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Resources

Here are some of the hundreds of information sources we comb every week to find story ideas, as well as links to press clubs, media museums, news associations, state laws, court records, maps, a variety of dictionaries and other information useful to newshounds.

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News Websites
Major U.S. Dailies
U.S. News
Newswires
Media Centers
Media Organizations
Journalism Publications
State and Local Organizations
Government Resources
Reference Links
Research Tools
Think Tanks
News Websites

ABC News
Associated Press
BBC News
Bloomberg News
CBS News
CNN
Dow Jones
Drudge Report
E-Commerce Times
Fox News
iwantmedia
Los Angeles Times
MSNBC
The Onion
New York Times
Romensko
Reuters
Washington Post
United Press International
USA Today
ZDNet.com
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Major U.S. Dailies

Arizona Republic
Boston Globe
Chicago tribune
Dallas Morning News
Los Angeles Times
Miami Herald
New York Daily News
New York Post
New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Seattle Times
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
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U.S. News

U.S. Newspapers by State
National News Websites
Top 100 U.S. Newspapers by Circulation
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Newswires 

Greenwire
BusinessWire
PRNewswire
Marketwire
US Newswire
Canada NewsWire
Law.com Newswire
I-Newswire.com
Newswise
NonprofitNewswire
Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
Environmental News Service
Christian Newswire
EurekAlert!
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Media Centers 

American Press Institute
Australian Center for Independent Journalism
Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism
Center for Investigative Reporting
Center for Media and Public Affairs
European Journalism Centre
Freedom of Information Center
Maynard Institute
Media Center
MIT Media Lab
Museum of Television and Radio
National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
Newseum
Pew Center for Civic Journalism
Pew Research Center
Poynter Institute
Shorenstein Center
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Media Organizations

American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors
American Association of Copy Editors
American Society of Journalists and Authors
American Society of Newspaper Editors
American Society of Business Publication Editors
Asian American Journalists Association
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
Association for Women in Sports Media
Broadcast Education Association
California Chicano News Media Association
Canadian Association of Journalists
Casey Journalism Center for Children and Families
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Committee to Protect Journalists
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
Education Writers Association
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Freedom Forum
International Center for Journalists
International Federation of Journalists
Inland Press
International Newspaper Marketing Association
International Women’s Media Foundation
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Journalism Education Association
Magazine Publishers of America
Media Channel
Minnesota Newspaper Association
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
National Association of Minorities in Communications
National Association of Science Writers
National Conference of Editorial Writers
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
National Press Club
National Writers Union
Native American Journalists Association
NewsLab
Newspaper Association of America
Newspaper Guild
Newswomen’s Club of New York
Nieman Foundation
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Public Radio News Directors Inc.
RTNDA
Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press
Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of News Design
Society of Professional Journalists
South Asian Journalists Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Special Libraries Association News Division
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Journalism Publications

American Editor
American Journalism Review
APME News
Broadcasting and Cable
Columbia Journalism Review
Contentious
Current
Editor & Publisher
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
IRE Journal
Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Media Bistro
Media Life Magazine
Media Watch
Mediaweek
NewsLab
Nieman Reports
Online Journalism Review
Presstime
Quill
Radio & Records
Radio-Television News Directors Association & Foundation Communicator
Rundown
TV Week
Writer’s Digest
Web Journal of Mass Communications Research
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State and Local Organizations

National Conference of State Legislatures
State Gov't Websites and Content Search
Local Recreation Info from USGS
State/Province/Territory Securities Regulators
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National Association of Cities
Salary Calculator for Housing in U.S. States/Cities
National Association of County Community & Economic Development
National Black Police Association
National Association of Police Organizations
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Association of County Engineers
National Association of County Administrators
National Association of County Planners
Local Regional International News
College and University Newspapers
International Local News
U.S. State Abortion Laws (Courtesy of prochoiceamerica.org)
U.S. State Department of Motor Vehicle Laws
State Minimum Wage Laws as of Jan. 1, 2007
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Government Resources 

Comprehensive List of U.S. Federal Agencies
Comprehensive List of Executive Branch Federal Agencies
FirstGov
FedStats
White House
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Supreme Court
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
Department of Defense
DefenseLink
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
DOL Occupational Safety Statistics & Data
Department of State
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Department of Transportation
Department of the Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government Accountability Office
Office of Management and Budget
Individuals and Firms Excluded from Receiving Federal -- Contracts and Benefits
U.S. Court Records
U.S. Copyright Office Records
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Reference Links 

CIA World Factbook
Flags of the World
Google Maps
Yahoo! Maps
National Geographic MapMachine
National Weather Channel
AccuWeather.com
WeatherBug.com
Weather Wiz Kids  -- Weather news written by a meteorologist, for kids.
NASA’S SpaceWeather.com  -- Solar flares, geomagnetic storms and other events.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day 
AskOxford.com 
Wordassault.com  -- Searches several dictionaries at once.
Hyperdictionary.com  -- Searches English, computer, dream, and medical dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day
Urban Dictionary  -- Slang dictionary, updated daily
Encyclopedia Britannica
Reverse Telephone Directories  -- Find a phone number, address, etc. using other info
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Research Tools

FACSNET
Freep -- from the Detroit Free Press
InsertTextHere
JournalismJobs.com
Journalism Resources
Journalism, Mass Communication & New Media Websites
JournalismNet
Journalistic Resources Page
Journalists’ Guide to the Internet
Lexis-Nexis
Newsroom Navigator -- by the New York Times
Newspaper Archives
Power Reporting
PressWise
ProfNet
Reporter.org
Criminal Justice Journalists
Stateline.org
Media Awareness Network
MilitarySearch.org
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Think Tanks 

Brookings Institute
Council on Foreign Relations
Carnegie Endowment
American Enterprise Institute
Heritage Foundation
Nixon Center
CSIS
Center for American Progress
New America Foundation
Foreign Policy Association
Atlantic Council
Transatlantic Institute
Cato Institute
Center for Defense Information
Center for Immigration Studies
The Center for Public Integrity
Hudson Institute
German Marshall Fund
European Institute
Economic Strategy Institute
Institute for International Economics
Conference Board
Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies
RAND
Center for Naval Analyses
Institute for Policy Studies
SAIS
Middle East Institute
Woodrow Wilson Center
WorldWatch Institute
National Endowment for Democracy
National Security Archive
Americans for Limited Government
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Judicial Watch
Public Citizen
Citizens for Tax Justice
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
The Media Institute
Workplace Fairness
Treehugger
Advocates for Fair Taxation
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