ASNE ... American Society of Newspaper Editors
Voice of Brilliance ... some good tips for people who want to be on the air
FCC ... Federal Communications Commission
IRE ... Investigative Reporters & Editors
Journalists Toolbox ... lots of resources
LostRemote ... online newsletter about online news
NAB ... National Association of Broadcasters
Nielsen Media Research ... These are the people who measure audience.
Online Journalism Review ... just what it sounds like ... at USC
The Poynter Institute ... lots of resources for journalists. Check out Al's Morning Meeting for story ideas every day
The Producer Page ... for producers
refdesk.com ... a great collection of reference sources
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
RTNDA ... Radio Television News Directors Association (and Foundation) ... check out newsroom resources for lots of useful links
Searchsystems.net ... Sree (see below) calls this the best site for finding public records -- mostly for free.
SPJ ... Society of Professional Journalists
Sreenath Sreenivasan ... a good friend and my web research hero ... with lots of good resources and tips
TVSpy ... This is where you find ShopTalk, the weekday newsletter that most people in TV news read every day. You can subscribe for free.
News U ... More resources for journalists and aspiring journalists.
Adobe in Education ... online tutorials for Adobe products
AEJMC ... Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
BEA ... Broadcast Education Association
RTVJ online ... Radio Television Journalism division of the AEJMC
Ask.com ... A relatively new and useful search engine.
Converting Numbers ... as in to and from metric.
Cost of Living Calculator ... You tell it what you're making and where, and it will calculate what you need to make somewhere else to stay even.
Distance Calculator ... for calculating distance between major cities -- either within the U.S. or around the world.
Edmunds Auto Buyer ... info on new and used cars
Google ... The best search engine
Kelley Blue Book ... new and used car values
Orbitz ... one of the best travel web sites (but it doesn't include all airlines)
Phone Numbers ... for international numbers
SideStep ... Yes, you have to download their software, but it's the other best place to check on travel.
U.S. Postal Service ... zip code lookup
Zagat ... best place to look up restaurants ... even though they charge