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Writing-related Web links

The Poynter Institute
Poynter Online puts much of the work of the Poynter Institute, one of journalism's premier think-tanks and training schools, in easy-to-access Web form. Features include: hot news, a weekly topic "on the media", a research center with reports on seminars and studies by institute staff, a search engine, and information about the institute's programs.

Society of Professional Journalists
The Electronic Journalist is the online service of the Society of Professional Journalists, the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization. SPJ's aims are to encourage the free practice of journalism; stimulate high standards of ethical behavior; and perpetuate a free press. Its Web site follows through by offering: Pressnotes about newspapers in the news; case studies; an archive of news releases; info on opportunities for professional development, and a special link to SPJ's site on using the Freedom of Information Act. Site search engine also included.

American Journalism Review
AJR, short for the American Journalism Review, produces this in-depth site. It archives articles from the magazine itself, plus catalogues links to recommended news sites, newspapers, magazines, radio/TV and journalistic resources. You can search the site, give feedback and look for job openings via JobLink for journalists. You can place free employment ads, too.

Columbia Journalism Review
The Columbia Journalism Review puts many -- but not all -- of its offerings from the magazine on this site. However, it also adds some Web-specific features, including special reports called CJR CyberResources, which detail coverage of tough topics such as AIDS, tobacco and crime; the Language Corner and War Stories. And here's something you may not get elsewhere -- a compilation of Pulitzer-Prize winning stories, archived at this point to 1995. (Columbia Graduate School of Journalism conducts the Pulitzer competition.)