A Few Web Sites...

Greetings:

As you explore more of the wacky world of investigative reporting, make sure you visit these sites:

www.ajr.org - the American Journalism Review
www.cjr.org - the Columbia Journalism Review

www.journalism.org - a tools and advice site run by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists.

www.poynter.org - Based in Florida (home of the dimpled chad), Poynter bills itself as a "school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalism." It provides a dazzling array of resources and tips for journalists. Pay particular attention to the "Columns" link on the front of the first page.

www.muckraker.org - the home of the Center for Investigative Reporting, a San Francisco-based "nonprofit news organization dedicated to exposing injustice and abuse of power through the tools of journalism."

And finally, www.projectcensored.org - run out of Sonoma State University, this site catalogues and explores the stories that mainstream, corporate-run news organizations often miss.

Make a habit of visiting these folks early and often - oh, wait - that's how you should vote in Florida...

Take care.