This page contains several links to other WWW sites relevant to the journalistic interview.  Some sites provide tips on journalistic interviews and others provide general information or discussion topics relevant to journalism.  If you know of any WWW sites that should be added to this list, please contact the webmaster.

General Links for Journalism

This section contains several links to professional journalism organizations.   These links are useful for learning more about the profession, searching for jobs or professional schools, and other professional information.

American Society of Journalists and Authors
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
American Marketing Association
American Press Institute
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication
Freedom Forum
International Center for Journalism
International Women's Media Forum
Investigative Reporters and Editors
National Newspaper Association
National Scholastic Press Association
Newspaper Association of America
Public Relations Society of America, Inc.
Quill and Scroll Society
Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists

Tips and Resources for the Journalistic Interview

This section contains links to WWW pages which help you do background research on a potential news topic and pages which offer suggestions on conducting interviews and writing news stories.

Accuracy in Media
Conducting On-Line Interviews
David Garlock's 10 Steps to Improve Interviewing Skills
Journalism Ethics and Law Terminology
Media Research Center
Writing Different Types of Stories

Discussion Topics and Case Studies

WWW links in this section provide interesting discussion topics related to journalism and journalistic interviewing.  You may want to review these links to find out additional information related to journalism and journalistic interviewing, or, your instructor may assign these as additional course readings.  For these links, brief explanations of content are provided.

• The Internet and WWW is beginning to dramatically change the nature of journalism.   Prestigious national newspapers like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are now publishing their papers on-line as well as in hard copy, reporters are able to use the WWW to find information relevant to stories they are working on, and electronic mail can even be used to "interview" potential sources.  These links address this issue in more detail:
  • Special Issue of CMC Magazine devoted to Digital Journalism
• The issue of ethics is central to any contemporary discussions of journalism practice.   A WWW site at the University of Indiana contains case studies of ethics in journalism (including ethical dilemmas faced when interviewing potential sources): Case Studies in Journalism Ethics
• A final interesting area for discussion involves strategies one must use when interviewing different types of sources.  The following links provide resources about interviewing two types of sources: prisoners and trauma victims.  Although it is unlikely that your interviewing class assignment will require you to interview these types of sources, these resources provide you with information about challenges professional journalists face when attempting to gather information for a story.
  • Can state prison officials limit media access to prisoners?  This controversial issue is currently being debated.  This California State Senate link provides information on deliberation on this issue.
  • How does one remain sensitive when interviewing the victim of an attack or someone who has just lost a loved one?  The University of Washington School of Communication has developed a Journalism and Trauma Program designed to address this issue.  The program has published a list of resources for journalists when interviewing trauma victims.