Cyberspace is brimming with useful sites for journalists. In fact, there are so many, selecting the best places to bookmark for your virtual toolkit can be an overwhelming task.
To simplify, we’ve compiled a starter-list with plenty of options for your RSS feeds or live bookmarks and gadgets for your personalized web portal page.
General news
The New York Times
www.nytimes.com
National Public Radio
www.npr.com
British Broadcasting Company
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/
Politico
www.politico.com
Clearly liberal news sites
The Huffington Post
www.huffingtonpost.com
Media Matters
mediamatters.org
thenation.com
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/
Clearly conservative news sites
Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/
The Weekly Standard
http://www.weeklystandard.com/
The Wall Street Journal Opinion Page
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-opinion-commentary.html
Alternative story telling
Flyp combines audio, video and graphics with a magazine design
http://www.flypmedia.com/
Washington Post On Being, stories about people
http://specials.washingtonpost.com/video/onbeing/
New York Times Multimedia photo and video storytelling
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html
Technology and learning
Mindy McAdams, journalist, journalism educator and online developer
http://mindymcadams.com/
Mindy's excellent Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency
http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2009/now-printable-reporters-guide-to-multimedia-proficiency/
Mindy's Concise Wordpress Instructions
http://www.jtoolkit.com/blogging/wp_tips.html
Smashing Magazine focuses on design and web development
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
10,000 Words, where journalism and technology meet
http://10000words.net/
Cyberjournalist, news, technology and digital media
www.cyberjournalist.net
Poynter’s NewsU offers a world of learning experiences for journalists, most of them online and most free
www.newsu.org
Industry
The Poynter Institute
www.poynter.org
Jim Romenesko's Poynter column is a must-read for journalists
The Maynard Institute, supporting diversity in the workplace and birthplace of "Fault Lines"
www.jije.org
NPR's On the Media is a weekly program and podcast
http://www.onthemedia.org/
PBS' Media Shift tracks how new media are changing society and culture
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/
Online Journalism Review “focusing on the future of digital journalism”
http://www.ojr.org/
Alexa, The Web Information Company including top sites and Internet traffic stats
http://www.alexa.com/
Technorati, follows technology, particularly the blogosphere
http://technorati.com/
Pew Research Center for People and the Press
http://people-press.org/
Jobs
Journalism Jobs is the most poplar site for those seeking employment
www.journalismjobs.com
Poynter job listings
http://careers.poynter.org/search.cfm
Examples of some really well-crafted journalism e-portfolios
http://www.10000words.net/2009/03/7-journalists-beautifully-designed/
and
http://www.10000words.net/2008/07/15-journalists-outstanding-personal/
More links
If you're hungry for more options, the Committee for Concerned Journalists has a long list
http://www.concernedjournalists.org/career_resources/journalism_websites
Just for fun
Try Stumble Upon, an intelligent web browser that will surprise and delight; the toolbar is recommended
www.stumbleupon.com/