Journalism and News
Subject Guides
Books
Browse in call number 070-071 or search Albert, the SMC Library's online catalog, for books, videos, DVDs, sound recordings, and online databases using the following subject headings:
- American newspapers — History
- Journalism — United States
- Press — United States — History
Videos
- The Hand that Feeds. (Circ Desk, VHS S638) New York: ABC, 1996.
- Illusions of News. (Circ Desk, VHS S139) Alexandria, VA: PBS, 1989.
- Media and Human Rights, Parts 1-2. (Circ Desk, VHS S1165) New York: Globalvision, 1996. Part I. Part II.
- Myth of the Liberal Media. (Circ Desk, VHS S742) Northampton, MA: Media Education, 1997.
Periodicals
Looking for a specific journals/periodicals? Search by title, ISSN, or abbreviation to see if SMC has access to a specific periodical title.
Periodicals
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Reference Sources
- Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism.
Biographies of journalists from 1690s to 1980s (Ref 071.0922 M199) New York: Greenwood, 1989. - Encyclopedia of Journalism Electronic edition via SAGE Knowledge eBooks
- Understanding Journalism: A Guide to Issues.
(Ref 070.4 W694) London: Routledge, 1996.
News Sources
Regional Newpapers
- (world newspapers, but can limit to California newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News)
- Christian Science Monitor
- Contra Costa Times (accessible to current SMC students, faculty and staff only)
- Los Angeles Times
- New York Times
- Oakland Tribune
- Sacramento Bee - SacBee
- San Francisco Chronicle - SF Gate
- San Francisco Examiner
- San Jose Mercury News - Mercury Center
- Wall Street Journal [connect through ABI/INFORM Complete ].
- Washington Post
World Newspapers
- Abyz News Links - Over 15,000 newspapers and other news sources from around the world. Browse by country.
- (world newspapers, including California newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News)
- Media News Group - Online newspaper network with a collection of small newspapers from around the US to view online.
- News & Journalism -- An annotated directory of news sources from around the world. By Digital Librarian.
- refdesk.com: Newspaper, USA and Worldwide - A nice directory of online newspapers, organized by state within the US, and by country worldwide.
- World Press Review - An online news journal.
Other News Sources
- BBC News
- CNN
- Ethnic NewsWatch (accessible to current SMC students, faculty and staff only)
- World News Digest (accessible to current SMC students, faculty and staff only)
- Indianz.com
- National Public Radio
- Newspaper Archives on the Web
- PBS Online
- Reuters Hourly News Summary
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive
- Time Magazine
- U.S. News Online
- Voice of America
Directories
- Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Journalists. (Ref 071.0922 T125) New York: Garland, 1986.
- Editor and Publisher: International Yearbook. (Ref 070 Ed48) 3 vols. New York: Editor and Publisher, Annual.
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. available online
- News Media Yellow Book: Who's Who Among Reporters, Writers, Editors, and Producers in the Leading National News Media. (Ref 070.1 N4742) New York: Monitor Leadership Directories, Annual.
Reviews and Critiques
- AJR and NewsLink - from American Journalism Review, links to magazines, news services, newspapers, including many not found in other compilations, plus jobs in journalism and articles about journalism and the media.
- Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest - A non-profit center that offers a wealth of information that include featured projects of newsworthy and current events, information on how such stories are collected, with studies of ethics also explored.
- FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting - One of the best sites for criticism of media performance, including effects of advertiser influence, telecommunications policy, pressure groups, and corporate ownership.
- Investigative Reporters and Editors - professional organization. Website has Resource Center database of stories.
- MEMRI: Middle East Media Research Institute - translations of the Arabic and Farsi media and original analysis and research on developments in the Middle East."
- National Press Club -- good site for researching topics in the news.
- Project Censored - A national panel of media experts annually highlights the top 25 under-reported stories of the year: the "news that did not make the news". Archives go back to 1989.
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