Communication: Studying News Media

"CJR’s mission is to be the intellectual leader in the rapidly changing world of journalism. It is the most respected voice on press criticism, and it shapes the ideas that make media leaders and journalists smarter about their work. "

"Pew-Knight Initiative seeks to empower Americans seeking to navigate the current media and technology landscape and to provide critical insights to news providers seeking to serve citizens more effectively. In this era of technological disruption, Americans must be able to discern reliable information amidst ever-evolving platforms to effectively engage with their communities."

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to addressing this challenge at its root by examining how essential information is created, conveyed and consumed.

Supports excellence in journalism and media innovation. Follow the Knight publications to discover organizations and institutions working towards these goals.

"A global nonprofit that strengthens democracy by improving the relevance, ethical practice and value of journalism. Through teaching, publishing, convening, fact-checking and media literacy, Poynter creates a crossroads where communities come together to use journalism to confront society’s complex problems."

A project of the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is "a centralized repository for research, the data we gather informs journalism, legal action and is the backbone of advocacy efforts for major press freedom groups."

A non-partisan 501(c)(3) foundation advocating for First Amendment freedoms.

A free online resource that collects and tracks examples of political misinformation, including debunked falsehoods, doctored images, conspiracy theories and AI-generated fakes.

A project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center, FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocate that monitors the accuracy of things said by political figures across a variety of media.

"ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account."

Established in 1994 as a site that investigated "urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore," the site is a member of the International Fact Checking Network, and debunks misinformation.