and Publication Services, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka,
provides English translations of news and editorials from the Sinhala
newspapers -- Divaina, Lakbima, Lankadeepa, Ravaya and Satana -- and the
Tamil newspaper Virakesari.
- FOSUS
- Friends of Sri Lanka in U.S. (FOSUS) provides information on the "ferocious
ethnic and religious conflict that has punctured the most willful exoticism
and burned Sri Lanka into Western minds as the Northern Ireland of the
Indian Ocean."
- IMRAN-Net
- Pakistan-related resources, including PakistaNews, a free daily news
service.
- Infoscope Sri Lanka and Lanka
Internet
- Information Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd. maintains the first site, which
provides access to The Sunday Times. It also contains a Sri Lankan
Picture Gallery, links to Sri Lankans' Homepages, as well as information
on numerous aspects relating to the island. Lanka Internet Services maintains
the second site, which provides access to the Lake House newspapers and
additional information on Sri Lanka.
- ITMIN
- The Industrial Technology and Market Information Network of Sri Lanka.
- Jaffna Home
Page
- Jeyachandran Kopinath, a Sri Lankan Tamil in Norway, provides socio-historical
facts on the war-ravaged Jaffna Peninsula.
- LAcNet
- The Sri Lanka Academic Network, which provides useful information on
the sites linked by Lankan Educational Academic and Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.),
etc.
- Lanka Internet Yellow Pages
- Latest news and information on Sri Lanka, including currency exchange
rates, travel agents, lawyers and spices.
- LankaWeb
- The Sri Lanka Information Centre: news, views, features, business opportunities,
DhammaWeb, information and services, classified ads, as well as news from
The Leader newspaper.
- Marga Institute
- The Marga Institute is a non-governmental organization for development
research and related activities.
- National Science Foundation
- National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (formerly NARESA) Website
includes IT developments on the island.
- Online Media
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
- Pakistan Press Foundation
- PPF is a non-profit media research, documentation and training center
committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression.
- SLNet Forum
- This forum (estbd. 8 Jan. 1996) allows those interested to discuss
issues pertaining to Sri Lanka.
- SOS
- Save Our Sri Lanka (SOS) Network.
- South Asian Journalists
Association
- SAJA, located in New York, provides its calendar of events, information
on guest speakers, its journalism awards, etc.
- South Asian Milan
- South Asian Information Resources, including a search engine. Online resource to the countries, cultures and communities of South Asia.
- South Asian
Women's Net
- Sawnet (South Asian Women's NET) is a forum for South Asian women,
and those interested in relevant issues .
- Sri Lanka Embassy Electronic Archive
- This is the Website of the Sri Lanka Embassy, Washington, D.C. Press
releases of VIP speeches, etc.
- Sri
Lanka: Information Technology
- Nishanthi Mendis, American University, provides an assessment of the
current state of IT in Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka: National Web Site
- Links to information on government, IT developments, society and culture,
education, business and finance, etc.
- Sri Lanka Telecom
- The WWW server of the public-sector provider of telecom services in
Sri Lanka.
- Tamil Info-Links
- This web site is an attempt to create links between existing Tamil
sites.
- WWW
Virtual Library: South Asia
- Australian National University, Canberra, maintains this site.
Southeast Asia
- BimaSakti
- This is the Indonesian WWW Galaxy, a comprehensive index about Indonesia
with more than 600 entries in the database. It's the Indonesian Yahoo.
- Biro Pusat Statistics
- This is the Web site of Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics. It
provides the country's statistical profile, as well as the profiles of
each of the 27 provinces. It has links to the statistics offices of the
FAO, UNDP, WHO, the EC and the following countries: Australia, Canada,
Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore and Sweden.
- Malaysia.Net
- This is Malaysia's cyber coffee shop.
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
- Philippine Journalism Review
- A publication of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
- Singapore Infomap
- Extensive information on business, government and culture.
- WWW
Virtual Library: Southeast Asia
- Australian National University, Canberra, maintains this site.
East Asia
- China News Digest
- Read about Japanese war crimes in China, subscribe to a Chinese newsletter
or pick up some Chinese software.
- Chinese Web Directory
- Covers a large number of topics: arts and literature, business, computers/Internet,
entertainment, jobs, etc.
- HKBU Journalism
- The Journalism Home Page of Hong Kong Baptist University with links
to the Government Information Center, The Young Reporter, etc.
- NHK Broadcasting
Culture Research Institute
- This home page outlines the latest institute research and information
on publications and symposiums. NHK is Japan's nationwide public broadcasting
corporation.
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
- WWW
Virtual Library: East Asia
- Australian National University, Canberra, maintains this site.
The Pacific
- AAP InfoCentre
- The Australian Associated Press Web site for news and information on
Australia. It includes full-text searching.
- ABC Online
- The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which runs Australia's only
national TV and radio network, provides more than 1,000 pages of news,
views, background information and program transcripts.
- Australia Online
- Full-text articles from a variety of Australian news sources.
- Australian Centre for Independent
Journalism
- The ACIJ, located at the University of Technology in Sydney, provides
access to its own resources and links to other sites.
- Australian Government
- Federal, state and local government Down Under.
- Australian Internet
Directories
- This is a search site that allows locating names, e-mail addresses
and organizations matching any string.
- Australian
Journalism Review
- The official journal of the Journalism Education Association.
- Australian Journalism
Schools
- Schools of journalism, universities with departments where journalism
is taught and also academic institutions that teach communication, media
studies and film.
- Kuentos!
- All about Guam, its government, etc.
- Online Newspapers and other media: Oceania
- The Pacific
- Garry Gillard, Murdoch University, maintains this "inclusive list of
links to sites of the South Pacific."
- Pacific Journalism
Review
- A publication of the South Pacific Centre for Communication and Information
in Development (SPCCID).
- Papua Niugini Nius
- A service of Journalism Studies at SPCCID.
- PTC Web
- The online presence of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC),
an international, non-profit, non-governmental membership organization
for providers and users of communications services, policy-makers, technologists,
lawyers, scientists and academics. You can access the quarterly PT
Review as well.
- QUT Journalism
- Online edition of Communique, the newspaper of the School of Media
and Journalism, Queensland University of Technology.
- South Pacific
Journalism
- Proceedings of the annual conference of the Journalism Education Association
(Dec. 6-8, 1995, Christchurch).
- Special Broadcasting
Service
- SBS, established in 1975, is Australia's national network for multicultural
and multilingual radio and TV broadcasting. The estimated weekly audience
is 3.2 million.
- Tel Oz
- This La Trobe University site provides information on Australian social
and policy research related to telecommunications.
- WWW
Virtual Library: Australia and New Zealand; and Pacific
Studies
- Australian National University, Canberra, maintains these two sites.
III.The Middle East and North Africa
- WWW Virtual Library: Middle
Eastern Studies
- A site maintained by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University
Texas at Austin. It includes North Africa.
The Middle East
- COMPASS Middle East
- This is a real-time newswire Monday through Friday.
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
- WWW
Virtual Library: Middle East
- This site includes the Caucasus.
- North Africa
- Online newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
IV. Eastern Europe and Eurasia
- The Bulgarain Media
Connection
- Ivan Nikolchev maintains this site, which provides a variety of information
related to Bulgarian mass media.
- East European
Media
- Dina Iordanova of the University of Texas at Austin started this resource
to provide information on the media situation in Central East European,
Balkan and Baltic countries. It has recent papers on Albania, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Latvia.
- Euricom
- Euricom activities, the Communication and Culture Colloquia, and the
journal Javnost-The Public.
- OMRI
- The Prague Website of the Open Media Research Institute, the world
center for the analysis of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
It includes the full text of OMRI Daily Digest and other resources.
- WWW Virtual Library: Russian
and East European Studies
- ReesWeb sponsored by the University Center for Russian and East European
Studies, University of Pittsburgh. It lists Internet resources by discipline
and type. It also lists national home pages and major sites.
Russia and the Newly Independent States
- CIESIN Baltic Regional Node
- The Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
provides access to information on the three Baltic republics -- Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania
-- as well as Russia.
- Online newspapers and other media: NIS
- Post-Soviet Media Law & Policy
Newsletter
- The newsletter covers media law and policies in the former SU and Eastern
and Central Europe. It is jointly published by the Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law and Moscow Media Law and Policy
- Center.
- Russian Story
- A collection of Russian newspapers and other Russia-related materials.
- Russian World and
Navigate to Russia
- Russian resources under one roof. Includes news/info, geographic index,
culture, sports, entertainment, software, etc. The second site also lists
Russia-related servers; it includes Russian media sources and information
agencies.
- Soviet
Archives Exhibit
- Soviet documents of historical value maintained by the University of
North Carolina.
- WWW
Virtual Library: Central Asia
- Central Asia includes several countries in NIS category.
East Central Europe
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
Southeastern Europe
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
V. Western Europe
- The BBC
- Access BBC Radio, BBC TV, BBC Education, BBC World Service and BBC
Internet.
- The Economist
- A weekly newsmagazine published in London.
- European Journalism
- This U.K.-based service enables access to European journalism resources.
- France-Presse Online
- The online service of Agence France Presse wire service.
- Journalism UK
- A site helpful to print journalists writing for U.K. magazines. It
provides links to U.K. national and local newspapers, magazines, e-zines,
news sources, organizations, etc.
- Media UK Internet
Directory
- Links to television, radio, newspapers, magazines and advertising.
- Nordicom
- The site of the Nordic Documentation Center for Mass Communication
Research at the Gvteberg University, Sweden. It also gives a glimpse of
what's in The Nordicom Review.
- Online
newspapers and other media: Europe and NewsLink:
Europe
- Newspapers from Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Northern Ireland,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The following are some
national newspapers printed in English:
- Oxford PCMLP
- The Oxford University Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy
is located at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, Wolfson
College, Oxford OX2 6 UD.
- Yellow Web Europe
- Web directory of sites in Europe.
VI. Sub-Saharan Africa
- WWW
Virtual Library: African Studies
- This source links you to Internet resources for all of Africa.
West Africa
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
East Africa
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
Southern Africa
- The Centre for Cultural
& Media Studies
- CCMS, at the University of Natal in Durban, is Southern Africa's "premier
graduate research and educational unit in media studies."
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
- Rhodes Journalism Review
- Rhodes Journalism Review is published by the department of journalism
& media studies at Rhodes University.
- WWW Virtual Library:
Southern Africa
- Access point to Southern Africa WWW servers.
VII. Latin America and the Caribbean
- Latin American
Links
- A Web page containing links to many resources related to culture and
news on Latin America.
- WWW Virtual Library: Latin
American Studies
- This site, located at University of Texas, has a country index and
a subject index, as well as links to cinema, news, publications, etc.
Latin America
- CubaWeb
- The Web site approved by the Cuba government: includes Cuba news.
- Instituto Gutenberg
- This is the Brazilian center for technical studies about the media.
- Mexican
Online News
- A comprehensive Internet source for news on Mexico, including a listing
of newspapers by each state.
- Mexico: Federal
Government
- Provides access to information from the president's office and from
various ministries: foreign affairs, finance, health. tourism, interior,
attorney-general.
- Online
newspapers and other media: Latin and South America
- Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.
- South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
- Venezuela Online and
Venezuela: Electronic News
- News, data and information on Venezuela.
The Caribbean
- Online Newspapers
- The Internet editions of newspapers and other media:
VIII. North America
- Canada Government
- A single electronic access point to general information about Canada
and to a variety of federal government information and services: government
overview, programs, federal institutions, provincial and municipal governments.
- The CBC Homepage
- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation provides information and links
related to English radio and television, French services, Radio Canada
International, Newsworld, etc.
- Online
newspapers and other media: Canada
- Newspapers from the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba,
Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan, and the Yukon Territory.
The following is Canada's national daily:
- Online
newspapers and other media: United States
- Newspapers from a large number of states. The following are the U.S.
national dailies:
- Southam@Canada
- Canada's national news Web site -- a service of Southam newspapers.
- Quebec Launchpad for Journalists
- Links to sources on politics/government, news/journalism/research,
Internet and miscellaneous.
Internet Journalism Resources
Last updated: 3 Oct. 2000