Journalism and Communication
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Keywords in news and journalism studies, 2010.
A dictionary of media and communication, 2011, online.
Dictionary of media and communication studies 2012
Browsing the shelves
You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:-
PN4699-5650 - Journalism
P87-96 - Mass Media
PN4735-4748 Government and the press. Liberty of the press.
PN4775-4784 Technique. Practical journalism.
PN4825-4830 Amateur journalism
PN4832-4836 Magazines and other periodicals
TR624-835 - Photojournalism
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Communications Abstracts -The database covers communication-related articles, reports, papers, and books from a variety of publishers, research institutions, and information sources. Coverage has been expanded to include literature in film studies, the role of technology in human communications, risk communication, crisis communication and public opinions
Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre Combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create a collection of regional full text content.
Australian Public Affairs (APA) - provides access to the scanned images of journal articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities.
Humanities Index - index material in the journalism & communication from 1907 to the present.
Multimedia
Informit Media Databases - index Australian television broadcasts and provide access to video downloads of programs to the desktop and/or via DVD. Includes TV News.
Multimedia services provided by the University of Queensland Library - radio and tv news, current affairs, shows, streamed content available online.
News
TV News - indexes the majority of TV news stories, current affairs and documentary series broadcast on Australian television. Individual stories may be downloaded to the desktop in a compressed video format.
Informit Media Databases - Media databases index Australian television broadcasts and provide access to video downloads of programs to the desktop and/or via DVD.
Newspapers
Factiva - A global news and business information service that combines the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing.
Media Scan - index of Australian newspapers since 1991.
PressDisplay Newspaper Database - Accessf full text newspapers & magazines in original format, layout and pagination.(Sixty day archive)
Proquest Historical Newspapers - ProQuest Historical Newspapers offers full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century. This collection includes: The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) -- The New York Times (1851-2007) -- The Times of India (1838-2002) -- The Washington Post (1877-1994).
Times Digital Archive - 1785-2007 - The major newspaper from the United Kingdom.
Trove digitised newspapers 1803 to 1954 - The National Library of Australia, in collaboration the Australian State and Territory Libraries, has commenced a program to digitise out of copyright newspapers. NLA is creating a free online service that will enable full-text searching of newspaper articles. This will include the first newspaper published in each state from the 1800s to the mid-1950s when copyright applies. The first Australian newspaper ever published in 1803 in Sydney is also included. Users may search by title, state or period.
Specialised Resources
Media and communication research methods : an introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches by Arthur Asa Berger. 2011
Ad News Online - journal of mass media, marketing & advertising for Australia.
Margaret Mee's Australian media guide - latest information on Australian media contacts, public relations and marketing
Web Sites
Crikey - a website that examines what's really going on in politics, government, media, business, the arts, sport and other aspects of public life in Australia.
The Conversation - independent source of information, analysis and commentary from the university and research sector
Journalism Education Australia - is a collection of people from Australian and the South Pacific region who are either involved with journalism education /or training, or are committed to the objectives of the association.
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance - is the Australian trade union/professional organisation for those who work in the media and allied industries.
Mediawatch - forum for media analysis and comment within Australia.
Nieman Journalism Lab, Harvard University (U.S.A.) - is an attempt to help journalism figure out its future in an Internet age.
Reuter's Insititute for the Study of Journalism (U.K.) at Oxford University - brings the depth and rigour of academic scholarship of the highest standards to major issues of relevance to the world of practice of news media. It is global in its perspective and in the content of its activities.
Society of Professional Journalists (U.S.)
Pew's Research Centre Project for Excellence in Journalism
Walkley Foundation - their broad aims are to support and encourage professional and ethical journalism and promote and reward excellence in the Australian media.
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