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News
Access Regional and Topical news sites or search Newspaper and News sites with Quick Search Tools: News.

News Databases
Access the COM Library databases that are your best bets for news: News & Current Topics Databases.

News Journals
Online news journals that are freely available over the Internet: News Journals.

 

WatchMedia Watch
Who watches the watchers? Sites that keep a watch on the media, checking for bias and accuracy.

about.com: Media Watch/Criticism
A collection of sites that watch  for fairness and accuracy in the media. 

ASN: Credibility
Publications from the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASN) on the credibility of journalism.

Children & The Media
Children & The Media works to improve the quality of news and entertainment media both for children and about children's issues. 

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) is the national media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and imbalance. Probably of the most interest is Media Files, which describes types of bias, and has specific examples of bias in the news.

NewsWatch.org
NewsWatch's mission is to watch the media watchdog on behalf of news consumers, and to give a voice to consumers who want to talk back to the media.

OneWorld Online: Media
A UK based not-for-profit organization, OneWorld Online is a partnership of organizations working for human rights and sustainable development. The emphasis here tends to be on media coverage which may be compromised due to suppressive governments.

Policy.com: Issue of the Week: Ethics and the Media
Policy.com examines whether the media experiencing a crisis of ethics. It also looks at the effect new electronic media, such as the Internet, has on media ethics and the role the paparazzi play in contributing to the media-ethics debate.

PBS: Online NewsHour Media Watch
From PBS. Part of the Online NewsHour site, this portion covers media. Special Interest: Background Reports | Media Matters.

Poynter.org: Ethics
Media ethics articles and source material from Poynter faculty and others.

SPJ: Ethics in Journalism
From the  Society of Professional Journalists.

Yahoo! Media Ethics and Accountability
Sites that cover media.

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