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UK latest news
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Reuters;
Press Association.
U.K. Weather
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US latest news
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AP;
Reuters;
News Index (searchable);
Newspage;
Starting Point U.S. sources plus a customisable organizer page for news links
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Rest of the world
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Er...Africa
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Arabia;
India;
Mongolia
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Find a source
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8,000 free experts; ProfNet a collaborative of 11,000 public relations professionals linked by Internet to give journalists and authors convenient access to expert sources;
ExpertSource Finds experts on specific topics.
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Find a stock photo
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Veritas' Directory
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Name that ruler
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Rulers Gives names and dates of the world's heads of state, past and present.
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Conduct an online survey
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Zoomerang allows individuals to create online surveys using simple forms.
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Phone books
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Phone Ferret — free download searches the Web for phone numbers;
Reverse phone book (US) |
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Locate that elusive Shakespearean quote
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Search Shakespeare — searches the bard's complete works
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Reporter training
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Excel Checklist — Essential spreadsheet skills for journalists;
Exercizes for newsroom training
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US demographic data
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American Demographic Archived library of past and present editions with links to consumer reports and government census sites; U.S. Census Bureau "Quick Facts."
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Future Events
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FENS (Future Events News Service)
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Legal considerations
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Copyright basics
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Travel tools
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UK Train timetables;
International Road atlas;
Biztravel Reservations information; UK Railway information;
Travelocity Home Page;
T.I.S.S - Database;
On-Line Discounted Air Fares & Flight Reservations;
DESTINATIONS - Business and Leisure Travel;
EasySabre
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Communications tools
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Free faxing services - How to send a fax from the WWW;
Short Message Service - Send a text message to a cellphone in over 35 countries.
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Quick conversions
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Classic 164 Currency Converter; Convert-it Measurement converter
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Film reference
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Internet Movie Database |
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History reference
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History Research Online |
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General reference
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Ask Jeeves! Smart answers fast;
Biographical dictionary;
Bible;
CIA
World Factbook (or if that link fails, try this one);
Fast Facts;
Medication look-up;
Internet Encyclopedia;
J. D. Lasica's resources;
UK address and postcode finder;
Yellow pages and
Yellow Pages
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Writing tools
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American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language;
Chicago Manual of Style FAQ;
Dictionary.com;
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The Elements of Style [Strunk & White];
The Exploding Dictionary; The Forest of Rhetoric;
Roget's Thesaurus; Indispensable Writers' Resources; Merriam Websters Dictionary; Online Dictionary — gives free online access to Science Dictionary, Medical Dictionary etc.
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Libraries
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The
Alex catalogue;
BARD (Bodleian Access to Remote Databases);
The Electric Library; Electronic Bookshelf;
ILTweb5 Academic Digital Text Index;
Internet Classics Archive;
IPL (Internet Public Library); IPL
Reading Room; Literature resources; Malaspina University-College Great books index; The Online Literature Library; Online Books Initiative; The Online Books Page; Poets' Corner;
Project Bartleby;
U.S. Library of Congress;
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library:
Literature, Subject Catalogue,
Theatre and
Drama;
Yahoo Library list
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Markets
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Writers' Market online;
Freelance writers' market page
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Recruitment
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California journalism jobs bank;
Content Exchange Classifieds;
Editor & Publisher Classifieds;
The Employment Wizard; The Guru Marketplace; The Media Network;
The Monster Talent Market;
RecruitNet; Scripps Job Resources; telecommuting jobs for writers.
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Sports
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The British Society of Sports History Worldwide Web Information Service; Fact City
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UK government
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Today's press releases [all depts];
National Statistics — the Official United Kingdom Statistics Site;
Office for National Statistics;
CCTA Government
Information Service;
Press release archive; Parliament; National Criminal
Intelligence Service (NCIS); Regional Arts Boards of England; Home Office Emergency
Planning Division |
| UK business |
Yahoo! UK & Ireland Stock Exchange Latest figures and stories; The Financial Times Diary; Wire; Newsdesk news and press release service; Inland revenue help, statistics, and reports; The Treasury; Institute of Chartered Accountants; Chartered Institute of
Public Finance and Accountancy;
Directory of business home pages |
| US business |
Yahoo! US Stock Exchange Latest figures and stories; CNOC company stories; Press release and customisable news service ; Newspage; ClariNet Search; Real Pages; Access Business |
| I.T. sources |
CNET Radio; Virtual Press Office; Internet stories The Link Exchange; UK Plus (UK web sites) |
| Military |
The British Army; Global Defence Review:; Milnet: Open Source (sic)
Military Information Database |
| Miscellaneous |
AlterNet Institute for
Alternative Journalism [U.S.]; Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom; Committee to Protect
Journalists; Communications and
Journalism academic sites; EC Information Society
Project Office; Editor and publisher home page; Hints for features; Internet newsroom; Journalism Links
[mostly U.S.]; Journalism Resources (Copyright 1999-97: Nikos Markovit); Mail Lists; The Yahoo News:
Journalism directory; More of J. D. Lasica's links; Writers' toolbox internet resources for writers. |
