No matter how you earn a paycheck in journalism, there's a good chance there's a Web site devoted to it.
Here's a sampling of the largest journalism organizations on the Internet. Some offer pages upon pages of useful information; others are a barebone operations that seem designed primarily to provide information on how to join.
Many of the organizations listed below have an international membership, but the majority are focused on U.S. and Canadian journalism.
International readers can find additional organizations listed in John Makulowich's WWW Virtual Library.
If anyone knows of other valuable journalism sites, please feel free to add them under "discussions."
Here are a few places to start:
The Slot - Bill Walsh, a copy editor at The Washington Post, puts together this witty and informative site with copy editors in mind, but it ought to be a regular stop for writers and editors, too.
American Copy Editors Society - More valuable advice and links for copy editors and writers. For laughs, stop by The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Investigative Reporters and Editors - A strong site, with many useful links. Even if you don't consider yourself an "investigative reporter," don't miss the links to National Association of Computer Assisted Reporting and other useful sites.
National Conference of Editorial Writers - This is a must-visit for anyone who writes opinion. It also contains resource links that would be valuable to folks who work on the news side.
National Society of Newspaper Columnists - This one's worth a visit by columnists, but it's short on content and links occasionally don't match headlines.
Society of Environmental Journalists - Numerous links to specific topics of interest to anyone covering the environment. The "issue briefs" section might be a good starting point on some assignments.
Education Writers Association - A nicely done site with links to award-winning stories about education and to other education sites on the Web.
National Association of Science Writers - Some how-to advice, as well as information about workshops and membership. Also includes excerpts of discussions from nasw-talk, a listserv run by the group.
Organization of News Ombudsmen - I would have guessed these folks could hold their convention in a phone booth, but that's clearly not the case. Among other things, this site includes a sampling of columns by ombudsmen from newspapers around the world.
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