Part II Theories

Part III Structures

Part IV Organizations

Part V Content

Part VI Audiences

Part VII Effects

Media UK - http://www.mediauk.com
The independent media directory for the UK. It lists websites, addresses, telephone numbers, programme schedules, live links and more for all areas of the online media.

Media Knowall - http://www.mediaknowall.com
A study site aimed at all levels of media study.

MCS - http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/index.html
From the University of Aberstwyth media centre site. You will find collections of media and communication resources.

I Want Media - http://www.iwantmedia.com
A site full of media news and resources.

Media Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/media
News, articles and stories from the Guardian media website.

University of Colorado - http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/comm_theory.html
A good set of links on communication theory.

NMA - http://www.nma.co.uk
News and intelligent insider comment on new media developments.

Theory.org.uk - http://www.theory.org.uk
Social theory for fans of popular culture, popular culture for fans of social theory.

Cultsock – http://www.cultsock.ndirect.co.uk/MUHome
Communication, culture and media studies -- from Aristotle to chaos.

Our Media Voice - http://www.evolve.org/pub/doc/media_pioneers_our_media.html
A campaign launched with the goal of creating a socially responsible media that is accountable to the public.

Media Channel - http://www.mediachannel.org
A global network site for a democratic media, a super site for reliable and critical information about media worldwide.

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) - http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/ebu_in_brief/index.php
the largest professional association of national broadcasters in the world.

MEDIA Programme of the European Union - http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/index_en.html
Aims at strengthening the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry with a series of support measures.

Institute for Global Communications - http://www.igc.org/html/aboutigc.html
played a formative role in bringing advanced communications technologies to grassroots organizations worldwide.

Part IV Organizations

Scottish Media and Communication Association http://www.smca.paisley.ac.uk/scomsa.html
Scotland's higher education subject association in the media and communication fields.

Associated Press - http://www.ap.org/pages/indnews
Essential global news network, providing distinctive news services.

Ofcom - http://www.ofcom.org.uk
The independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, spanning television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.

Independent Media Center - http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml
A collective of independent media organisations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage, Washington, USA.

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication http://www.aejmc.org
A non-profit, educational association of journalism and mass communication faculty, administrators, students and media professionals, Chicago, USA

Part V Content

Reuters - http://www.reuters.com
The world’s largest international multimedia news agency.

Mediazoo - http://www.mediazoo.co.uk
An industry related new media website - provides an introduction to certain areas of the media industry, provides news an easy and entertaining visit.

Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fttn99/contents.html
A report examining the divide between those with access to new technologies and those without.

Center for Media and Democracy - http://www.prwatch.org
a collaborative project to produce a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests.

Information Technologies in Education http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/ed/subjects/ed1441/topics/topic10.htm
An essay discussing social interaction, privacy and security issues, anonymity and credit card use and verification.

NUJ (National Union of Journalists) – http://www.nuj.org.uk/
This site is especially good on the freedom of the media.

Part VI Audiences

The Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) - http://www.wifp.org
A nonprofit, tax-exempt research, education, and publishing organisation.

Audience Research http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/audiencerese/audiencerese.htm
An essay discussing the history of studies of the media audience.

Part VII Effects

The Journal of Mass Media Ethics - http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t775653682~db=all
devoted to explorations of ethics problems and issues in the various fields of mass communication.

FAIR - http://www.fair.org
Fairness and Accuracy in reporting homepage. "FAIR was established in 1986 to shake up the establishment-dominated media. As an anti-censorship organization, we expose important news stories that are neglected and defend working journalists when they are muzzled."

Sourcewatch - http://www.sourcewatch.org
An online encyclopedia of propaganda.

Undercurrents - http://www.undercurrents.org
The news you don't see on the news. A series of alternative news videos.

CRETV - http://www.ithaca.edu/cretv
The centre for research on the effects of television.

CRITC (Center for Research on Interactive Technology, Television & Children)
http://www.utexas.edu/research/critc/
Dedicated to furthering research and knowledge on the effects of electronic media on children's social development and academic achievement.