COMMUNICATION
This page is intended to serve as a Gateway to Communication Internet Resources for the academic staff, students and researchers at the Universiti Sains Malaysia.  All attempts have been made to ensure that quality sites are listed.  If you have comments and suggestions, please send them to Husriati Binti Hussain at husriati@notes.usm.my.  Last updated March 2005.


General
Guides to the Internet
Reference resources
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
Directories
Academic and research institutions
Electronic journals
Listservs and newsgroups
Newspapers
Professional Bodies and Associations
Teaching resources
 
Subjects
Film

Journalism

Persuasive Communication

Television and Radio




GUIDES TO THE INTERNET

AJR Newslink
http://www.ajr.org/
Developer : American Journalism Review
Here is a well-laid-out homepage that is easy to look at, use and explore. Information on 
other Web-linked resources  pertinent to journalism and communications is mostly found 
in the “resource” section. There are links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and 
news services worldwide.

AEJMC Links to other Journalism and Mass Communication Sites
http://www.aejmc.org/
Developer : Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Links to appropriate, non-commerical sites on journalism and mass communication.

The Media and Communication Studies Site
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/sections/advert.html
Developer : David Chandler, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
A British-based gateway highly recommended for those interested in media issues in the UK. Provides an index to topics covered.

MEGASOURCES : Resources for Journalism
http://www.ryerson.ca/~dtudor/megasources.htm
Developer : Professor Dean Tudor from the School of Journalism, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto
A gateway to media links and journalism resources.

University of Iowa Libraries Gateway to the Internet
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/
Developer : Universiti of Iowa
Extensive site arranged by subject from the University of Iowa. Comprehensive. Includes 
subjects such as: Communications Studies, Film Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication.

Yahoo! News and Media
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/
Developer : Yahoo! Inc.
Very extensive directory of Internet resources in mass media.
 

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REFERENCE RESOURCES

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

One Look  Dictionaries
http://www.onelook.com
Developer : Stonehenge Internet Communications
Useful for finding “hard to find” words that are unlikely to be found in general dictionaries.

The DICT Development Group : Online Dictionary Query
http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict
Developer : DICT Development Group
Searches are being carried out on eight dictionaries concurrently. It has simple and advanced search query provisions.

DIRECTORIES

Media link
http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml
Developer : Kees van de Griendt
Excellent site providing links to newspapers, magazines, television stations, radio stations, film studios, news agencies, by continents. Include Europe, USA, Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania neatly listed in alphabetical order by continents. Page choices include English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Dutch.
 

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ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

Listings

ACA (American Communication Association) List of Communications Departments
http://www.americancomm.org/~aca/electronic/departments.html
Developer : American Communication Association
Lists colleges and departments of communication in North America.

Individual Institutions, A-Z

Asian Media Information & Communication Centre ( AMIC)
http://www.amic.org.sg
Developer : AMIC, Singapore
A good site for sources on the development of mass communication in the Asia-Pacific region. The site provides a database with a search engine to search its databases on conferences, newspaper clippings and audio visual collections.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore – School of Communication & Information
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/main/welcome.asp
Developer : School of Communication & Information, NTU
Information on courses offered at the School, research undertaken and other services. Does not provide much links to other sites.

Poynter Online
http://www.poynter.org
Developer : The Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida
Information about  the Poynter Institute for journalists, journalism and media studies and  research in the field.

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - School of Applied Communications
http://cs.art.rmit.edu.au/
Developer : Adrian Miles, RMIT University, School of Applied Communications.
RMIT's program of Communication Studies with links to related sites by topic. 

School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia
http://www.comn.usm.my
Developer : School of Communication, USM 
Details the courses offered by USM's School of Communication. Provides campus news through the online "Berita Kampus". 

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
http://www.jou.ufl.edu
Developer : University of Florida
This site is specifically for communication professionals. Links are provided according to each sub-divisions of advertising, journalism, public relations and journalism. Also has links to government and commercial agencies  as well as links to databases of each specific subject.
 

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ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

Listings

University of Iowa Libraries Gateway to the Internet - Communication Studies
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/
Developer : University of Iowa Libraries
The University of Iowa Libraries' list of journals from around the world on advertising, film studies and media studies with links.

Individual Journals, A-Z

ACJ ( American Communication Journal)
http://acjournal.org/
Developer : Tyrone L. Adams, Ass. Prof. of Communication, University of Southern Louisiana
A completely online journal or a WWW publication. Provide instructions for submission of articles.

CJR (Columbia Journalism Review)
http://www.cjr.org/
Developer : Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Contains full-text articles on the journalism. Its archives contain full-text articles dating back to 1991. Links provided for each issue in addition to a search engine. Other useful resources also given.

Editor & Publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/index.jsp
Developer : Editor & Publisher Co and BP Communications Inc.
A 116 year-old magazine covering issues of the newspaper industry in North America. This online magazine provides free subscription to its weekly e-mail newsletter.
 

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INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
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LISTSERVS AND NEWSGROUPS

Communication Studies Listservs
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/
Developer : University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies
Provide media lists and email discussions for communication, journalism, mass communication and media studies.

Public Relations Discussion Groups
http://www.prsa.org/
Developer : Public Relations Society of America
A comprehensive list for public relations professionals.
 

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NEWSPAPERS

DIRECTORIES 

AJR (American Journalism Review)
http://ajr.newslink.org/news.html
Developer : AJR
A master index of newspapers organized by continents. Searchable by newspaper name or location. Also provide some full-text articles from its print journals

MediaInfo Links 
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/business_resources/medialinks.jsp
Developer : The Editor & Publisher Co.
An excellent online directory with asearchable database.

NewsLink
http://newslink.org
Developer : NewsLink Associates
Links to newspapers, broadcasters and magazines and JobLink advertising.

News and Newspapers Online
http://library.uncg.edu/news/
Developer : Walter Clinton Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Provides links to online newspapers from all over the world. You may also create your own personalised list.

INDIVIDUAL TITLES, A-Z 

Berita Harian Online
http://www.bharian.com.my/
Developer : The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad.
Selected news from this Malay daily newspaper. Divided into News, Editorial, Entertainment, Business, Sports and Archive (for the latest week only). Free access.

CNN Interactive
http://www.cnn.com/
Developer : Cable News Network
Keep up with the latest international news at this electronic news site.

Dinamani Tamil Daily
http://www.dinamani.com/
Developer : FrontPoint Systems
Presents news on Malaysia in the Tamil language. A few days behind the print copy. Free access.

Nanyang Siang Pau
http://www.nanyang.com.my/index.php
Developer : Nanyang Siang Pau Malaysia
Clippings of current news in Malaysia. In Chinese, updated daily and free access.

New Straits Times
http://www.emedia.com.my
A service of New Straits Times, New Sunday Times, Business Times. Full-text, national news updated daily. Includes business, sports, and searchable archive sections. 
Language: English, Malay.

Star Online, Malaysia
http://thestar.com.my/default.asp
Developer : Star Publications (M) Bhd
Selection of news from and about Malaysia. Updated daily. Main sections: News, Business, Sports and Features. Free access.

Sarawak Tribune Online
http://www.sarawaktribune.com.my/publish/index.shtml
Developer : Insan Sejati Sdn Bhd.
Selected news from the Sarawak (in English) and Utusan Sarawak (in Malay). Updated daily. Free access.

Sinchew Interactive
http://www.rhmedia.com/sinchew/welcome.shtml
Developer : Pemandangan Sinar Sdn Bhd.
Selected news from a Chinese daily "Sin Chew Jit Poh" in Malaysia.

Utusan Malaysia Online
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/
Developer : Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd.
This Malay newspaper presents the latest news in Malay under the following headings: Front page, Home news, Lifestyles, Entertainment, Sports, Features. Also has selected news translated into English. Updated daily. Free access.
 

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PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

The American Communication Association
http://www.americancomm.org/
Developer : American Communication Association
"The American Communication Association (ACA) is a not-for-profit organization, created to enhance and promote the academic and professional study, research, knowledge, criticism, teaching, exchange, and application of the basic principles of human communication". Here you will also find links to relevant Internet resources.

Canadian Public Relations Society
http://cprs.ca
Developer : Canada News Wire Ltd. 
A bilingual page (Engllish and French)  of the Canadian Public Relations Society with links to other sites. 

IPRANET
http://www.ipranet.org
Developer : IPRA Secretariat 
Website of the International Public Relations Association providing personal networking opportunity  with  its members  worldwide. 

PRINZ
http://www.prinz.org.nz
Developer : Public Relations Institute, New Zealand 
Public Relation Institute of  New Zealand is the national organization for promoting public relations in the country. 

PRSA
http://www.prsa.org
Developer : Public Relations Society of America
Information on the Association's activities. Provide online subscription to two journal publications with one providing access to back issues.
 

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TEACHING RESOURCES

Writing Center, Colorado State University
http://writing.colostate.edu/
Developer : Colorado State University
A comprehensive and extensive site providing online reference and consultation links. Especially useful for those teaching writing.

The Literary Link
http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/patten/writing.html
Developer : Janice E. Patten, English Department, San Jose State University
Provide tips for learning basic literary skills, critical reading, essay compositions. Searching is made easier with the inclusion of a search engine. Not missing out an important feature in writing, the site provide guidelines on the MLA style / format of citations.
 

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FILM

Academic Info : Film Studies
http://www.academicinfo.net/film.html
Developer : Mike Madin
An annotated directory of Internet resources in film studies.

BUBL LINK : 384.8 Motion Pictures
http://link.bubl.ac.uk:80/films
Developer : BUBL Information Service
Selected and annotated links to databases, gateways, institutes and other relevant sites on films and film studies.

Cyber Film School Filmmaking Website
http://www.cyberfilmschool.com/
Developer : Arto-pelli Motion Pictures
"CFS creates a unique online film learning environment that assists both student and professional filmmakers in learning and refining their craft". This is an excellent and comprehensive website with articles and links covering all aspects of film and video production.

Filmmaker.com
http://www.filmmaker.com/
Developer : Robin Miller, Filmaker Inc.
Over a thousand links to resources for the filmmaker, covering writing, editing, cinematography, producing, directing, film schools, and other general film sites.

The Internet Movie Database
http://uk.imdb.com/
Developer : Internet Movie Database Ltd
Huge database of freely available movie information about more than 115,000 films with over 1,750,000 filmography entries.

Movie Review Query Engine
http://www.mrqe.com/lookup?
Developer : Stewart M. Clamen
Excellent place to look up for  reviews. Provides a movie review query engine for more than 30,000 movies and 290,000 reviews.

Movie Terminology Glossary
http://us.imdb.com/Glossary/
Developer : Internet Movie Database Ltd
The Internet Movie Database's online film glossary.
 

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JOURNALISM

Best Information on the Net - Journalism
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Majors/Masscom/massindex.htm
Developer : O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University
Links are listed under the following headings: Media Criticism, Media Law, News Outlets, Resources for Reporters and Other Useful Sites. 

Cyberjournalism
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cyberjournalism.html 
Developer : University of Iowa
All about writing for web publication. Provides articles and comments on the subject including links to related issues.

FACSNET
http://www.facsnet.org/
Developer : FACS
Useful online data source for journalists. This page has four main sections: Top issues (insight, background and sources to cover top issues), Internet Resources, Reporting tools, and Sources online.

Finding data on the Internet : a journalist's guide
http://www.robertniles.com/data/
Developer : Robert Niles
An excellent reference for journalists. This site consists of two parts: "Finding data on the Internet" and "Statistics every writer should know".

Internet Journalism Resources
http://www.moorhead.msus.edu
Developer : Mooerhead State University
A comprehensive and well-organized site with links to resources for international journalism. Journalism resources are grouped under regions and then under subject headings.

Journalism Library
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/jour/ejournals.html
Developer : Columbia University
From Columbia University’s Journalism Library. Many journals to choose from.

MEGASOURCES : Resources for Journalism
http://www.ryerson.ca/~dtudor/megasources.htm
Developer : Professor Dean Tudor from the School of Journalism, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto
A gateway to media links and journalism resources.

U. of Iowa : Journalism and Mass Communication Resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/
Developer : Karla Tonella, University of Iowa
Annotated list of resources on journalism. Categorised under the following sections: Working Journalist's Resources, Cyberjournalism, Gender & Race in Mass Communication, Media Law, News Sources, J-Schools, Journalism Magazines Online; Listservs and E-zines; Citing Electronic Materials; Online Searching Guides, and Journalism Jobs.

WebSites for Journalists
http://www.toad.net/~andrews/contentsf.html
Developer : Allan R. Andrews
"An annotated introduction to selected web pages of value to journalists".

Yahoo! News and Media : Journalism
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Journalism/
Developer : Yahoo! Inc.
Hundreds of links to journalism resources on the Net.
 

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PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION

Advertising Media Internet Center
http://www.amic.com
Developer : http://www.amic.com
A site for advertising and media professionals. Provide excellent links for those seeking information on advertising media planners, buyers, sellers and researchers.

University of Wales, Aberystwyth
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Sections/advert.html
Developer : University of Wales
The media and communication studies site of The University of Wales.
 

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TELEVISION AND RADIO

World Television
http://www.ultimatetv.com/
Developer : Ultimate TV
Provides links to television stations worldwide in over 120 countries. 

Yahoo! News and Media : Television
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Television/
Developer : Yahoo! Inc.
Extensive directory of Internet resources in television.
 

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