Online Resources

•  Computers & Cyberspace Stylebook
•  Webmonkey / HTML: The Basics
•  Online Journalism FAQ
•  BotSpot: What's a Bot?
•  Gettingstarted.net
•  National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
•  Newspaperlinks.com
•  Online News Association

Sample Databases

•  Census
•  Gallup Polls
•  Remembering the Lost

Legal Issues & Ethics

•  Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School
•  NetCourt (online transcripts)
•  CyberSpace Law Center
Hofstra University: Online Journalism

Using the Stylebook:

Use the Computers & Cyberspace guide to correct these sentences.

1) Forgive his manners, he's a newbie who hasn't learned the fine art of 'netiquette.

2) E-mail a back up of the homework in case a virus wipes out your hard drive

3) It took forever to upload that picture; but I realized the file was 115K!

4) I installed new soft ware on my motherboard to make my computer run faster.

5) After I entered my username, a readme prompted me to register the software.

6) I couldn't logon to the computer because the LAN was down.

7) He gave me the oddest URL in cyberspace.

8) I sent my check for the free-ware via snailmail.

9) The mouses installed in the computer lab make clicking on Icons easier.

10) The hyper-text link allowed me to FTP my website to the Microsoft Network.