Contemporary Affairs (HIST 2043): Websites: Journalism & History

See information on key journalists and trends in journalism plus the political and social climate through the 20th century.
Created by Professor Emeritus Ruck Musser at Univ. of Kansas, School of Journalism and Mass Comm.

From Yale University Library. See links to resources by country. Includes Albania - Croatia - Finland - Poland -Russia - Uzbekistan among others.

Publisher of journal American Journalism to foster research and teaching of journalism history.

-It is run by editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times, an independent newspaper in Florida.
-It also checks claims by elected officials, candidates, leaders of political parties and political activists.
-They also review statements and claims by all groups (adovcacy,political parties, political action committees) participating in the discussion of issues.
-They examine officials at all levels of government, from county commissioners to U.S. senators, from city council members to the president.

"The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute engages media professionals, scholars and other citizens in programs aimed at strengthening journalism in the service of democracy."

Highlights include CNN Special Reports, C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Nightline, Today, America's Black Forum, Larry King Live, Tony Brown's Journal, local Los Angeles news from stations such as KNBC, KCBS, KABC, and KTLA, network nightly news programs, and local and national Spanish language news. The collection also holds extended coverage of important news events, such as the 2000 presidential election/Florida recount.

A watchdog group whose stated mission is "to promote accuracy, fairness and balance in news reporting. AIM exposes politically motivated media bias; teaches consumers to think critically about their news sources; and holds the mainstream press accountable for its misreporting." It is recognized for its strong right-wing perspective on issues.

Founded in 1969, It aims to provide access to and increase public awareness of the alternative press. It also produces the Alternative Press Index, a list of 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.

An non-profit organization that maintains over 20 museums and historic sites throughout Oklahoma

Maintained by Oklahoma Historical Society. Includes information on OK from 1541 to present and biographical information.Many topics listed include petroleum, education, settlement patterns, and farming

VOS is maintained by Alan Liu of University of California, Santa Barbara. Extensive list of websites on Pre Colonial to 2Oth Century. Links to sources of primary documents included.

The television cable channel uses speeches, exhibits, and experts' articles on world history.Features include history of the military, U.S. presidents, states, technology, and wars.

designed for high school and college teachers and students, a gateway to web resources with magazines, videos, photos, and primary sources on U.S. history.

from the publisher of 13 history magazines. Weekly features, archives and picture gallery provides a visual and detailed look at American history, Civil War, Personality Profiles, and World War II

Developed by the Center for History and New Media.
See World History Sources for scholarly reviews of online primary sources, Unpacking Evidence, Analyzing Documents, Teaching Sources, etc.

Explore world history with short videos and open courses.

Explore cultures, arts, and history of indigenous peoples through varied and interactive resources.

Extensive links to resources curated by the Ethnic Studies Library, UC Berkeley

African-American history resources

See general resources and specific resources on African American, Arab American, Asian Pacific American, Hispanic American, Disability Studies, Jewish, Multiracial, and Native American groups.

An online exhibit that "demonstrates that many of the colonies that in 1776 became the United States of America were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions."Digitized images and text from "200 objects of books, manuscripts, letters, paintings."

American Civil War resources maintained by George H. Hoemann, University of Tennessee. A comprehensive directory of links about the Civil War period.

"provides citations to print and Internet reference sources...". Maintained by Ken Middleton, Middle Tennessee State University

An image database about events and crisises immediately following World War I that produced anti-red hysteria.Created by Leo Robert Klein of W. and A. Newman Library, CUNY

Comprehensive web site on the events and issues of Watergate during President Nixon's administration. Work of an Australian school teacher, Malcolm Farnsworth

Listings of web magazines and organizations that promote conservative politics in the United States

Listing of web sites promoting liberal viewpoint of politics in the United States

See a directory of resources on general political science, U.S. Politics, Political Thought, the Discipline of Political Science, Public Policy Issues & Groups, Comparative Politics, World Regions, International Relations, etc.