Contents:
General
communication and media sites 
contents
- Adbusters Culture Jammers
- Slick and professional use of advertisers' techniques to undermine advertising. An impressive demonstration at this Situationniste-inspired site of culture and style used to counter capital.
- AdCritic
- Showcases world-wide TV commercials and lets you download them.
- American Communication Association WWW Archives
- ACA Center for Communication Studies has mind-boggling lists of links. Sometimes a bit slow to download, but worth the wait.
- American Journalism Review
- For up-to-date news on developments in the media industry worldwide, discussion of journalism issues and a host of links to press and broadcasting institutions world-wide
- Anastacia Kurylo
- Anastacia is an MA in Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University. Her 'goal is to compile a directory of internet resources for scholars & students of communication' and she's certainly well on the way. A fantastic collection of links.
- Association of
Investigative Journalists
- According to this British website's editor, modern journalists are a lazy
bunch who just regurgitate whatever governments and the newswires feed them,
so this site sets out to put that right.
- The Big Lie: the
Truth about Advertising, London: Random Thoughts Limited
- Extensive extracts from Chuck Anderson's book. Providing insights from both
sides of the fence, as Anderson has been both creative director and
advertising researcher, this book should be of great interest to students of
media and communication, both for its insider knowledge and its refreshing
lack of the obscurantist jargon of media studies.
- BUBL media studies resources online
- Centre Européen de la Communication
- Center for Media
Education
- "a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the
quality of electronic media, especially on behalf of children and
families"
- Center for
Research on the Effects of Television
- at Ithaca College. Several articles available on-line. Requests for
specific content searches of the videotaped archive material may be made
on-line, fees depending on the amount of staff time involved.
- Center for
Research on the Influences of Television on Children
- at the University of Texas, Austin. Several abstracts and executive
summaries of research reports are available on-line
- Columbia Journalism Review
- critical review of journalism today,including interesting stuff on the implications of the free market
- Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Infobase
- Intended for students of 'A' levels or in the early years of university studies. Rated 'superior' by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- Communications Law Center
- New York Law School's excellent source of news on the latest acquisitions and mergers worldwide, as well as their legal implications
- Communication Studies Listservs
- ComResourcesOnline
- US National Communication Association's 'Communication Teacher Resources
On-line'. Oodles of links to useful and interesting resources.
- Communication
Theory Links - University of Colorado at Denver School of Education
- The absolute essentials, conveniently grouped under 'resources',
readings' and 'concepts and names'. Could be any student's first port of
call.
- Criticism.com
- online magazine of media theory, criticism and activism. Only one issue when I went there, but this is looking good.
- CyberNewseum
- Special exhibits on journalism and news coverage. You might need to
download the Shockwave plug-in for some exhibits, but the content is well
worth waiting for, including the space race, the Holocaust, presidential
campaigns, the Berlin Wall and more.
- Department of Culture, Media and Arts
- UK Government department
- English Teaching in the UK
- Harry Dodds's comprehensive listings of on-line resources for students and teachers of English and media. A very useful resource for the hard-pressed practising teacher, with links to A Level resources, Key Stages 3 and 4, drama, media, poetry, old English and lots more.
- Express Newspapers' research section
- which provides a useful overview of the newspaper market and considers some of the essential questions media studies students need to answer.
- Exploratorium
- on-line exhibits: optical illusions. Great fun
- FAIR - Fairness and
Accuracy in Reporting
- "FAIR was established in 1986 to shake up the
establishment-dominated media. As an anti-censorship organization, we expose
important news stories that are neglected and defend working journalists
when they are muzzled." Check out FAIR's CounterSpin, which "exposes and highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism and homophobia in the news; the power of corporate influence; gaffes and goofs by leading TV pundits; TV news' narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more..."
- The Gist of It
- 'Quotations for people who can laugh at the fact that nothing's really
funny.' I don't suppose this really belongs here, but you might find the odd
quote to spice up your project.
- Guardian
(UK newspaper) weblog
- The Industry
Standard
- 'Intelligence for the Internet economy' - the latest buy-outs, takeovers,
Internet metrics, site building technologies etc. All highly professional
stuff.
- Harlech House of Graphics
- An extraordinary site devoted to the history of HTV's clocks, test cards
and idents.
- Independent Media
Center
- "... a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of
journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a
democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and
passionate tellings of truth."
- International
Journal of Media and Communication Studies
- Under the general editorship of Dr Daniel Chandler pf the University of Wales. At an early stage of development. Provides links to papers submitted for review, as well as to book reviews. There will in due course be a 'Gallery of Reviewed Papers'. Keep an eye on this site - it looks very promising indeed.
- Anastacia Kurylo
- Anastacia is an MA in Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University. Her 'goal is to compile a directory of internet resources for scholars & students of communication' and she's certainly well on the way. A fantastic collection of links.
- John
Lye's Course and Source Page
- Prof. Lye of Brock University teaches in the Communication
Studies programme and the Department of English. Very readable resources here
on communication and literary theory - complex stuff clearly expressed.
- mad
- Marketing, advertising and design - features selected from 13 relevant publications; searchable archive; job links. Pay site, but you might find some freebies.
- Matthew
Parrott's Media Teaching Website
- Must be among the first ports of call for (especially
British) teachers and students of media. Regularly updated TV listings, up-to-date
media news, an electronic 'staffroom' where you can swap ideas, links and
more.
- MC-Net
- Media Channel's Networking and Collaboration e-List. "MC-Net,
delivered to you in the form of an email every Thursday morning, will
include brief requests and announcements from across the MediaChannel
network."
- The
Media and Communication Studies Page
- One of the best collections of media and communication
resources I have discovered. Put together by Prof. Daniel Chandler at the
University of Wales, this has much of the pragmatic approach one would expect
of a practising teacher. Many of the fundamental concepts are explained in
a readily comprehensible, step-by-step manner, very approachable for a student
new to the subject area, but sufficiently detailed to be useful to anyone
who already knows it in depth. The limpidity of Chandler's style is a refreshing
change from much of the apparently willful obfuscation which paradoxically
prevails in communication studies. Plenty of links here, too.
- Media Guardian
- Produced by the Guardian newspaper, UK. A round-up of the latest developments in the media world - takeovers, mergers, IPOs, new TV projects, new magazine launches etc. - gossip from the media world, condensed stories and major headlines from the specialist trade press etc. An invaluable insight into current developments in the media (especially in the UK).
- Media Know-all
- Media studies information specially written for British A Level and GCSE students. Loads of useful stuff.
- Media
Law Site
- For up-to-date and highly detailed information on
media law in the European Union. Take the link to The Media Market in Europe.
(seems to have disappeared; please e-mail
me if you find it October 8: Alan Buchan has kindly mailed me that the
link seems to be active again.)
- Media News
weblog
- Jim Romenesko's weblog of US media gossip
- Media
Studies Site
- Steve Baker's site for students of 'A' Level Media
Studies. Still under development, but looking very promising. Loads of useful
stuff on
- audiences
- media effects
- stereotypes
- film
- genre
etc., as well as practical advice on writing essays,
doing the project, selecting a university course - and more. Written for the
'A' Level student, this is very approachable. The site also includes a message
forum. Keep an eye on this one!
- Mediawatchuk
- Site run by National Viewers' and Listeners' Association. "By
propagating degrading values and models of behaviour, by broadcasting
pornography and graphic depictions of brutality and violence, by inculcating
moral relativism so much has been done to undermine cohesion and stability
in our society. Improving programme standards would benefit everyone and
harm no-one."
- moreover
- 'The world's largest collection of webfeeds' 'News headlines from over
1500 sources'.
- NakedNews
- Well, I guess it was inevitable.
- New Media Age
- News and intelligent insider comment on new media developments.
- NewsPlayer
- Fascinating old newsreels in Windows Media format. Costs £25 a year, but there are numerous freebies.
- Off The Telly
- Air your views on TV output. Quality criticism here. Check out Ian
Jones's history of breakfast TV.
- Pilger - Hidden
Agenda: the journalism and films of John Pilger
- Wow! Some of the most forceful journalistic reports ever. This is what
journalism is supposed to be. A very valuable resource indeed.
- Planet Project
- I'm not really sure where this belongs on the site, but it's interesting
anyway. Intriguing project to find out what it is like to be a human being
at the beginning of the twenty-first century. A survey was conducted on-line
in several languages simultaneously, covering 1,260,083 respondents from
across the globe. Questions ranged across health and well-being, law and
order, parenting, dating and sex and more. The aggregate data are available
free of charge to academic and non-profit institutions. The results of a
similar survey of students are also available on-line.
- La Presse sur la Toile
- Regent
University Library - Communication and the Arts Resources
- Clearly presented, thorough guide to some of the best resources on the
Web.
- rhetorical.info
- A communication studies hub with the sole purpose of finding the most
useful and interesting sites in the field. Loads of links.
- Revolution
- 'Business and marketing in the digital economy'. Hot news on Internet
developments - checkout The Wall, an interesting discussion board.
- Rock's Back
Pages
- For a small fee you get access to some of the finest of the music press
of the past thirty years or so, as well as newly commissioned articles.
- Setforstudy
- "Setforstudy
was built to enhance the daily lives of students. We have developed a free
virtual community, which provides the best in online resources, student
information and premium academic content. Setforstudy provides students with
all the tools to have a successful, stress free semester. We've combined the
highest quality study notes, essays, textbook summaries and exam answers so
you can study smarter, learning from others and contributing your own
opinions to the resources on offer through the comments and reviews section."
That's what they say and it's certainly looking good -check it out.
- Social Science
Hub
- Australian and global resources for Anthropology, Sociology and
Archaeology. Links to Websites, newsgroups, news, research tools, data
archives, publications, and an Intranet which hosts discussions, instant
chat and an interactive conference and events calendar.
- Sociology
Central
- Chris Livesey's site is obviously not specifically for communication,
culture and media, but well worth a visit nevertheless - oodles of links and
downloadable materials.
- Some of the
Corspes are Amusing
- 'Is Eric Idle a miserable old bastard?' and other fascinating discussion
topics for those obsessed with TV and who want an intelligent and amusing
discussion about it.
- Think! - Galbi's
Telecommunications Policy Ideas and Analysis
- Douglas Galbi's telecom policy home page. US-oriented, but some generally
applicable thought-provoking ideas relating to telecoms in the digital age.
Check out the highly absorbing 'New account of Personalization and Effective
Communication' and 'AGNAMES' as well
- TV Cream
- Virtually an A to Z TV reference work.
- TV Go Home
- Brilliantly subversive spoof of a TV listings mag.
- UK Business Park's 'company search' media page
- summarizes the latest deals and rumoured deals and provides links to further details of individual media groups
- Undercurrents - the news you don't see on the news
- Site of the producers of a series of alternative news videos. 'I think Undercurrents is doing a marvellous job - you provide what we don't see in the media. You can beat Rupert Murdoch and you've got to do it!' - Tony Benn MP
- Yahoo! Nachrichten und MedienZeitungen
Freedom of speech sites
contents
- American Civil Liberties Union
- annoy.com
- Designed to be offensive, so don't complain if you're offended. Over 18s only.
- Centre for Democracy and Technology
- Sign up for the 'Policy Post' newsletter, sent out by e-mail. All items have a very strong US bias, but, if it's happening there, it won't be long before it happens here. Come to think of it, it's already happened.
- Cult of the Dead Cow
- "This site may contain explicit descriptions of, or advocate one or more of the following: adultery, murder, morbid violence, bad grammar, deviant sexual conduct in violent contexts, or the consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs. But then again, it may not. Who knows?" Home of the (in)famous counter-culture hacktivists.
- Cyber-Rights
and Cyber-Liberties (UK)
- Echelon Watch
- Echelon is perhaps the most powerful intelligence gathering network in the
world. But it is still very much a black box, which apparently operates without the
oversight of Congress or the courts." - Barry Steinhardt, Associate Director of the ACLU
- EPIC - Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Based in Washington DC. Sign up for the newsletter in your e-mail
- Free! - Freedom Forum Online
- Freedom of Thought
- freespeech.org - digital resistance
- "This website is dedicated to all the hackers who use their work to fight against injustice, oppression, racism and censorship."
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Internet Censorship FAQ
- National Coalition Against Censorship
- National Radio Project
- "The National Radio Project produces Making Contact, a 29-minute weekly program committed to investigative journalism and in-depth critical analysis which goes beyond the breaking news. Utilizing voices and perspectives rarely heard in media, Making Contact focuses on the human realities of politics, the connections between local and global events, and creative possibilities for people to engage in hopeful democratic change."
- D Taylor's up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of censorship issues in the UK
- Melon Farmers
- ditto
- Project Censored
- Reports based on annual research carried out by Sonoma State University, California - 'the news behind the news'
Media organizations and ownership
contents
- The Age (Australia)
- American Journalism Review
- up-to-date news on developments in the media industry worldwide, discussion of journalism issues and a host of links to press and broadcasting institutions world-wide
- BSkyB
- Channel 4
- Channel 5
- CNN Interactive
- CNN Networks
- Here you'll find a list of CNN's holdings world-wide
- Electronic Telegraph
- The Express
- Financial Times
- Give the 'global archive' a whirl. You need to register, but use is free and you can search through 3,000 publications worldwide. You may have to pay to view some of the results, but much is free.
- Guardian Media Group
- Hindustan Times (India)
- The Independent
- International Herald Tribune
- Inter Press Service
- "Inter Press Service, the world's leading provider of information on global issues, is backed by a network of journalists in more than 100 countries, with satellite communication links to 1,200 outlets. IPS focuses its news coverage on the events and global processes affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations."
- Irish Times
- Of all the newspapers in the UK and Ireland, this was the first on-line and amongst the first thirty in the whole world. Their experience shows. Interactive crosswords a speciality and plenty of job offers too.
- ITN
- ITV
- MAI
- This link previously led to MAI, the home of The Daily Express, of which
I wrote at the time: "Transformed under Hollick's ownership from the rabid dog of the raving right to the slightly less offensive lapdog of the centre-left (with the notable exception of the 'colourful' Hitchens), MAI have a really excellent site, which is even available in 3D!"
It now leads to United Business Media, quite a different matter, but still
interesting for the communication and media student.
- Media Law Site
- For info. on media ownership in the European Union, see the highly detailed and up-to-date information at this Italy-based site (take the link to The Media Market in Europe)
- Media UK's Internet Directory
- Ownership details of virtually every media organ in the UK, as well as links to websites, journalists' e-mail addresses and more
- Media Ownership Regulation
- Guide from the Department of Culture, UK government
- Media Channel - eye on global media
- "This site will be a place to share concerns, and help propose solutions to problems. Media Channel -- a not-for-profit organization operating in the public interest -- is the first media and democracy supersite on the World Wide Web. As the media watch the world, we watch the media."
- Microsoft-NBC News
- The Mirror
- Morning Star
- MTV
- National Union of
Journalists
- Loads of useful information, both for journalists and students of the media,
including a comprehensive list of links to newspapers and broadcasters
online.
- News Corporation's corporate information page
- Keep up with Roop the Scoop's latest acquisitions
- NewsCorp's front page
- Has links to all the Dirty Digger's holdings that have their own websites
- New York Times
- New York Law School Communications Law Center
- excellent source of news on the latest acquisitions and mergers worldwide, as well as their legal implications
- Northcliffe Newspapers on-line
- OneWorld
- "Like most of our readers, we are acutely aware of the injustices and unnecessary suffering in the world. Our aim is to bear witness to this injustice and to help people shed whatever light they can on it."
- PaperBoy
- UK site with links to newspapers all over the world. Excellent resource.
- The Press (New Zealand)
- Press Association News Centre
- Watch Parliament live on-line while browsing the Web
- Pearson
- Private Eye
- Red Pepper online
- A really professional site from the small and, no doubt, seriously underfunded British 'Red Pepper' monthly magazine, 'a voice for the independent left'. Apart from excellent articles from the archives, you'll find links to radical websites all over the globe. If you're fed up with what passes for 'comment' in the mainstream media, this site is for you.
- Reed Regional Newspapers
- The Scotsman
- Sidney Morning Herald
- Spunk Press Home
- Star TV
- Satellite communications 'pose an unambiguous threat to totalitarian regimes everywhere', said Roop - until the totalitarian regime posed a threat to his profits.
- The Sun
- Times Newspapers
- Times of India
- TMSelector
- Guide to the alternative Net radio scene -links, user guide, reviews etc.
- Turner Entertainment Group
- And take a look at Big Ted's philanthropic work here
- USA Today
- Washington Post
Film contents
Guardian Daily Film News | Guardian
Film Search | Close
Up- 2001 A Space Odyssey
- 2019 Off-world Blade Runner Page
- Ain't It Cool News
- Alphaville
- Année
Dernière à Marienbad
- The greatest movie of all time? Forget Citizen Cane - this is it. If
it's one of your favourites you'll appreciate this essay, as well as this
sample chapter from Haim Callev's "The Stream of Consciousness in
the Films of Alain Resnais"
- Antonioni's
Modernist Language
- Essay by Glen Norton
- Atom Films
- Loads of downloadable and streaming shorts. The site is committed to showcasing student films and includes George Lucas's first ever short. Best with a modern browser and a fast connexion, but well the worth the wait with a slow connexion.
- Bad Cinema Diary
- Reviews more than 800 B movies, independents and micro-budget films.
Fascinating.
- Humphrey
Bogart - official page
- Biography, filmography, photos, on-line Bogie store
- The
Big Sleep
- Short, interesting essay comparing the 45 and 46 versions
- The
Big Sleep - Movie Review Query Engine's list of on-line articles
- Bright Lights Film Journal
- British Film Commission
- The most comprehensive guide to making movies in the UK.
- British Film Institute
- Vital for anyone with the slightest interest in film. Loads of links, as well as tips on getting your own production up and running.
- Cineaste Articles and Reviews
- Cinema1 The e-Zine for Movies
- Cinemagine
- London-based cross-media production company. Features an Internet film-makers FAQ - very useful if you intend to distribute your movie via the Web.
- CNMovies
- Data on over 321,000 movies, taken from Halliwell's, Who's Who, Complete
Index to World Film etc.
- Cybercinema
- An Interactive Site Devoted to the History of Computers and Artificial Intelligence in Film
- Digital Video Insider
- Premier newslink for the DV professional.
- Digital Video Worldwide Users Group
- DV Filmmaker
- Useful resources for anyone seriously interested in digital video.
- DV Live
- Full of resources for DV film-makers. Lots of tutorials.
- Eisenstein
- Detailed bio here at World Socialist Website
- EVEO
- Aims to prove there's money in DV - pays a nickel evry time your video is viewed.
- Exposure
- UK-based site for young film-makers. Lots of advice on making your first movie. Essential reading if you really want to get that movie out there.
- Film Four
- Cuting edge movies financed by Channel Four. Lot sof shorts to watch in Real Player. Advice on how to submit your own work.
- Film, Media and Drama - online teaching and learning resources
- Film
Noir and Pulp Fiction
- Very sound essay on the roots of noir in pulp fiction. Also noir sounds,
movie clips and posters.
- FireWire Stuff
If you don't know what FireWire is, check out one of the digital video sites. If you do, then this is a vital resource.
- Global Film School
- London, LA and Sydney film schools combined - guidance for budding film makers.
- Godard
- Comprehensive list of links and several intelligent essays here at Glen
Norton's "The
Pantheon"
- contempt.productions - godard
- Guide to Digital Video
- Very useful 'real English' guide to DV if you're new to it.
- iafd internet adult film database
- iFilm
- 'The place for Internet film.' Loads of films in a range of categories.
Watch them and add your own reviews.
- Images
- a journal of film and popular culture
- Features and reviews. Mailing list available. The Ten
Shades of Noir feature should not be missed
- The Internet Movie Database
- A database of more than 160,000 titles
- Images: a journal of film and popular culture
- Koyaanisqatsi
- Site dedicated to Godfrey Reggio's poetic documentaries.
- Fritz Lang's Metropolis
- Kubrick Multimedia Film Guide
- MovieMan Films
- British site with reviews, previews, news of all the latest films. Free
talent promotion and free media advertisements
- Movie Scripts
- The Movie Posters Archive
- The MovieWavs Page
- Stacks of sounds from major movies.
- National Museum of Film, Photography and Television
- Still very much under construction at the time of writing (November 1999), but already an excellent resource, especially for students and teachers who can use the site to obtain study notes on a variety of contemporary photographers, as well as on specific aspects of photography and the history of various photographic genres, marketing etc. Ausländer | Foreigners, "an on-line educational resource which explores aspects of identity, culture and stereotyping in contemporary Europe" is well worth a visit. Get you teacher to book a half-day TV
workshop in the Sky TV Production Workshop for a mere £7.50 per person.
- Night of the Hunter
- Charles Laughton's masterpiece reviewed here.
This
page on Lillian Gish also has some limited info on the movie; includes
Robert Mitchum's chilling signature tune as the background sound.
- No
Place for a Woman: The Family in Film Noir and Other Essays
- John Blaser's very impressive and perceptive graduate paper.
Beautifully presented with well chosen stills and audio files. Thoroughly
annotated. Also includes the essays "Film
Noir's Progressive Portrayal of Women", "Film
Noir and the Hard-Boiled Detective Hero" and "The
Outer Limits of Film Noir"
- Onedotzero
- Film festival highlighting the possibilities of desktop digital film-making. Submit your own production.
- PitchTV
- Animations and shorts from southern Europe and Latin America
- Psycho Studio
- Edit your own version of the shower scene on-line
- Radio Times Film
site
- Film reviews, films on TV, films at the cinema, films on DVD....
- ReelClassics.com
-Elizabeth's classic movies homepage
- "Here you will find pictures and posters of my favorite movies and
stars (both the legends and some lesser knowns), biographies and
filmographies, some articles, sound bites and movie clips, links to
others' classic pages-- even a few celebrity mailing addresses. There is a
search feature to make navigation easier too." A remarkable labour of
love. Loads of information and all articles carefully and intelligently
linked. Even includes a synopsis of The
Big Sleep which makes sense. Elizabeth even offers help to students,
as well as guidelines on quoting from and using materials from
ReelClassics.
- Screenwriters' Workshop
- UK-based. News of competitions, coruses and workshops, interviews with screenwriters, links to film and tv sources and more.
- Shooting People
- Free on-line resource for anyone involved in independent film in the UK. Daily mails with answers to all your questions.
- SOFIA - Study of Film as an Internet Application
- Impressive UK-based academic site. Serious studies for the classroom and lecture theatre, but lots of fun.
- Starwars
- LucasFilm invites amateur directors to contribute their shorts based on
Star Wars so that they can be showcased here at Atom Films. They're even
making sound clips available. Interesting stuff.
- Taxi
Driver - the Last Temptation of Travis Bickle
- "what if there existed a new approach to the film, especially a new
way to interpret the enigmatic ending that still puzzles many viewers?
[...] And what if the main clue bringing together all these films could be
found in The Last Temptation of Christ ?" Daring and
perceptive essay by Andre Caron
- Timecode
- First film by British director Mike Figgis. Claimed to be the first DV shot in real time
- Touch of Evil
- Welles' classic reviewed here,
here
and here.
- Travis
76 - A Taxi Driver Page
- Beautifully atmospheric site with Scorsese bio, info on the cast and
technical aspects of the movie, screen captures and sounds, as well as
links to a number of on-line reviews. And don't miss Jean-Louis
Seguin's analysis of incongruities in Travis' hairstyle
- Underground Film
- Aims to create an on-line film community. Good place for promotion and showing of your movie.
- Vincent's CASABLANCA HomePage
- The Workshop
- Frank Coppola's workshop for scriptwriters. A script writer submits a script. His script is reviewed only if he reviews 5 other scripts. The good scripts are published. The
excellent ones are turned into movies.