New for Journalism and Mass Communications tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour/94 2009-10-12T12:33:16Z Here are resources newly available in Leyburn Library and/or through our Web site. A more complete listing of journalism-related resources at Washington and Lee is available here. New U.S. Government materials are listed here. If you have questions or comments about this blog, please contact Dick Grefe. Movable Type 4.23-en Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4744 2009-10-12T12:32:58Z 2009-10-12T12:33:16Z Dick Grefe Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Five-volume set (2009) contains over 300 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries, providing "situation profiles and full coverage of the development of the movement, historical cases of abuse, the key figures, major organizations, and a range of other issues in economics, government, religion, and journalism that touch on human rights theory and practice."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> 2009 Digital Influence in News and Politics Report tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4726 2009-10-02T14:44:40Z 2009-10-02T14:55:42Z Sparxoo. Available online. "Evaluated over 100 news and politics media outlets (from the New York Times to the Daily Beast to NPR) in a comprehensive study of content, social and multimedia influence." Links will be maintained in several locations in... Dick Grefe Sparxoo.
Available online.
"Evaluated over 100 news and politics media outlets (from the New York Times to the Daily Beast to NPR) in a comprehensive study of content, social and multimedia influence."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> The Future of Newspapers: The Impact on the Economy and Democracy tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4724 2009-10-02T14:26:20Z 2009-10-02T14:26:53Z U.S. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Available online. "Hearing to examine contraction in the newspaper industry, the economic impact of the changing media landscape, as well as the future of the industry at large." Links will be maintained in several locations... Dick Grefe U.S. Congress. Joint Economic Committee.
Available online.
"Hearing to examine contraction in the newspaper industry, the economic impact of the changing media landscape, as well as the future of the industry at large."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> New Life for Life tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4705 2009-09-29T11:45:10Z 2009-09-29T11:45:53Z Google Books recently announced free access to the digitally-preserved issues of Life magazine, dating from 1936 through 1972. And Annie, the Washington and Lee library catalog, now includes a link to this collection. Once one of the popular mainstays for... Dick Grefe Google Books recently announced free access to the digitally-preserved issues of Life magazine, dating from 1936 through 1972.
And Annie, the Washington and Lee library catalog, now includes a link to this collection.

Once one of the popular mainstays for U.S. readers, the magazine's issues now serve as a revealing time-capsule of American life over five decades in the middle of the twentieth century. Even the advertisements fascinate.

A reader may browse page-by-page through (mostly) weekly issues or search the entire contents by keywords for such stories as Life's coverage of the death of Alben Barkley at W&L's 1956 Mock Convention.

]]> Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4704 2009-09-29T11:32:54Z 2009-09-29T11:33:23Z Dick Grefe Associated Press.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Sometimes called the "journalist's bible," this multifaceted resource "provides fundamental guidelines on spelling, grammar, punctuation, and usage, with special sections on reporting business and sports," as well as a guide to media law. Unlike the annual printed editions, this online version (2009 edition) is continually revised.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> Governing's State and Local Sourcebook tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4689 2009-09-23T13:53:42Z 2009-09-23T13:54:01Z Congressional Quarterly / Governing. The magazine Governing is one of the most valuable periodicals for monitoring issues in U.S. state and local government. For years, that publication also has created an annually-published collection of information called the State and Local... Dick Grefe Congressional Quarterly / Governing.
The magazine Governing is one of the most valuable periodicals for monitoring issues in U.S. state and local government. For years, that publication also has created an annually-published collection of information called the State and Local Sourcebook, which now is available only online. Parts of the site are accessible only to subscribers to the magazine, which includes W&L.

Two portions of the Sourcebook site are particularly valuable.
The Data section offers free access to statistical data about U.S. states and municipalities, often used by government officials in policy consideration. Categories include economic development, education, demographics, social services, and more.
The subscription-only Contacts collection is a searchable database of thousands of "addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for state and local government leaders in all 50 states and the largest local governments."

Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> "Stop the Presses! Revamped Journalism Courses Attract Hordes of Students" tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4685 2009-09-22T12:05:30Z 2009-09-23T13:34:17Z Dick Grefe Chronicle of Higher Education
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
"At a time when the newspaper industry is in free fall and thousands of jobs are being cut each year, one would think that the halls of the nation's journalism schools would be awfully quiet. Think again. Many universities report that journalism enrollments are up..."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low; Public Evaluations of the News Media, 1985-2009 tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4684 2009-09-22T11:58:43Z 2009-09-22T12:03:54Z Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Available online. "The public's assessment of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades of Pew Research surveys, and Americans' views of media... Dick Grefe Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
Available online.
"The public's assessment of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades of Pew Research surveys, and Americans' views of media bias and independence now match previous lows. Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> Crisis Communication tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4672 2009-09-17T16:15:09Z 2009-09-17T16:15:28Z Dick Grefe Kogan Page / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Subtitled Practical PR Strategies for Reputation Management and Company Survival, this 2008 volume "advises organisations how to limit the damage of crises effectively by acting quicly and positively." Provides information on accountability, crisis communication planning, building corporate image, natural disasters, accidents, financial crises, legal issues, etc
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> Advocacy Journalists: A Biographical Dictionary of Writers and Editors tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4624 2009-08-19T13:48:28Z 2009-08-19T13:50:21Z Dick Grefe Scarecrow / NetLibrary.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Alphabetically-arranged entries on journalists who frequently "advocate their beliefs or ideas about major political or social problems," including such figures as Ambrose Bierce, H.L. Mencken, William F. Buckley, Pete Hamill, Thomas Paine, and the Alsop brothers.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> W&L Alum on Fresh Air tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4623 2009-08-18T17:30:14Z 2009-08-18T18:04:20Z Washington and Lee University alumnus Alex Jones ('68), director of Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, is a guest on National Public Radio's Fresh Air program on Tuesday 18 August. From NPR's description: "Newspapers are... Dick Grefe Washington and Lee University alumnus Alex Jones ('68), director of Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, is a guest on National Public Radio's Fresh Air program on Tuesday 18 August.
From NPR's description: "Newspapers are in trouble, and many Web sites, blogs and cable news shows have opinionated hosts at the helm. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex Jones talks about his book, Losing the News, and the crisis facing impartial reporting."
Audio and more are available from the above link (some time after 3:00 on 8/18/09).
On-air broadcast is scheduled for 6:30 PM on NPR affiliate WVTF.

]]> The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4613 2009-08-12T13:55:00Z 2009-08-12T13:57:34Z U.S. Congressional Research Service. Available online. "Congress has begun debating whether the financial problems in the newspaper industry pose a public policy issue that warrants federal action. Whether a congressional response to the current turmoil is justified may depend on... Dick Grefe U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Congress has begun debating whether the financial problems in the newspaper industry pose a public policy issue that warrants federal action. Whether a congressional response to the current turmoil is justified may depend on the current causes of the crisis."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> 2008 Annual Survey of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduates tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4612 2009-08-12T13:38:09Z 2009-08-12T13:41:59Z University of Georgia. Available online. Latest edition of this "annual study "monitors the employment rates and salaries of graduates of journalism and mass communication programs in the United States in the year after graduation. In addition, the survey tracks the... Dick Grefe University of Georgia.
Available online.
Latest edition of this "annual study "monitors the employment rates and salaries of graduates of journalism and mass communication programs in the United States in the year after graduation. In addition, the survey tracks the curricular activities of those graduates while in college, examines their job-seeking strategies, and provides measures of the professional attitudes and behaviors of the graduates upon completion of their college studies."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> Loislaw tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4604 2009-08-11T14:13:13Z 2009-08-11T14:13:31Z Dick Grefe Wolters Kluwer.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
A wide array of primary legal resources, offering "access to up-to-date cases, statutes and other primary law at the Federal level and for all fifty states and D.C.," including U.S. Supreme Court Reports, district and circuit courts, the U.S. Constitution, state and Federal laws, etc. (Washington and Lee Law School subscription)
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

]]> JSTOR Data for Research tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/jour//94.4597 2009-08-10T17:12:11Z 2009-08-10T17:12:27Z Dick Grefe JSTOR.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Still in beta testing (August 2009), this service enables researchers to analyze the content of the JSTOR database, including data on word frequencies, publication patterns, key terms, and more. The downloading of data sets is not yet available. Some interesting terms to try:

  • "soccer moms"

  • negroes

  • "afro americans"

  • "african americans"


Links may be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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