The Journalist's Resource is a website that aims to connect journalists with information about recently published academic studies. A project of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, the website features summaries of academic studies written in a journalistic, story-centered style.[1] It was launched in 2010, originally to make it easier for journalism professors to teach about reporting on academic studies, and was redesigned in 2011.[2][3] It is operated by faculty, staff, and graduate students through the Carnegie-Knight Initiative, a partnership between the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.[4]
Type of site | Journalism, Academia |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University |
| Key people | Carmen Nobel (Program Director and Editor-in-Chief)
Denise-Marie Ordway (Managing Editor) Clark Merrefield (Senior Editor, Economics and Legal Systems Naseem Miller (Senior Editor, Health) |
| URL | journalistsresource |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
The website has been recognized by the American Library Association for the quality of work made available on the site.[5]
References
edit- ^ Phelps, Andrew (21 November 2011). "From white paper to newspaper: Making academia more accessible to journalists". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "The Growing Impact of Journalist's Resource". Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Mirengoff, Emily (28 June 2011). "Journalist's Resource offers research and reference material for journalism schools". John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Gavel, Doug (17 June 2013). "Connecting Journalists with Academic Research". News & Events. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Best Free Reference Websites: The Fifteenth Annual List" (PDF). Reference and User Services Quarterly. 53 (1): 74. Fall 2013.