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Print Journalism

This guide supports the Print Journalism program within SMAD as well as general researchers and journalists. Learn more about SMAD's Print Journalism concentration.

Reference Information

The following titles are only a sampling of resources which answer quick questions about journalism.

Associated Press Stylebook & Briefing on Media Law (Carrier REF PN 4783 .A83 2002)

Which words to use and the legal nuts and bolts.

Editor & Publisher International Year Book (Carrier REF PN 4700 .E42 2004)

Freedom of the Press (Carrier REF PN 4736 .F74 and online)

Also good for info on worldwide censorship.  Comes out annually. Find back to 2003 in Carrier Stacks and the most recent one in Carrier Reference.

Serials Directory (Carrier REF Z 6941 .S464 1999)

The Working Press of the Nation (News Media Directory) (Carrier REF PN 4875 .W6)

World Press Encyclopedia (Carrier REF PN 4728 .Q53 2003 and online)

Comprehensive survey of press and electronic media for nearly 200 countries. Excellent source for censorship issues throughout the world.

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Books

JMU Libraries has many books about Print Journalism. To get you started, here are a few possible subject headings to search in LEO and the shelf areas to browse.

Journal and Magazine Articles

Journalism Resources with Articles (from journals)

Search a database to find articles on specific topics.

Periodical Locator Journalism Browse

See a list of journals, newspapers and magazines about journalism.

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Legal Research

Mass Communication Law (SMAD 370)
Guide for researching mass communication law cases and topics. Created for SMAD 370, Mass Communication Law.

 

Legal Abbreviations & References
Cheat sheet for interpreting legal citations and abbreviations.

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Production Resources: Checking your Facts

Quickly get your facts straight with these general resources.

	American Decades (Gale) Online reference book chronicles American events, people, and places for each decade
	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... Coverage: 1972 - present
	Credo Reference (Credo Reference) Search over 400 reference titles using Credo.
	Current News Topics from Access World News (Readex) Need quick info for a current events paper? Find full-text news organized by the most current topics. Coverage: 1977 - present
	Europa World Yearbook (Taylor and Francis) Europa World provides the latest information covering political elections, country profiles, and industry statistics.... Coverage: 2008 - 2008
	Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Services) Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Content includes full text articles, essays... Coverage: 1940 - present
	Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services) Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news... Coverage: 1995 - present
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... Coverage: Varies by title

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Production Resources: Source Files

Finding Images at JMU

A collection of online resources for finding images, many of which can be used in production projects. This link takes you to the Research Databases & Resources area of our website.

AP Images (Accuweather/AP) (1500’s to date)

This database is included in the Finding Images at JMU guide and deserves extra attention. Search and reuse photos as well as charts and graphs created by the Associated Press. Students can use these in class projects and presentations.

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Primary Sources: Current Newspapers

The following indexes, collections and individual newspapers are excellent primary sources if you are studying current journalism including issues of bias and audience.

	Access World News (Readex) Provides full-text for over 600 U.S. and over 700 international news sources. Coverage: 1977 - present
	Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest) Full text and indexing for ethnic, minority, and international newspapers and magazines... Coverage: 1990 - Present
	New York Times: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 3 years ago... Coverage: Sept 18,1851 - about 3 years ago
	Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) Selected full text for U.S. and international newspapers... Coverage: 1975 - present
	Washington Post: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 15 years ago... Coverage: Dec 12, 1877 - 1990

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Primary Sources: Historical Newspapers

The following indexes, collections and individual titles provide historical news articles.

	America's Historical Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Readex) Cover-to-cover digital facsimiles of 1,000 historic newspapers from every state... Coverage: 1690 - 1922 Campus/Remote
	American Periodical Series (ProQuest) Digitized page images from American magazines and journals of all types. Titles range from some of the first... Coverage: 1741 - 1940 Campus/Remote
	HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912) (HarpWeek) A full-text database of Harper's Weekly text and images from the 19th century (1857-1912) ... Coverage: 1857 - 1912 Campus/Remote
	New York Times: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 3 years ago... Coverage: Sept 18,1851 - about 3 years ago Campus/Remote
	Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest) Full text for journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Coverage: 1802 - 1995 Campus/Remote
	Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (HW Wilson) Indexes the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States... Coverage: 1890 - 1982 Campus/Remote
	Times Digital Archive (Gale) Search every word of every page of The London Times, and view PDF facsimiles of either a specific article or a... Coverage: 1785 - 1985 Campus/Remote
	Washington Post: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 15 years ago... Coverage: Dec 12, 1877 - 1990 Campus/Remote

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• Corporate Communication: SMAD Guide
• Technical Communication Guide

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