News Sources

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• Advertising Law Internet Site contains information on U.S. advertising laws, links to other Internet advertising/marketing/consumer law sites, and an area to participate in a discussion of ideas and issues of common interest.
• American Press Institute is the oldest and largest center devoted solely to training and professional development for the news industry and journalism educators.
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Offers information about AARP and its positions on public policy issues.
• Article Resource Association (ARA).
  An electronic library of copyright-free feature articles. Eleven categories to choose from. Download text and images. Membership is free.
• The Beat Page Available through the Investigative Editors and Reporters home page, offering links to topics from agriculture to politics, weather and more.
• Better Business Bureau Central Web Server provides instant access to business and consumer alerts as well as other helpful resources. The site has links to BBB's resource library, alerts and news, and locators of BBBs in the U.S. and Canada.
• Cancer News on the Net , an Internet publication for cancer patients and their families, features articles on various forms of cancer. From here are links to most of the major cancer resources on the Net.
• Census Bureau Data OR Census Bureau FTP Site
• Children, Youth & Family Consortium - University of Minnesota
• Environmental Journalism Resources
• Federal Trade Commission . The FTC enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. The Commission also works to enhance the smooth operation of the marketplace by exposing acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive.
• Gebbie Press Inc. An All-In-One media directory, listing of USA TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, syndicates, networks, and much more, including a "Blue Ribbon" list of 516 daily papers on the web.
• InfiNet InfiNet is a company owned by Knight-Ridder/Gannett/Landmark Communications and focuses on products and hosting for newspapers on the web
• Internal Revenue Service
• International Newspaper Financial Executives (INFE) Get INFE articles on accounting, budgeting, auditing, benchmarking, strategic planning and other industry-related issues.
• Investigative Reporters and Editors A network for journalists.
• JournalismNet The Investigative Guide to Internet Research
• Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
• Library of Congress Resources for researchers and information professionals, including catalogs of the Library of Congress and other libraries, databases on special topics, and other L of C Internet resources.
• Macintosh computers , the latest software upgrades and utilities.
• Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning helps improve well-being of children through programs on education, community service, prevention and preparation of young people for the world of work.
• Minnesota Department of Economic Security contains workforce development information, including unemployment rates, data on occupations that have high demand for workers, locations of Minnesota WorkForce Centers and background information on many employment and training programs.
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Get all DNR news releases along with programs and services, maps and the Volunteer magazine. All materials can be reprtinted with proper attribution.
• Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Minnesota E-Democracy A political e-mail-based discussion for citizen interaction on public issues.
• Minnesota Extension Service
• Minnesota Legislature Media Ethics and Law on the Net. A legal research site.
• Minnesota Sea Grant MSG provides news releases, the Seiche newsletter, tools and technology to help maintain and enhance coastal and acquatic economies and resources.
• Minnesota State Fair
• National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank has been expanded and redesigned. E-mail newsjobs@newsjobs.com
• National Fraud Information Center (NFIC) is the result of a cooperative venture of The National Association of Attorneys General, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Consumers League Project and Phonebusters (Canada).
• National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
• NewsCentral . Over 3,500 links to newspapers around the world.
• North Star Project Minnesota Government Information and Services.
• Political Resources CAMPAIGNS ON LINE
• Poynter Institute , localize a national story.
• Project for Excellence in Journalism is a research organization that specializes in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press. It is non partisan, non ideological and non political.
• Reporter.org A variety of resources are available to journalists, journalism educators and the public at large.
• SeniorNet Offers information about the organization and its services, with some interest groups.
• Society of Newspaper Design Local, regional and national workshops for 1997 have been posted. This site also contains an interactive database for job searches.
• Society of Professional Journalists
• Sports Network Get scores and statistics before they hit the wire, media guides and background on players and teams.
• US Department of Agriculture
• DexOnline: Yellow Pages
• Virtual Institute of Information The V.I.I. is a communications and mass media research institute housed by the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information at Columbia University.
• Walterry Insurance Brokers
• The White House includes tours of the White House, e-mail to the President and Vice President, a virtual library of White House documents, speeches, and more.
• Writers Write