Purchasing Resources for Journalism Foundations And Institutes

Alicia Patterson Foundation

Established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly 23 years before her death in 1963. One-year grants are awarded to working journalists to pursue independent projects of significant interest and to write

http://www.aliciapatterson.org/

American Press Institute (API)

The Institute is committed to training and management development programs that are practical and immediately applicable in nature and that focus sharply on the best traditions, values and practices of journalism and of newspaper business operations.

http://www.mediacenter.org/

Centre for Australian Language and Literature Studies

Institite established to coordinate and promote the research into and teaching of Australian language and literature and to encourage Australian writing.

http://www.une.edu.au/calls/

Chicana Writers

Resource center for writers and artists.

http://www.chicanawriter.com/

Institute for Alternative Journalism

Actively promotes change toward a healthy society, one which is founded on principles of social justice, broadly shared economic opportunity, a robust democratic process, and sustainable environmental practices.

http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/index.html

Institute for Further Education of Journalists

Swedish in-service training center for professional journalists, providing further training for some 1,500 Swedish journalists each year. Part of Kalmar University; courses and seminars cover a wide range of journalistic topics. FOJO also provides furthe

http://www.fo.hik.se/

Institute for Journalism in Transition

Provides frequently updated analysis from local reporters in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union, while retaining a region-wide focus and thematic structure of a magazine.

http://www.omri.cz/

International Press Institute

Organization promoting worldwide freedom of expression for journalists. Text provided in English, French and Spanish.

http://www.ifex.org/org/ipi/

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Grant making institution focused on journalism, education, culture and the arts.

http://www.knightfdn.org/

Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (MIJE)

Institute offers skills training in journalism, editing and management for news professionals.

http://www.maynardije.org/

National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting

NICAR is a program of Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. Provides training to journalists in the practical skills of finding, uncovering and analyzing electronic information.

http://www.nicar.org/

Pew Center for Civic Journalism

Incubator for civic journalism experiments that enable news organizations to create and refine better ways of reporting the news to re-engage people in public life.

http://www.pewcenter.org/

Pew Charitable Trusts

Philadelphia based foundation which provides considerable funding grants for variety of programs.

http://www.pewtrusts.com/

Poynter Institute for Media Studies

School for journalists, future journalists and teachers of journalism. The Institute wants their students to be equipped with new tools and ideas to handle the challenges of producing quality news reports, programs and publications.

http://www.poynter.org/

Project for Excellence in Journalism

An initiative by journalists to clarify and raise the standards of American journalism thorough the sponsoring of a series of projects.

http://www.journalism.org/

Radio and Television News Directors Foundation

Promotes excellence in electronic journalism through research, education and professional training. Program areas include journalistic ethics and cultural diversity in the profession.

http://www.rtndf.org/

Reuter Foundation UK

London based Reuters Foundation is an educational trust, managed and financed by Reuters, the world news organization. By reflecting the diverse interests of Reuters and its employees around the world it aims to make a distinctive contribution towards jou

http://www.foundation.reuters.com/

Scripps Howard Foundation

Corporate Foundation of EW Scripps Company whose mission is to advance the cause of a free press through support of excellence in journalism, quality journalism education and professional development.

http://www.scripps.com/foundation/

SND Foundation Symposiums, Grants, Research

Scholarship and mentoring information from the Society for News Design.

http://www.snd.org/

The Committee to Protect Journalists

Is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting journalists and press freedom throughout the world.

http://www.cpj.org/

The Fund for Investigative Journalism

Based in Washington D.C. the fund gives grants, ranging from $500 to $10,000, to reporters working outside the protection and backing of major news organizations. These grants are limited to journalists seeking help for investigative pieces involving corr

http://fij.org/

The Nation Institute

Independently funded and administered public charity supporting supports research, conferences, seminars, publishing ventures, educational programs and public debates. Sponsors of intership program at The Nation magazine.

http://www.nationinstitute.org/

World Science Fiction Society

Chooses the recipients of the annual Hugo Awards, which honor achievements in science fiction.

http://worldcon.org/