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Political Resources - News Media

Magazines and Journals
Newspapers and Wire Services
Online Resources
Organizations
Radio
Television Stations

Magazines and Journals (Back to Top)

Advocate
Magazine focusing on LGBT news and issues.

American Enterprise
Conservative-oriented current-affairs magazine.

American Journalism Review (AJR)
National magazine that covers all aspects of print, television, radio and online media.

American Prospect
Magazine of liberal ideas - committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics.

American Spectator Online
Publishes investigative reports and opinion pieces on politics, public policy and culture.

Atlantic Monthly Magazine
Magazine on politics, current affairs, education, and the arts.

Campaigns and Elections Online!
Monthly magazine covering the business and trends of politics.

Cato Journal
Free-market public policy journal published by the Cato Institute.

Columbia Journalism Review
Recognized throughout the world as America's premier media monitor-a watchdog of the press in all its forms, from newspapers and magazines to radio, television, and cable to the wire services and the Web.

Commentary
Monthly magazine of opinion published by the American Jewish Committee.

Dissent Magazine
Leftist quarterly magazine of politics and culture edited by Mitchell Cohen and Michael Walzer.

Economist
Weekly news and business publication written expressly for top business decision-makers and opinion leaders who need an international outlook in an increasingly global marketplace.

Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher is the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North American newspaper industry, including business, newsroom, advertising, circulation, marketing, technology, online and syndicates.

Foreign Policy
Magazine of global politics, economics, and ideas. Mission is to explain how the world works-in particular, how the process of global integration is reshaping nations, institutions, cultures, and, more fundamentally, our daily lives.

Harper's
American journal of literature, politics, culture, and the arts published continuously from 1850.

Harvard Political Review
America's preeminent undergraduate journal of politics and public policy.

Human Events
National Conservative weekly magazine that looks at events through eyes that favor limited constitutional government, local self-government, private enterprise and individual freedom.

In These Times
Magazine dedicated to informing and analyzing popular movements for social, environmental and economic justice; to providing a forum for discussing the politics that shape our lives; and to producing a magazine that is read by the broadest and most diverse audience possible.

Issues Pro and Con
Online and soon to be in-print magazine whose mission is to inform, define, instruct, and inspire the non-aligned voter on the important political issues of the day.

Liberty Unbound
Monthly Libertarian magazine.

Monthly Review
Magazine that speaks for socialism and against U.S. imperialism; attempts to frame the issues of the day with one set of interests foremost in mind: those of the great majority of humankind, the propertyless.

Mother Jones Magazine Online
Independent nonprofit magazine whose roots lie in a commitment to social justice implemented through first rate investigative reporting.

Ms. Magazine Online
Magazine recognized nationally and internationally as the media expert on issues relating to women's status, women's rights, and women's points of view.

Nation
America's oldest weekly magazine and one of its premier journals of opinion.

National Journal
Weekly magazine on politics and government. Published by National Journal Group Inc., a leading publisher of magazines, newsletters, books and directories for people who have a professional interest in politics, policy and government.

National Review
Conservative magazine that describes itself as the ''best alternative to the slanted ''news'' served up daily by the liberal media.''

New American
Conservative magazine that focuses on positive news and hard-hitting, non-partisan analysis of current issues.

New Republic Magazine
Covers issues before they hit the mainstream, from energy to the environment, from foreign to fiscal policy.

Newsweek
Weekly magazine offering comprehensive coverage of world events with a global network of correspondents, reporters and editors covering national and international affairs, business, science and technology, society and arts and entertainment. Also features respected commentators.

Online Journalism Review
Web-based journal produced at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.

Political Science Quarterly
A nonpartisan journal, PSQ is edited for both political scientists and general readers with a keen interest in public and foreign affairs. Each article is based on objective evidence and is fully refereed.

Progressive
Liberal magazine that champions peace, social and economic justice, civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy.

Reason
Monthly print magazine of "free minds and free markets." It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a provocative mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews.

The Week
Weekly magazine that collects and summarizes ''the best of U.S. and International Media.''

Time
Weekly news magazine.

U.S. News and World Report
Weekly News magazine well-known for its annual rankings of American colleges and universities.

Utne Magazine
Utne magazine reprints selected articles from over 2,000 alternative media sources.

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
100-page magazine published 9 times per year in Washington, DC, that focuses on news and analysis from and about the Middle East and U.S. policy in that region.

Wired Magazine
Monthly magazine that focuses on how technology affects culture, the economy, and politics.

Newspapers and Wire Services (Back to Top)

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Online

AScribe
A public interest newswire used by more than 500 leading nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, medical centers, research labs, public-policy organizations, government agencies and philanthropic foundations to issue releases to the media.

Associated Press: The Wire
News website of the Associated Press, its member newspapers and broadcasters.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Bloomberg
Bloomberg provides real-time and archived financial and market data, pricing, trading, news and communications tools in a single, integrated package to corporations, news organizations, financial and legal professionals and individuals around the world.

Boston Globe

Chicago Tribune

Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor is an international daily newspaper published Monday through Friday. Does not rely primarily on wire services, like AP and Reuters, for its international coverage.

Cox Newspapers
Atlanta-based newspaper publisher. Website includes information and links for all newspapers published by Cox Enterprises.

Dallas Morning News

Detroit News

Guardian Unlimited
Online version of the London-based Guardian newspaper. Founded in 1821 and has a long history of editorial and political independence.

Houston Chronicle

Knight Ridder Newspapers
Knight Ridder is a communications company engaged primarily in newspaper and Internet publishing. Website includes information and links to newspapers published by Knight Ridder.

Los Angeles Times

New York Times

Newsday.com

Reuters Alertnet
Wire service focused on alerting humanitarians to emergencies.

Roll Call
Newspaper of Capitol Hill.

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Examiner

The Hill
Newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress.

Times Picayune

USA Today

Village Voice

Wall Street Journal Online

Washington Post

Washington Times

Washington Times National Weekly Edition
Weekly version of the Washington Times.

Online Resources (Back to Top)

ABC News: The Note
Daily political news summary and commentary produced by ABC News.

AlterNet.org
News website that strives to find, evaluate, aggregate and organize links to the best journalism, policy analysis and websites on a range of pressing issues, from globalization and grassroots organizing, to the war on drugs and genetic engineering.

AP Images
Online image archive from the Associated Press.

Congressional Quarterly, Inc (CQ)
CQ is primarily a subscription-based publisher whose clients include 95 percent of the members of Congress, top academic and media outlets, and leaders in business, nonprofit organizations, government affairs and the executive branch. CQ also produces a legislative tracking service, with more than two dozen databases of in-depth information on Congress and government.

Current Online Newspaper
Web service of the newspaper about public TV and radio in the United States.

Democratic Party Press Room
Online press room of the Democratic Party.

EVOTE.com
News and commentary site that treats American Politics as the most complex and exciting sport in the world.

Google News
Google News gathers stories from more than 4,500 English-language news sources worldwide, and automatically arranges them to present the most relevant news first.

Governing.com
Resource for state and local political news produced by Congressional Quarterly.

Green Party Press Room
Online press room of the Green Party.

In Motion Magazine
Multicultural, online U.S. publication about democracy.

Insight on the News
Weekly internet news magazine dedicated to providing cutting-edge background information from the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.

Libertarian Party Press Center
Online press center of the Libertarian Party.

Media Literacy Online Project
The Media Literacy Online Project website contains archived articles, bibliographies, and other resources of value in the study of media, children, and adolescents. The gateway to media literacy lists special sites on the Internet related to media education.

Newslink
Online database of newspapers, magazines, and tv and radio stations throughout the world.

Political Information
Search engine for politics, policy, and political news.

Pop + Politics
Website dedicated to ''aggressive truth-telling; debate and exchange of new ideas; and empowering younger Americans to create critical news stories and to engage in our nation's civic life.''

Power Reporting
Thousands of free research tools for journalists.

Republican National Committee News Room
Online news room of the Republican National Committee.

Salon
Salon Media Group, Inc. is an Internet media company that produces 7 original content sections as well as two online communities -- Table Talk and The WELL. The content sites, updated daily or more frequently, include News and Politics, Opinion, Technology & Business, Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life and Comics.

Slate Magazine
Online news and culture magazine.

Stateline.org
Stateline.org is a news website focused on providing research material on state policy innovations and trends in all 50 states.

Tyndall Report
Tyndall Report monitors the American television networks' weekday nightly newscasts. The statistics quoted in the Tyndall Weekly measure the time devoted to each story in minutes on all three networks (ABC, CBS and NBC combined) on Monday through Friday each week.

White House Press Briefings
Transcripts of White House press briefings.

Yahoo! News
Top news stories provided by Yahoo!

Organizations (Back to Top)

American Press Institute - Journalist's Toolbox
Founded by newspaper publishers in 1946, the American Press Institute is the oldest and largest center devoted solely to training and professional development for the news industry and journalism educators.

Asian American Journalists Association
Founded in 1981, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is a non-profit professional and educational organization with more than 2,300 members today. AAJA serves Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by encouraging young people to consider journalism as a career, developing managers in the media industry, and promoting fair and accurate news coverage.

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) is the trade organization for the alternative newspaper business. AAN is a diverse group of 126 non-daily free-circulation papers that are distributed in all of the major metropolitan areas of North America.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A private corporation funded by the American people.

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. It works to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints.

Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum, based in Arlington, Va., is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three priorities: the Newseum, the First Amendment and newsroom diversity.

Independent Media Center
Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage.

Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
IRE provides educational services to reporters, editors and others interested in investigative journalism and works to maintain high professional standards.

Journalism.org
The online home of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists

Media Alliance
Media Alliance is a 29 year-old media resource and advocacy center for media workers, non-profit organizations, and social justice activists. The organization's mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and social responsibility.

Media Institute
The Media Institute is a nonprofit research foundation specializing in communications policy and the First Amendment. This Web site was created to give the public easy access to information about the Institute's activities.

National Association of Black Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of black journalists worldwide.

National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry. Established in April 1984, NAHJ created a national voice and unified vision for all Hispanic journalists.

National Press Club
The National Press Club has been a part of Washington life, and more significantly of downtown Washington life, for nearly a century. Its members have included four generations of American and foreign journalists, plus many of the 20th Century's foremost newsmakers, including 17 consecutive Presidents of the United States - from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Clinton.

National Press Photographers Association
Membership in NPPA is open to professional news photographers and all others whose occupation has a direct professional relationship with photojournalism.

Native American Journalists Association
The Native American Journalists Association serves and empowers Native journalists through programs and actions designed to enrich journalism and promote Native cultures.

Newspaper Association of America
NAA is a nonprofit organization representing the $55 billion newspaper industry. NAA members account for nearly 90 percent of the daily circulation in the United States and a wide range of nondaily U.S. newspapers.

Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists.

Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists is dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty.

Television News Archive
The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989.

UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. is a strategic alliance advocating fair and accurate news coverage about people of color, and aggressively challenging the industry to staff its organizations at all levels to reflect the nation's diversity.

Radio (Back to Top)

ABC Radio News
The ABC Radio Network has approximately 4,600 affiliate stations reaching about 109 million listeners age 12 and over each week. Programs and services include ABC New Radio, Paul Harvey News and Comment, The Sean Hannity Show, The Satellite Sisters, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, The Doug Banks Morning Show, MoneyTalk with Bob Brinker, The Mark Davis Show, The Larry Elder Show, American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, The Dan Patrick Show, The Michael Baisden Show, Dick Bartley's American Gold and Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits, The John Batchelor Show, Todd Pettengill at the 80's, Jack FM, Renan Almendarez Coello ? El Cucuy de la Manana, El Vacillon de la Manana with Luiz Jimenez and Moonshadow, El Vacillon de la Manana with Enrique Santos and Joe Ferrero and Daddy Yankee on Fuego.

Air America
Air America Radio offers viewpoints on politics and current events with a progressive twist.

Clear Channel
Premiere Radio Networks unit syndicates more than 70 programs to more than 5,000 radio affiliates, including Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Jim Rome and Carson Daly.

National Public Radio
NPR (National Public Radio) is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming. A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, NPR serves a growing audience of more than 25 million Americans each week in partnership with more than 800 independently operated, noncommercial public radio stations.

PRI Public Radio International
Public Radio International (PRI), an independent, not-for-profit corporation and managing partner of American Public Radio LLC, the satellite radio company, is public radio's leading source for innovative programming and audio content.

Television Stations (Back to Top)

ABC News

C-Span

CBS News

Clear Channel
Owns and operates 41 television stations. Affiliations include NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, UPN, WB and Telemundo. Katz Media Group unit represents more than 2,600 radio stations and 400 television stations.

CNN

Fox News

MSNBC

MTV News

Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a public non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 348 public television stations.

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